• Full name Tanner Reginald Nishioka
  • Born 10/22/1994 in Honolulu, HI
  • Profile Ht.: 5'11" / Wt.: 180 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Pomona-Pitzer (CA)
  • Drafted in the 9th round (281st overall) by the Boston Red Sox in 2017 (signed for $5,000).
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    Nishioka is a neuroscience major at one of the nation's elite colleges with dreams of attending medical school. He also is a mashing second baseman who led NCAA Div. III with 18 home runs and an .882 slugging percentage as a senior. Nishioka's skills are beyond the usual Div. III player--he was recruited by Notre Dame and Harvard to play at the Div. I level but chose to attend Pomona-Pitzer for its pre-med program--and he is an excellent athlete who excelled in three sports in high school. He cemented his status as a legitimate prospect with multiple home runs swinging a wood bat at Angel Stadium during a pre-draft workout. Nishioka is one of the top Div. III prospects available and is an attractive senior sign candidate.

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