Masahiro Tanaka (田中 将大, Tanaka Masahiro?, born November 1, 1988 in Itami, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Japanese starting pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Tanaka led his team to a championship in the National High School Baseball tournament as a junior for Komazawa University Tomakomai High School in 2005 and a runner-up berth in the same tournament as a senior in 2006. The Eagles' first-round pick in the 2006 NPB high school draft, he is the team's ace.
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