Kensuke Tanaka

Kensuke Tanaka
Kensuke Tanaka
	Tanaka with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2012
	Second baseman
	Born: May 20, 1981 (age 43); Fukuoka, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Professional debut
	NPB: 2000, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
	MLB: July 9, 2013, for the San Francisco Giants
Last appearance
	NPB: 2019, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
	MLB: July 28, 2013, for the San Francisco Giants
NPB statistics
Batting average	.282
Home runs	46
Runs batted in	462
MLB statistics
Batting average	.267
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Nippon-Ham Fighters/Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2000–2012); San Francisco Giants (2013); Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2015–2019);
Career highlights and awards
	2x Japan Series champion (2006, 2016);

Kensuke Tanaka (田中賢介, born May 20, 1981) is a Japanese former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants.

Career

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Tanaka played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2000 through 2012.

San Francisco Giants

Tanaka made his Major League debut with the San Francisco Giants, in left field, on July 9, 2013, against the New York Mets despite playing almost exclusively second base with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Giants' Triple–A affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies.^[1] He was designated for assignment by San Francisco on September 3, and released the next day.^[2]

Texas Rangers

Tanaka signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on December 20, 2013.^[3] He played in 62 games for the Triple–A Round Rock Express in 2014, batting .258/.340/.371 with four home runs, 27 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. Tanaka was released by the Rangers organization 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. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
^ "Rangers agree to terms with Kensuke Tanaka and Ryan Feierabend". Texas Rangers. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
^ "Rangers likely headed for more roster roulette this week". Texas Rangers Blog. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

External links

Career statistics 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 (in Japanese)

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[1] "UPDATE: Bochy explains Tanaka move for SF Giants". San Francisco Giants: The Splash. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

[2] "Texas Rangers may sign Tanaka: Kensuke Tanaka". Texas Rangers Blog. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

[3] "Rangers agree to terms with Kensuke Tanaka and Ryan Feierabend". Texas Rangers. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

[4] "Rangers likely headed for more roster roulette this week". Texas Rangers Blog. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

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