It’s rare to remember where you were when a team acquired a player. For me, one of those cases — one of two, the other being Mark Teixeira — is Masahiro Tanaka. On that January morning, I was on a back road in Stamford, Connecticut, on my way to work at Weston High School. It was sunny and there was snow on the ground, so there must’ve been a delayed opening. The signing was announced on WFAN and I think I broke traffic laws and checked something on Twitter from Ken Rosenthal; that part I’m not sure of, but the rest I am.
Year Six of Masahiro Tanaka [2019 Season Preview]
