Masahiro Tanaka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Masahiro Tanaka

Japanese baseball pitcher

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1988

Place of Birth: Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Profession: baseball player, professional baseball player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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Masahiro Tanaka (?? ??, Tanaka Masahiro, born November 1, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball starting pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
From 2007 through 2013, he played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Pacific League.
Tanaka was posted by the Eagles after the 2013 season to be signed by an American team; he agreed to terms with the New York Yankees and signed a seven-year, $155 million contract, the fifth-largest deal ever given to a pitcher at the time.
He made his major league debut in 2014.
Tanaka is known for being an exceptional pitcher in the postseason, currently sporting the 3rd-lowest postseason ERA in MLB history at 1.32.Tanaka was the Eagles' first-round pick in the 2006 NPB amateur player draft.
From 2012 to 2013, he won 26 consecutive decisions, which set a new NPB record.
In the MLB, Tanaka has earned selections to two Major League Baseball All-Star Games.