Shunta Tanaka (baseball)

Shunta Tanaka
Shunta Tanaka
	Tanaka with the Yomiuri Giants
Oisix Niigata Albirex – No. 3
	Infielder
	Born: August 18, 1993 (age 31); 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 runs	7
RBI	32
Teams
	Yomiuri Giants (2018–2020); Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2021–2023);

Shunta Tanaka (田中俊太, Tanaka Shunta; born August 18, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder. He previous played for the Yomiuri Giants and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Quick facts Oisix Niigata Albirex – No. 3, NPB debut ...

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 of Nippon Professional Baseball.

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