Masahiro Tanaka of the Yankees reacts after the final out of the fifth inning against the Astros in ALCS Game 5 at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 18, 2017. Photo
LAKELAND, Fla. — Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka continued his superb spring with 4 1/3 fantastic innings against the Tigers on Friday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium,
Tuesday night’s AL Wild Card game marked the highly anticipated playoff debut of New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka. Despite the Yankees losing 3-0 to the the Houston Astros,
The general feeling around baseball is that Masahiro Tanaka‘s right elbow is a ticking time bomb as he attempts to pitch through a small tear of his ulnar collateral
BOSTON — Red Sox closer Koji Uehara was added to the American League All-Star team on Wednesday, replacing New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka, who was placed on
OK, so, many will moan that Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka isn’t really a rookie because the 25-year-old pitched seven brilliant seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. But
After rookie pitcher Masahiro Tanaka handily beat the Red Sox 9-3 in his last start, the other uber-hyped Asian pitcher continued his ascendance into baseball lore. Yu Darvish,
Japanese pitching ace Masahiro Tanaka delivered a dazzling 10 strikeouts and allowed just two bunt singles Wednesday in the New York Yankees’ 3-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.
The third pitch Masahiro Tanaka threw in the major leagues was lousy, an 86-mph floater up around the letters that Blue Jays leadoff man Melky Cabrera deposited over
For once, the New York Yankees are managing expectations. The team has announced that CC Sabathia, the “ace” with the many questions surrounding his status as such, will
Background: Masahiro Tanaka is a 25-year-old Japanese starting pitcher who signed with the Yankees this offseason. In his seven seasons in Japan, Tanaka went 99-35 with a 2.30
By: Sydney Smith January 28, 2014 07:30 PM EST AAJA wants the New York Post to apologize over the above cover. (Credit: NYPost via Romenesko, screenshot) “Yanks sign Japanese ace.”
The New York Yankees landed coveted Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka with a seven-year contract worth $155 million. Obviously, Yankees fans are excited and Tanaka is as well. “They gave me the
They met with Masahiro Tanaka for almost three hours at a private residence in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 8, and the length of the session left the
NEW YORK — According to a report in NikkanSports.com, five major league teams have put in bids for the services of Masahiro Tanaka, and yes, the Yankees are
The Masahiro Tanaka free-agency tour has hit the U.S., as the Japanese ace and his agent are scheduled to meet with teams over the next several days, an
The free-agent market got a little deeper last week. One of this offseason’s unanswered questions was whether Masahiro Tanaka would be able to play in the United States
The Texas Rangers indeed have signed a Tanaka, though not the pitching prize of the winter market. Kensuke Tanaka, a free-agent infielder and former teammate of Yu Darvish
The Chicago Cubs have made it clear that their top priority for the offseason this year is to sign Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka. Tanaka is one of the
Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka‘s baseball future was thrown into flux Thursday when the president of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles told a newspaper that the team might not
SAN FRANCISCO — Ichiro Suzuki isn’t here. Yu Darvish isn’t here. Daisuke Matsuzaka isn’t here (which might be a good thing given his recent ERAs). The Italian team
Age: 23 Position: RHP 2011 Stats: 19-5, 1.27 ERA, 241 Ks, 226.1 IP The winner of the Sawamura award last season, Japan’s version of the Cy Young, Masahiro
