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 MLB appearance
	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
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 player. He has played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball and the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.

Career

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Tanaka played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2000 through 2012.

San Francisco Giants

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

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. 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 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)

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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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