Seigi Tanaka
Seigi Tanaka | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born: (1994-07-19) July 19, 1994 (age 30) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
NPB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2018, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 2–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
ERA | 3.83 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Holds | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saves | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Seigi Tanaka (田中 正義, Tanaka Seigi, born July 19, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks after being drafted in 2016.
Early baseball career
Tanaka was selected to the Japan national baseball team for 2014 Haarlem Baseball Week and Baseball at the 2015 Summer Universiade while attending Sōka University.
Professional career
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
On October 20, 2016, Tanaka was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks first overall pick in the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
In 2017 season, Tanaka played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues and played in informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams.
On April 1, 2018, Tanaka pitched his debut game against the Orix Buffaloes as a relief pitcher.[2] In 2018 season, he pitched in 10 games.
In 2019 season, Tanaka hurt his right shoulder in spring training and spent 4 months in rehabilitation.[3] And he pitched only one game.
In 2020 season, Tanaka hurt his right elbow in spring training and spent the season in rehabilitation. As a result, he had no chance to pitch in the Pacific League.[4]
On June 27, 2021, Tanaka pitched in the Pacific League for the first time in two years against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[5] In 2021 season, he finished the regular season with a 18 Games pitched, a 0–0 Win–loss record, a 2.16 ERA, a one Holds, and a 14 strikeouts in 16.2 innings.
In 2022 season, he injured his right shoulder in the preseason game on March 20, and the effect delayed his start in the Pacific League on August 14.[6] He finished the regular season with a 5 Games pitched, a 0–0 Win–loss record, a 0.00 ERA, a one Holds, and a 6 strikeouts in 5 innings.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
On January 12, 2023, Tanaka was traded to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters as compensation for Kensuke Kondo, who exercised his right to free agency and moved to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[7]
References
- ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク1位田中正義「ローテ入りを目指す」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 19, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク田中が153キロデビュー 被弾に反省". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 1, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク田中正義が2軍で今季初実戦150キロ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). June 5, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news (Japanese) リハビリ組のソフトバンク田中「2月1日に合わせたい」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). December 24, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 5球団競合右腕、5年目田中が今季初登板「自分らしい投球で最高の結果」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 直球全て150キロ超 ソフトバンク田中正義が仰天復活 295日ぶりマウンド". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). August 14, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ "Nikkansports Sports baseball news 【日本ハム】人的補償の田中正義6年で未勝利 「新庄覚醒工場」は昨季4投手をプロ初白星に導く". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). January 12, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp
- Japan Times
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- 18 Sachiya Yamasaki
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- 24 Shōma Kanemura
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- 29 Haruki Hosono
- 31 Patrick Murphy
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- 34 Mizuki Hori
- 40 Suguru Fukuda
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- 46 Kyōsuke Kuroyanagi
- 47 Kenya Suzuki
- 48 Yukiya Saitoh
- 51 Naoya Ishikawa
- 52 Takahide Ikeda
- 54 Kanato Anzai
- 55 Keito Matsuura
- 57 Kōki Kitayama
- 59 Haruka Nemoto
- 60 Yōhei Kagiya
- 62 Haruki Miyauchi
- 63 Ryūji Kitaura
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- 93 Eito Tanaka
- 94 Ren Fukushima
- 95 Taisei Yanagawa
- 2 Ariel Martínez
- 10 Yūshi Shimizu
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- 27 Yūdai Furukawa
- 30 Yūya Gunji
- 33 Yūya Shintō
- 64 Yua Tamiya
- 98 Yūki Umebayashi
- 3 Gōsuke Katoh
- 4 Daigo Kamikawabata
- 5 Yūki Nomura
- 9 Takuya Nakashima
- 21 Kōtarō Kiyomiya
- 35 Kōki Fukuda
- 38 Kazunari Ishii
- 39 Naoki Arizono
- 43 Tatsuki Mizuno
- 44 Uta Sakaguchi
- 49 Akihiro Wakabayashi
- 56 Ryōhei Hosokawa
- 58 Taiki Narama
- 65 Ryōsuke Myōse
- 6 Andrew Stevenson
- 7 Gō Matsumoto
- 8 Daiki Asama
- 36 Kazuki Miyazaki
- 37 Taiga Egoshi
- 50 Ryōta Isobata
- 53 Shun Mizutani
- 61 Yūma Imagawa
- 66 Chūsei Mannami
- 68 Hinode Hoshino
- 99 Franmil Reyes
- 113 Yamato Katō (P)
- 114 Ryōdai Matsumoto (P)
- 115 Shinji Saitoh (P)
- 126 Terukazu Nakayama (P)
- 128 Kōdai Yamamoto (P)
- 137 Ren Kakigi (P)
- 168 Kōki Matsuoka (P)
- 196 Sun Yi-Lei (P)
- 111 Taiki Hamada (IF)
- 112 Daiju Hirata (OF)
- 124 Kazuhiro Abe (OF)
- 125 Taisei Fujita (OF)
- 127 Ataru Yamaguchi (OF)
coaching
- Manager: 1 Tsuyoshi Shinjō
- Head coach: 77 Takaya Hayashi
- Pitching coaches: 81 Yoshinori Tateyama, 82 Takeharu Katō, 73 Hisashi Takeda
- Batting coach: 89 Hiroshi Yagi
- Battery coach: 72 Katsuhiko Yamada
- Infield defense/base running coach: 85 Ryōta Yachi
- Outfield defense/base running coach: 80 Hichori Morimoto
- Data analysis/Base running coach: 79 Takenori Daita
coaching
- Manager: 90 Atsunori Inaba
- General pitching coach: 78 Masaji Shimizu
- Pitching coaches: 84 Takeshi Itoh, 91 Chihiro Kaneko, 83 Hiroshi Urano
- Batting coaches: 87 Tomoaki Satoh, 75 Tomoyuki Oda
- Infield defense/base running coach: 74 Manabu Iwadate
- Outfield defense/base running coach: 76 Toshimasa Konta
- Catcher instructor: Kiyoshi Yamanaka
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