Shunta Tanaka (baseball)

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

Shunta Tanaka
Tanaka with the Yomiuri Giants
Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 38
Infielder
Born: (1993-08-18) August 18, 1993
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

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.

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.
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