On the 18th, the giant announced that Shunta Tanaka, an infielder (27), will be transferred to DeNA as personal compensation by Takayuki Kajitani, a gardener (32) who joined exercising DeNA’s domestic free agent rights. DeNA also announced that they will be signing a contract with Shun Tanaka next season.

Through the giant, Shun Tanaka said: “Thank you to all the Giants and fans for three years. I am proud to be a player who played to the great applause of the Tokyo Dome and won the championship. The experience I gained at Giants as a player is an irreplaceable asset for me. I will do my best to contribute to the victory at Yokohama DeNA Baystars in Shintenchi by using what I learned at Giants. “

After leaving Hitachi, Ltd. from Tokai University, he joined the giant in fifth place in the draft in 2017 and participated in 48 games this season for the third year. He scored a 20% hit rate, 6 minutes, 5 squares, 1 base, 6 points, and 2 steals. Not only the main work inside box began, but also the left wing, and public service activity was conspicuous. In Japan’s series with Softbank, he showed a tenacious punch, like landing 2 hits in the team’s second-place tie in a game in the starting lineup. The uniform number in DeNA is undecided.

◆ Shunta Tanaka Was born on August 18, 1993 (Heisei 5) in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture. He joined Tokai University’s Hitachi, Ltd. in the seventeenth draft in fifth place. He has participated in 209 games in his 3rd year as a professional player, and posted a 20% hit rate, 3 minutes, 9 boxes, 7 bases, 32 points, and 10 steals. Right handed. 178 cm, 82 kg. My brother is Kosuke Tanaka, an infielder from Hiroshima.