Masahiro Tanaka is a professional baseball player from Japan, now a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees of MLB. Even in high school, Tanaka was an incredible baseball player. In the NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball organization- the highest level of baseball in Japan) high school draft, four teams selected him with their first-round picks. He ended up signing with the Golden Eagles with the equivalent salary that a first-round college or industrial league-player would normally receive. He was given the number 18, which generally signifies a team’s best starting pitcher in Japanese professional baseball. He was named to the Eagles’ major league roster during Spring Training of his rookie year, and made his professional debit as the starting pitcher. He became the first pitcher since Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish to throw a complete game shutout as a rookie out of high school. He also became the first pitcher in eight years to be voted the starter of the NPB All-Star game as a rookie out of high school. Tanaka recorded his 100th strikeout of the season in only 96 innings, tying the record for the fastest to reach 100 career strikeouts (in innings). Not only did he become the first pitcher to record double-digit wins in the Eagles franchise history, but he was also the first to do so as a rookie out of high school in Japanese professional baseball since Matsuzaka. During this time, he also participated in the Beijing Olympics with the Japanese national team as the youngest player to play as a pro in the history of the event. Numerous MLB teams scouted Tanaka, but he eventually signed with the New York Yankees, leading them to many victories..

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