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Masahiro Tanaka: An Impressive Start with the Yankees

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Masahiro Tanaka: An Impressive Start with the Yankees

Over on the other side of the Pacific, the Japanese pitcher is still undefeated.

Masahiro Tanaka, a much-touted offseason purchase by the New York Yankees, has proven to be worth every penny one month into his first Major League Baseball season. And it’s a good thing for the Pinstripes, because they paid a record $175 million to lure him out of Japan.

On Tuesday, Tanaka improved to 3-0 this season with 7 1/3 dominant innings in a 9-3 victory over the archrival Boston Red Sox. With the victory, the somewhat-surprising Yankees are now 12-8, in first place in the American League East and 3 ½ games ahead of last-place Boston.

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