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Masahiro Tanaka (田中 将大, Tanaka Masahiro, born November 1, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
Irabu was a member of the Yankees' World Series-winning teams in 1998 and 1999, becoming the first Japanese-born player to win a World Series. Irabu pitched in the major leagues through 2002 and returned to Japan with the Tigers in 2003 and retired after the 2004 season.
A total of 71 Japanese-born [1] [2] players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, twelve are on existing MLB rosters.The first instance of a Japanese player playing in MLB occurred in 1964, when the Nankai Hawks, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, sent three exchange prospects to the United States to gain experience in MLB's minor league system.
World Series Game 2 starting pitchers. Yankees: ... – The $325 million Japanese import has made three starts in ... leading the Dodgers to a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 1 ...
The Yankees and Aaron Boone made their big pitch to star Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but when will the decision be made?
Oct 17, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Luke Weaver (30) reacts after giving up a home run during the ninth inning against the Cleveland Guardians in game 3 of the American ...
The 2014 New York Yankees season was the 112th season for the New York Yankees ... The newly acquired pitcher from Japan, ... Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 27:
October 27, 2003: Luis Sojo was released by the New York Yankees. [1] December 16, 2003: Nick Johnson was traded by the New York Yankees with Randy Choate and Juan Rivera to the Montreal Expos for Javier Vázquez. [2] December 23, 2003: Buddy Carlyle was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. [3]