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How Good Has the Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka Been?

The major league career of Masahiro Tanaka, the rookie pitcher from Japan signed by the New York Yankees during the offseason, is off to a blazing start. Tanaka mowed down 11 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim batters Sunday night, giving him 46 strikeouts for the 2014 season; according to the Elias Sports Bureau, that’s the third-most strikeouts by any […]

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How Good Has the Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka Been?

The major league career of Masahiro Tanaka, the rookie pitcher from Japan signed by the New York Yankees during the offseason, is off to a blazing start. Tanaka mowed down 11 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim batters Sunday night, giving him 46 strikeouts for the 2014 season; according to the Elias Sports Bureau, that’s the third-most strikeouts by any […]

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