Hiroyasu Tanaka (Japanese:田中浩康, born May 24, 1982) is a Japanese former professional

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er. He was the number 1 draft pick for the

Yakult Swallows The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Yom ...

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