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Masahiro Tanaka

Mike Napoli

Mike Napoli on Masahiro Tanaka throwing him fastball ‘what an idiot!’ (Video)

Mike Napoli was the hero of Saturday night’s Red Sox-Yankees game after breaking a 1-1 tie in the 9th with a solo home run to right field to give the Sox a lead in an eventual 2-1 victory. Napoli was caught by FOX microphones saying “what …

Masahiro Tanaka

Adam Jones: Masahiro Tanaka should be asked about facing me, not other way around

Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones seems legitimately offended by the hype surrounding New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka. As many of you know, Tanaka was a perfect 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA in Japan last season. The Yankees liked …

Masahiro Tanaka allows home run to first batter in major league debut (GIF)

The New York Yankees were the big winners of the Masahiro Tanaka sweepstakes, signing 25-year-old Japanese starting pitcher to a seven-year, $155 million contract in January. On Friday, the Yankees got their first look at their prized import in a …

Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish forced to issue statement after joke about Masahiro Tanaka is taken seriously

Yu Darvish was moved to make a statement on Tuesday after a joke he cracked about Masahiro Tanaka’s contract was taken the wrong way. Darvish, who finished second in AL Cy Young voting last season, joked with the media that the Yankees paid …

Masahiro Tanaka

Masahiro Tanaka signs with Yankees for seven years, $155 million

Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has never thrown a pitch in an MLB game, but he is already the fifth-highest paid starting pitcher in league history. According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, Tanaka has signed a seven-year, $155 million contract …

Masahiro Tanaka

Andruw Jones: Masahiro Tanaka can overpower but is not like Yu Darvish

Masahiro Tanaka is one of the most intriguing players this offseason. The Japanese pitcher went 24-0 in 2013 and is coming over to MLB after a long period of questions about whether his Japanese team would post him. Many Japanese pitchers have been …

Masahiro Tanaka

Cubs reportedly prepared to ‘blow away the field’ to sign Masahiro Tanaka

Masahiro Tanaka is a player who has been widely discussed over the past several months as the next big superstar to join Major League Baseball from Japan. Early reports after the season ended indicated that the New York Yankees were the team to beat …

Masahiro Tanaka

Yankees reportedly team to beat on Masahiro Tanaka

Remember the name Masahiro Tanaka, because he’s the next Japanese starting pitcher who will have a big impact in MLB. Tanaka, 25, went 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last season in Japan. The Rakuten Golden Eagles are planning to post him for MLB teams …

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