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Accustomed to US life, Yankees’ Tanaka now one of the guys

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2015, file photo, New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in New York. As Tanaka enters his third season in the major leagues, the Yankees ace can communicate with his teammates in English. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2015, file photo, New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in New York. As Tanaka enters his third season in the major leagues, the Yankees ace can communicate with his teammates in English. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File) FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2015, file photo, New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in New York. As Tanaka enters his third season in the major leagues, the Yankees ace can communicate with his teammates in English. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)

By Associated Press 4 min read

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Masahiro Tanaka is just one of the guys now.

Tanaka says he can walk the streets unnoticed in Manhattan, strolls that are impossible for him to take in Tokyo.

He uses some of his down time to golf and to fish for bass.

As he enters his third season in the major leagues, the New York Yankees ace can communicate with his teammates in English.

Now 27, he’s acclimatized to life in the major leagues, the United States and the Big Apple.