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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 puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Yoshida strikes out in only 9.1% of his trips, 98th percentile.

88 plate appearances in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 8th in MLB.
Getting on base is what he does best

Yoshida is on base at a .386 clip, 92nd percentile in the league.

88 plate appearances in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 35th in MLB.
He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Yoshida's batting average is .270 but the quality of his contact projects .224, a gap of .046 he is currently outrunning.

88 plate appearances in 2026.
His fly balls travel about as far as anyone's

Yoshida's fly balls travel 251 feet on average, and his longest of the season went 346.

20 tracked balls hit at 20 degrees or more.
He beats the ball into the ground too often

Yoshida finds a productive launch angle on only 22.6% of his contact, 5th percentile.

88 plate appearances in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 402nd in MLB.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Yoshida is at his best against right-handers, with the bases empty, on fastballs: a .944 OPS there against .711 overall.

40 plate appearances in that situation.

Contextual Splits

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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