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My Take
Tanner Rainey is exactly the kind of player I find myself rooting for. A Louisiana kid drafted by the Reds in 2015, he has bounced through Cincinnati, Washington, Pittsburgh, and now the Tigers organization, doing the thankless work of a reliever. Relief pitching rarely brings the glory of wins, yet it demands repeatedly walking into the most dangerous moments of a game. A power arm built to overwhelm hitters, he has weathered the volatility and injuries that define his role and kept climbing back onto the mound. There is a craftsman's stubbornness in that, and a Christmas-day birthday adds a nice bit of charm.
Overview
Tanner Scott Rainey (born December 25, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was drafted by the Reds in the second round of the 2015 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Reds in 2018.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tanner Rainey
- Name (Japanese)
- タナー・レイニー
- Reading
- たなー・れいにー
- Born
- December 25, 1992 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- Hammond, Louisiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.