Takaya Tanaka

Takaya Tanaka (田中 貴也)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 176 lb.

• School Yamanashi Gakuin University
• High School Yaeyama Shoko High School

• Born August 27, 1992 in Nantan, Kyoto Japan

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Biographical Information

Takaya Tanaka has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Tanaka was drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 3rd round of the development phase in the 2014 NPB draft, the scout was Shintaro Yoshitake. He only played 2 games combined for Yomiuri's big club before the Giants traded him to the Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2020, and he was 6-for-15 in the rest of the '20 season. Tanaka hit .263/.317/.474 in 31 games in 2021, then he slumped to .118/.211/.118 in 2022. He didn't reach the big club in 2023, and he only got 13 at-bats combined for the top team in the next two seasons.