Masahiro Tanaka

24-Year-Old Pitcher – Free Agent

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Tanaka may be the best pitcher in Japan after going 10-4 with a 1.87 ERA and 169:19 K:BB ratio in 172 innings last season. He told his team he wants to play in MLB and the Rakuten Eagles could post hi...

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December 22, 2012 – Masahiro Tanaka News

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Tanaka has told the Rakuten Eagles he wants to play in MLB, and he could be posted after the 2013 season, the Kyodo news service reports. "We're in no position to stop someone from pursuing his dreams and ambitions," Rakuten official Yasuyuki Kato said. "After each season, we'll sit down and see how he feels about it."

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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	GB/FB Ratio	Strand %	Fastball	ERA	FIP	BABIP

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Masahiro Tanaka: Past News Updates ( ▲ View most recent update )

12/3/2012

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Tanaka did little to relinquish his spot as Japan's ace, going 10-4 with a 1.87 ERA in 172 IP in 2012. His K:BB ratio was a sparking 169:19.

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9/2/2010

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Tanaka will likely miss the remainder of the NPB season with a torn pectoral muscle, said to be caused by excessive weightlifting.

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7/5/2010

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Tanaka will be out for two to three weeks after hurting his right thigh, the Kyodo news service reports.

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8/24/2009

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Tanaka hasn't quite maintained his early season pace, but he's still 11-4 with a 1.85 ERA.

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6/13/2009

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Tanaka lost his first game of the season on June 3, surrendering three earned runs over seven innings against Hanshin. He bounced back on June 11, shutting down Chunichi over seven innings for the win.

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5/21/2009

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Tanaka threw another shutout on May 20, this one a victory over Yakult. Through six starts, Tanaka has pitched 52 of 54 innings, and allowed only four earned runs.

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5/15/2009

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Despite failing to complete a game for the first time this season Tanaka is continuing his Zack Greinke imitation, picking up another win on May 13 over Nippon Ham. Tanaka allowed three runs over seven innings.

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4/25/2009

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Tanaka has gone the distance in each of his three starts this season, allowing a total of one earned run for a sterling 0.33 ERA

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4/7/2009

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Tanaka shutout SoftBank 6-0 in Rakuten's home opener, striking out nine while allowing only four hits.

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3/31/2009

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Tanaka has been selected to start Rakuten's home opener on April 7.

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2010

Tanaka may be Japanese baseball's best young prospect. The 21 year-old got off to a roaring 7-0 start to the 2009 season, and eventually finished at 15-6 with a 2.33 ERA. Tanaka has always had an electric arm, and learned how to dominate with it this season. Still, we may not see him come to the U.S. until at least 2016.

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