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| Popular As | Masahiro Tanaka |
| Occupation | Baseball Player |
| Age | 36 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | November 1, 1988 (Itami, Japan) |
| Birthday | November 1 |
| Town/City | Itami, Japan |
| Nationality | Japan |
Masahiro Tanaka’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.
Masahiro Tanaka was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.
Japanese starting pitcher who starred in the Nippon Professional Baseball League with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2007 to 2013 before signing a 7-year, $155 million contract to join the New York Yankees in 2014.
He developed a high-80s fastball and tough slider while pitching at Komazawa University Tomakomai High School.
During his time in the NPL, he was selected to 5 consecutive All-Star games, named 2007 Pacific League Rookie of the Year with the Golden Eagles, given the Eiji Sawamura Award for the NPL's top pitcher twice, and he also helped lead the Golden Eagles to a Japan Series Championship in 2013.
He married Japanese pop singer Mai Satoda in 2012.
At the time of his signing, his contract ranked as the 5th largest contract for a pitcher in MLB history. The first place spot had been claimed by Clayton Kershaw earlier in the same offseason when the Dodgers locked him up for $215 million.
