Kazuki Tanaka (baseball)
| Kazuki Tanaka | |
|---|---|
 Tanaka with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 25 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 8, 1994 Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan | |
Bats: Both Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| May 17, 2017, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| Career statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .219 |
| Hits | 229 |
| Home runs | 31 |
| Runs batted in | 92 |
| Stolen base | 46 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Kazuki Tanaka (田中 和基, Tanaka Kazuki, born August 8, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career
[edit]On October 10, 2018, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[1]
On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico,[2] but on March 4, 2019, he canceled his participation due to a sprained right ankle.[3]
Personal life
[edit]On 22 November 2019, he married his partner of five years. They met as classmates at Seinan Gakuin Academy.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "「2018日米野球」に出場する侍ジャパントップチーム選手全28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」日本チーム出場選手変更について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "田中和基選手 入籍に関して". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 公式サイト (in Japanese). November 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ "楽天 田中が結婚 今春に婚姻届提出 昨季新人王 定位置奪取で「妻に恩返し」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 野球". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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