- Yoshitomo Tani
Infobox NPB player
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textcolor1=white
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name=Yoshitomo Tani
width=150px
position=Outfielder
team=Yomiuri Giants
number=8
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=February 9, 1973
debutyear=1997
debutteam=Orix BlueWave
debutdate=May 11
statyear=2006
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.299
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=97
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=552
teams=
*Orix BlueWave →Orix Buffaloes (by|1997–by|2006)
*Yomiuri Giants (by|2007–present)Yoshitomo Tani (谷 佳知, born
February 9 ,1973 ) is a professional baseball player fromHigashiōsaka, Osaka ,Japan . He currently plays as anoutfielder for theYomiuri Giants .His is married to
Ryoko Tani , a famousjudoka who has won won two gold medals, two silver medals and the bronze 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 the1996 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.Career Awards
*Most league steals 2002(43)
*Most league hits 2003(189)External links
*Japanesebaseball|id=917
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