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Masataka Yoshida

Red Sox Career team 2023–2026
Number #7
Position DH
Bats L
Throws R
Age 33
Height 5' 8"
Weight 192 lbs
Birth Place Fukui, Japan
Born Jul 15, 1993

Key Insights

2026
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Yoshida is 8 for 15 against Kevin Gausman, a .533 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

15 career plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the CHW, Yoshida has hit .478 and slugged .826 over 26 plate appearances, his best of any club.

11 hits, 0 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .373 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Yoshida cannot get the barrel to Zack Wheeler: 78.9 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 89.0 across the pitchers he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he never seems to get going against

Against the arms currently on the NYM, Yoshida has hit .071 and slugged .071 over 29 plate appearances, his worst of any club.

2 hits, 0 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .373 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Yoshida hits Chris Bassitt harder than anyone: 96.8 mph off the bat, against a median of 89.0 across the pitchers he has faced.

16 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup has gone worse than he has deserved

The .077 Yoshida has hit against Clarke Schmidt understates the contact: the quality of it projects .271.

13 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 15, 1993
Birth Place Fukui, Japan
Height 5' 8"
Weight 192 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/R