Yoshitomo Tani

Yoshitomo Tani
Orix Buffaloes – No. 10
Outfielder
Born: (1973-02-09) February 9, 1973
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
May 11, 1997 for the Orix BlueWave
Career statistics (through 2006)
Batting average	.299
Home runs	97
Runs batted in	552
Teams
Orix BlueWave Orix Buffaloes (1997–2006) Yomiuri Giants (2007–2013) Orix Buffaloes (2014–present)
Career highlights and awards
2× Japan Series champion (2009, 2012)

Yoshitomo Tani

Medal record
Competitor for  Japan
Men's Baseball
Summer Olympics
	Atlanta 1996	Team Competition
	Athens 2004	Team Competition
Asian Baseball Championship
	Kurashiki 1995	Team Competition
	Sapporo 2003	Team Competition
Intercontinental Cup
	Havana 1995	Team Competition

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

Biography

Tani is married to Ryoko Tani, a famous judoka who has won two gold medals, two silver medals and the bronze in Judo at the Summer Olympics.

He was selected for the Japanese baseball team at 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.

Career Awards

• Most league steals 2002 (43)
• Most league hits 2003 (189)

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com