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Masahiro Tanaka: The man, the myth, the machine

It’s been 12 days since a 112 MPH line drive off of Giancarlo Stanton’s bat struck Masahiro Tanaka on the side of the head, sending him tumbling to the ground. Tanaka was taken to the hospital immediately after the incident where he was diagnosed with a mild concussion. However, this hasn’t stopped him from getting right back to work. Since his short stay in the hospital on July 4, Tanaka has made almost unbelievable progress.

Despite still being under MLB’s concussion protocol, Tanaka told media during a press conference that he has “no symptoms at all”. Given his lack on symptoms, Tanaka, whose proven himself to be an absolute beast, was back on an exercise routine almost immediately.