Kensuke Tanaka
| Kensuke Tanaka | |
|---|---|
 Tanaka with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2012 | |
| Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – No. 3 | |
| Second baseman, Left fielder | |
| Born: May 20, 1981 Fukuoka, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 9, 2013, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics (through July 21, 2013) | |
| Batting average | .269 |
| Hits | 7 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| On-base percentage | .345 |
| Slugging percentage | .269 |
| Teams | |
Kensuke Tanaka (田中 賢介, born May 20, 1981) is a Japanese professional baseball left fielder who plays for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional Baseball League. He has played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball and the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.
Career
Tanaka played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2000 through 2012.
He made his Major League debut with the Giants, in left field, on July 9, 2013, against the New York Mets despite playing almost exclusively second base with the Nippon Ham Fighters and the Giants' Triple-AAA affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies.[1] He was designated for assignment on September 3, 2013, and released the next day.[2]
He signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on December 20, 2013,[3] and was released on July 20, 2014.[4]
Personal life
Tanaka is married to Japanese Sapporo TV reporter Chiho Nishimori (西森千芳).
References
- ^ "UPDATE: Bochy explains Tanaka move for SF Giants". San Francisco Giants: The Splash. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Texas Rangers may sign Tanaka: Kensuke Tanaka". Texas Rangers Blog. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Kensuke Tanaka and Ryan Feierabend". Texas Rangers. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Rangers likely headed for more roster roulette this week". Texas Rangers Blog. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Retrosheet, or Baseball Reference (Minor, Japan and Winter Leagues), or Register : Tanaka, Kensuke (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters), or Kensuke Tanaka - Yakyu Baka, or Official Blog Template:Ja icon
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Bravos de Margarita players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
- Major League Baseball players from Japan
- Nippon Ham Fighters players
- Nippon Professional Baseball infielders
- Round Rock Express players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Sportspeople from Fukuoka Prefecture
- Japanese baseball infielder stubs