Yukio Tanaka (baseball)
Baseball player, fielder, born in 1967
Intro | Baseball player, fielder, born in 1967 | |
A.K.A. | Tanaka Yukio | |
A.K.A. | Tanaka Yukio | |
Places | Japan | |
is | Athlete Baseball player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 14 December 1967, Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan | |
Age | 57 years |
Yukio Tanaka (田中 幸雄, Tanaka Yukio, born December 14, 1967 in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki) is a former Japanese baseball player for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He played baseball for Fighters during all 22 years in his professional career. He was nicknamed "Mr. Fighters". On May 15, 2007, he hit his 2000th Career Hit during a match against Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He retired in 2007.