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Masahiro Tanaka

Yankees Career team 2014–2020
Number #19
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 37
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Itami, Japan
Born Nov 1, 1988

Key Insights

2020
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Jose Ramirez has hit .556/.600/.944 against Tanaka over 20 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

10 for 18 with 1 home run and 5 strikeouts, against a .734 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Tanaka has struck Mark Trumbo out 13 times in 21 plate appearances, 61.9% of everything between them.

13 strikeouts in 21 plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Ronald Guzman squares Tanaka up like nobody else: 104.1 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 89.6 across the hitters he has faced.

10 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

The MIA lineup has hit .109 and slugged .145 against Tanaka across 59 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

6 hits, 0 home runs and 14 strikeouts, against a .407 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Luis Valbuena has hit .067/.067/.067 against Tanaka over 15 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

1 for 15 with 0 home runs and 7 strikeouts, against a .734 OPS median across his matchups.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Randal Grichuk has taken Tanaka deep 4 times, once every 6.2 plate appearances between them.

25 career plate appearances against him.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 1, 1988
Birth Place Itami, Japan
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right