Baysox Welcome First Japanese Player
June 5, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Chesapeake Baysox News Release
BOWIE, Md. - Japenese right-hander Ryohei Tanaka was assigned to the Bowie Baysox today. A former first-round draft pick by the Chiba Lotte Marines out of high school, Tanaka signed with the Orioles as a minor league free agent last offseason. He is the first Japanese player to take the field for the Baysox.
Tanaka played with current Baysox Brandon Snyder, Miguel Abreu, Chad Thall and Ryan Ouellette with the Honolulu Sharks in the Hawaii Winter Baseball league in 2007.
The Baysox 17th season as the class AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles is underway! Check out www.baysox.com to see all that's going on at the stadium this year, and don't miss a moment of the action as the Baysox attempt to bring home their first Eastern League championship. Individual game tickets and ticket packages are available now at www.baysox.com or by calling the Baysox box office at (301) 464-4865.
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