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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
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Tanaka's sinker moves 114.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

58 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Tanaka's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 85.2 off his slider.

185 and 290 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

17.3 mph separates Tanaka's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 92.3 against 75.0.

185 and 45 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Tanaka's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

185 thrown, averaging 92.3 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Tanaka puts 57.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.6% when he is ahead.

195 located pitches behind, 227 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Tanaka lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

769 located pitches in 2020.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

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