Tanaka with 200 wins in total in the U.S. and Japan, four scoreless innings against Hanwha's second division, and Park Jung-hyun's double makes the spicy taste (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)

Oct 08, 2025

Tanaka with 200 wins in total in the U.S. and Japan, four scoreless innings against Hanwha's second division, and Park Jung-hyun's double makes the spicy taste (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Yomiuri Tanaka started against Hanwha in the Miyazaki Education League on the 8th and pitched four innings of two hits and no runs. Tanaka will start when Yomiuri advances to the final stage of the climax series. The league's No. 1 Hanshin is waiting. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS



Tanaka with 200 wins in total in the U.S. and Japan, four scoreless innings against Hanwha's second division, and Park Jung-hyun's double makes the spicy taste (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Tanaka scored two runs in six innings against Chunichi on September 30th, achieving a career-high 200 wins in the U.S. and Japan. Finished a milestone in his 10th game this season. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS
Tanaka with 200 wins in total in the U.S. and Japan, four scoreless innings against Hanwha's second division, and Park Jung-hyun's double makes the spicy taste (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Tanaka left his former team Rakuten for Yomiuri last winter. He signed an annual contract with Yomiuri for 160 million yen. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS
He relaxed his shoulders lightly and cheerfully against the KBO League's second division.

Yomiuri Giants right-hander Masahiro Tanaka (37) overwhelmed the Hanwha Eagles lineup. He started against Hanwha in the Phoenix League (Educational League) held at Suken Stadium in Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan on the 8th and blocked four innings with two hits and no runs. Hanwha formed a team of second-tier players and participated in the Phoenix League.

I pressed the first inning with a three-and-out penalty. He struck out the No. 1 Euros with a swing and miss, handled No. 2 Lim Jong-chan with a ground ball to the second base, and struck out No. 3 Jang Kyu-hyun with a swing and miss again.




He gave up consecutive hits in the bottom of the second inning and was slightly shaken. Hanwha No. 4 Park Jung-hyun targeted Tanaka's first pitch 137km/h cut fastball. He didn't miss a real pitch in the middle of the strike zone and made it a double to center field. No. 5 Han Ji-yoon then hit a left-handed hit against Tanaka. He hit a fastball with a pitch of 141 kilometers per hour that penetrated a high course on his body for the second time. At this time, Park Jung-hyun escaped the crisis of losing points as he was hit by a baserunner.

Tanaka struck out two batters in a row with one out and second base to end the inning. He hit eight batters in a row until the fourth inning. He finished four innings with 52 pitches. He had five strikeouts without four pitches.

The game went unilaterally. Yomiuri, who had 15 hits, won the game 12-0. Hanwha's batting lineup was tied up with four hits. Following Tanaka, left-hander Junya Morita took the mound and recorded two hits and no runs in five innings.




Tanaka activated his shoulder to check his condition ahead of the postseason and Climax Series (CS). Yomiuri finished third in the Central League behind the Hanshin Tigers and the Yokohama BayStars. The CS First Stage (best of three games) will start at Yokohama Stadium on the 11th. Yokohama
Tanaka with 200 wins in total in the U.S. and Japan, four scoreless innings against Hanwha's second division, and Park Jung-hyun's double makes the spicy taste (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Tanaka had many twists and turns until his 200th career win in the U.S. and Japan. Tanaka will be replaced after allowing five runs in 5.1 innings against Chunichi on September 21. Photo source =Miuri Giants SNS
It's a home game.

Tanaka was originally scheduled to play against the Seibu Lions on the 9th. As the possibility of the game being canceled due to the typhoon moving north increased on the 9th, the pitching schedule was pushed forward by one day.

The schedule for taking the mound in autumn baseball has not been set. Yomiuri's main starter will play in Yokohama and CS First Stage. Tanaka will play when he passes the CS First Stage and advances to the Final Stage. The league's No. 1 Hanshin is waiting. Game 1 of the CS Final Stage will be held on the 15th. If Yomiuri is eliminated from the first stage, the season will end as it is.




The 2025 season, which has many twists and turns, is coming to an end. Tanaka made his 10th start of the season on September 30 against the Chunichi Dragons. He scored two runs in six innings and finally achieved a career '200 wins' in the U.S. and Japan. It was the fourth time after Hideo Nomo, Hiroki Kuroda, and Yu Darvish.

Tanaka has been with the Rakuten Eagles for 12 years '119 wins', has been with the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball for seven seasons '78 wins', and has been a member of the Yomiuri Giants this year '3 wins'. In 2013, he made a strong performance that would appear in baseball cartoons. He played in 28 games that year and posted 24 wins, 1 save and a 1.27 ERA without losing. He led Rakuten to its first Pacific League and Japan Series championship.

Left Rakuten last winter in a cacophony. Yomiuri reached out to him, who was on the verge of retiring as a player. Director Abe Shinnosuke actively
Tanaka with 200 wins in total in the U.S. and Japan, four scoreless innings against Hanwha's second division, and Park Jung-hyun's double makes the spicy taste (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
Photo source=요Miuri Giants SNS
Yomiuri gave an annual salary of 160 million won to Tanaka, saving face of the legend.

A 37-year-old veteran who is past his prime. It's not the old Tanaka. He went down to the second team twice because of his poor performance. Spent a longer time in the second team. There are only two quality starts (more than six innings and less than three earned runs) in 10 games. With three wins and four losses with a 5.00 ERA, Abe gave Tanaka the most opportunity despite criticism from people around him. If the Yomiuri Giants had competed for second place until the end of the season, they would have won 200 more games in their career.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.