Shunta Tanaka (baseball)

Japanese baseball player
Baseball player
Shunta Tanaka
Tanaka with the Yomiuri Giants
Oisix Niigata Albirex – No. 3
Infielder
Born: (1993-08-18) August 18, 1993 (age 30)
Kanagawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
 March 30, 2018, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.239
Home runs7
RBI32
Teams

Shunta Tanaka (田中 俊太, Tanaka Shunta, born August 18, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder. He previous played for the Yomiuri Giants and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[1]

His elder brother Kosuke is also a professional baseball player currently playing for Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball.

References

  1. ^ "8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる". 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • NPB.com
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Yokohama DeNA BayStars current roster
Pitchers
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InfieldersOutfielders
Development pitchers
  • 101 Haruto Kusano
  • 102 Manato Shimizu
  • 105 Wilny Moron
  • 106 Aki Watanabe
  • 107 Hansel Marcelino
  • 108 Ryūto Konno
  • 110 Alexander Martínez)
Development catchers
Development infielders
  • 100 Ren
  • 133 Ryūnosuke Aibara
  • 144 Daichi Kobukata
Development outfielders
  • 103 Nagi Murakawa
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