Yoshitomo Tani

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Yoshitomo Tani
Yomiuri Giants — No. 8
Outfielder
Born: February 9, 1973
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Nippon Professional Baseball debut
May 11, 1997 for the Orix BlueWave
Selected NPB statistics
(through 2006)
Batting average     .299
Home runs     97
RBI     552
Teams
Olympic medal record
Men's Baseball
Silver Atlanta 1996 Team Competition
Bronze Athens 2004 Team Competition

Yoshitomo Tani (谷 佳知, born February 9, 1973) is a professional baseball player from Osaka, Japan. He currently plays as an outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants.

His is married to Ryoko Tani, who won two gold medals and two silver medals in olympic judo.

He was chosen as part of the Japanese olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal. He also won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.

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