| Yukio Tanaka | |
|---|---|
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| Infielder, Coach | |
| Born: (1967-12-14) December 14, 1967 (age 57) Miyazaki, Japan | |
| Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
| debut | |
| June 10, 1986, for the Nippon Ham Fighters | |
| Last appearance | |
| 2007, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| Career statistics | |
| AVG. | .262 |
| HR | 287 |
| RBI | 1,026 |
| Teams | |
| As Player
As Coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Yukio Tanaka (田中 幸雄, Tanaka Yukio, born December 14, 1967 in Miyakonojō, 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.
References
- ^ Jason Coskrey (2008-02-21). "Power-hitting phenom Nakata thrust into spotlight". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Baseball people from Miyazaki Prefecture
- Nippon Ham Fighters players
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
- Olympic baseball players for Japan
- Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Japanese baseball coaches
- Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
- People from Miyakonojō
- Japanese baseball infielder stubs