| Kensuke Tanaka | |
| Position: | Second baseman |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 1981 5, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutyear: | 2000 |
| Debutteam: | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Debut2league: | MLB |
| Debut2date: | July 9 |
| Debut2year: | 2013 |
| Debut2team: | San Francisco Giants |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 28 |
| Finalyear: | 2013 |
| Finalteam: | San Francisco Giants |
| Stat2league: | MLB |
| Stat21label: | Batting average |
| Stat21value: | .267 |
| Stat22label: | Home runs |
| Stat22value: | 0 |
| Stat23label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat23value: | 2 |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .282 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 46 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 462 |
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Kensuke Tanaka (田中 賢介, born May 20, 1981) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He has played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball and the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.
Tanaka played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2000 through 2012.
He made his Major League debut with the Giants, in left field, on July 9, 2013, against the New York Mets despite playing almost exclusively second base with the Nippon Ham Fighters and the Giants' Triple-AAA affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies.[1] He was designated for assignment on September 3, 2013, and released the next day.[2]
He signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on December 20, 2013,[3] and was released on July 20, 2014.[4]
Tanaka is married to Japanese Sapporo TV reporter Chiho Nishimori (西森千芳).
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