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Japanese baseball player (born 1981)
Baseball player
Kensuke Tanaka
(田中 賢介, born May 20, 1981) is a
Japanese
former
professional baseball
player. He has played for the
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
of
Nippon Professional Baseball
and the
San Francisco Giants
of
Major League Baseball
.
Career
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
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Tanaka played for the
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
from 2000 through 2012.
San Francisco Giants
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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]
Texas Rangers
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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
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Tanaka is married to Japanese Sapporo TV reporter Chiho Nishimori (西森千芳).
References
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External links
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- 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
(in Japanese)