Last week, it was reported by multiple English-speaking outlets as well as a Japanese magazine that one of the motivating factors in Masahiro Tanaka’s decision to return to Japan was the concern over the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in America. The magazine claims that Tanaka and his family felt unsafe in America, in part stemming from a discriminatory episode experienced by his son in school. Brian Cashman said he felt heartbroken to learn of these purported incidents, though he maintains that he never heard directly from Tanaka about such events.
On Masahiro Tanaka, the Yankees, and the rise of anti-Asian hate in America
