Shunta Tanaka (baseball)

Shunta Tanaka
Tanaka with the Yomiuri Giants
Oisix Niigata Albirex – No. 3
Infielder
Born: (1993-08-18) 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).

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.

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.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• NPB.com