Yukio Tanaka (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yukio Tanaka (baseball)

baseball player, fielder, born in 1967

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1967

Place of Birth: Miyakonojō, Japan

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Yukio Tanaka (?? ??, Tanaka Yukio, born December 14, 1967 in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki) is a Japanese former baseball player for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball.
He played for the Fighters during all 22 years of his professional career, earning the nickname "Mr.
Fighters".Tanaka played for Japan's national team in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
On May 15, 2007, he recorded his 2,000th career hit during a game against Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, automatically becoming a member of Meikyukai (the Golden Players Club).
For most of his career, Tanaka wore uniform number 6.
Tanaka retired in 2007.
As a coach, he wears #72. The minor planet 20019 Yukiotanaka is named after Tanaka.