Tetsuya Tani (谷哲也, born July 9, 1985, in Tokushima, Tokushima,

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) is a Japanese former professional

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infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ...

Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...

. He played for the Chunichi Dragons from 2009 to 2018.

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1985 births Living people Baseball people from Tokushima Prefecture People from Tokushima (city) Japanese expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Chunichi Dragons players Estrellas Orientales players {{Japan-baseball-infielder-stub