Masataka Yoshida

Positions: Designated Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 192lb (173cm, 87kg)

Team: Boston Red Sox (majors)

Born: July 15, 1993 in Fukui, Japan jp

Debut: March 30, 2023 (Age 29-258d, 22,855th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2027, 5 yrs/$90M (23-27)

Service Time (01/2024): 1.000 • Arb Eligible: 2028 • Free Agent: 2029

Full Name: Masataka Yoshida

Nicknames: Macho Man

Pronunciation: \mah-sah-TAH-kah yo-SHEE-dah\

Instagram: @bh_masataka34

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

1.4

2.8

378

915

106

261

.280

.285

116

RBI

128

OBP

.349

.343

SLG

.415

.433

OPS

.765

.776

OPS+

112

111

Summary of 25 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 7 go ahead

1 Tm
BOS	25

Platoon
vs RHP	20
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Away	15
Home	10

Outs
2	9
1	8
0	8

15 Opps
TOR	3
NYY	3
MIL	2
OAK	2
HOU	2
BAL	2
KCR	2
PIT	2
ATL	1
LAA	1
SEA	1
CHC	1
MIN	1
CIN	1
TBR	1

25 Pitchers
Daysbel Hernández	1
Zack Greinke	1
Luke Weaver	1
José Berríos	1
Clarke Schmidt	1
José Suarez	1
Oliver Ortega	1
Tayler Scott	1
Logan Gilbert	1
Justin Steele	1
Matt Bush	1
Javy Guerra	1
Andrew Kittredge	1
Yusei Kikuchi	1
Kevin Gausman	1
Kyle Muller	1
Clay Holmes	1
Jhony Brito	1
Spencer Arrighetti	1
Mitch Keller	1
Corbin Burnes	1
Ken Waldichuk	1
Johan Oviedo	1
Tyler Wells	1
Seth Lugo	1

11 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	10
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	3
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1

Where Hit
89	11
9	10
7	2
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	6
1	6
2	6
4	3
5	2
6	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	23
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	9
1--	9
12-	2
-2-	2
123	2
-23	1

48 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	9
1 on	11
2 on	3
3 on	2
Any on	16

Inning
1	3
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	1
6	6
7	1
8	6
9	1

1-3	7
4-6	10
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	1
+2	4
+1	5
Tied	7
-1	1
-2	2
-3	1

Ahead	14
Tied	7
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	6
1-0	5
3-1	3
1-1	3
1-2	2
0-2	2
2-0	2
0-1	1
3-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	12
LF	12
PH/DH	1

OrderPos
4th	9
6th	6
3rd	4
5th	3
2nd	1
8th	1
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2023-04-03	BOS		PIT	Johan Oviedo	behind 1-3	b 1	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	7	0.152	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Turner Scores/unER
2	2	2	1	2023-04-23	BOS	@	MIL	Matt Bush	tied 4-4	t 8	0	---	4,(1-2) CBCX	1	4	7	0.243	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
3	3	3	2	2023-04-23	BOS	@	MIL	Javy Guerra	ahead 8-4	t 8	2	123	4,(0-2) CCFX	4	4	7	0.032	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Y. Chang Scores; R. Devers Scores; J. Turner Scores
4	4	4	1	2023-04-26	BOS	@	BAL	Tyler Wells	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	4	7	0.107	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
5	5	5	1	2023-05-02	BOS		TOR	Yusei Kikuchi	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	6	DH	0.079	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	6	1	2023-05-04	BOS		TOR	Kevin Gausman	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	7	0.097	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
7	7	7	1	2023-05-31	BOS		CIN	Luke Weaver	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	DH	0.101	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
8	8	8	1	2023-06-20	BOS	@	MIN	Oliver Ortega	ahead 8-0	t 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	7	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Turner Scores
9	9	9	1	2023-06-30	BOS	@	TOR	José Berríos	ahead 3-0	t 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	7	0.059	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	10	1	2023-07-09	BOS		OAK	Ken Waldichuk	tied 3-3	b 8	0	---	6,(1-2) CCBFFX	1	5	DH	0.251	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	11	1	2023-07-16	BOS	@	CHC	Justin Steele	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	123	3,(2-0) BBX	4	5	7	0.193	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Y. Chang Scores/unER; R. Refsnyder Scores/unER; J. Turner Scores/unER; M. Yoshida Scores/unER
12	12	12	1	2023-07-25	BOS		ATL	Daysbel Hernández	ahead 5-1	b 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	7	0.012	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); J. Turner Scores
13	13	13	1	2023-08-18	BOS	@	NYY	Jhony Brito	ahead 1-0	t 1	0	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	7	0.151	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Devers Scores; J. Turner Scores
14	14	14	1	2023-09-03	BOS	@	KCR	Zack Greinke	tied 0-0	t 4	1	-23	3,(1-1) CBX	3	6	7	0.196	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Turner Scores; T. Casas Scores
15	15	15	1	2023-09-04	BOS	@	TBR	Andrew Kittredge	ahead 5-3	t 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	7	0.109	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Casas Scores
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2024-04-14	BOS		LAA	José Suarez	ahead 3-2	b 6	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	6	DH	0.139	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); W. Abreu Scores
17	17	2	1	2024-04-20	BOS	@	PIT	Mitch Keller	ahead 2-1	t 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	DH	0.191	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); P. Reyes Scores
18	18	3	1	2024-07-05	BOS	@	NYY	Clay Holmes	behind 1-3	t 9	2	-2-	8,(3-2) C>F>B.BBFFX	2	7	DH	0.358	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Smith Scores
19	19	4	1	2024-07-11	BOS		OAK	Kyle Muller	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	1--	4,(3-1) .VBBCX	2	6	DH	0.016	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Wong Scores
20	20	5	1	2024-07-29	BOS		SEA	Logan Gilbert	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	DH	0.134	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); W. Abreu Scores
21	21	6	1	2024-08-06	BOS	@	KCR	Seth Lugo	ahead 2-1	t 3	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	DH	0.105	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	7	1	2024-08-10	BOS		HOU	Spencer Arrighetti	behind 1-4	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	DH	0.093	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
23	23	8	1	2024-08-16	BOS	@	BAL	Corbin Burnes	ahead 5-4	t 4	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	DH	0.250	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Devers Scores; C. Wong Scores
24	24	9	1	2024-08-19	BOS	@	HOU	Tayler Scott	tied 2-2	t 6	2	1--	3,(1-1) ..CBX	2	8	PH/DH	0.299	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Gonzalez Scores/unER; M. Yoshida Scores/Team unER
25	25	10	1	2024-09-13	BOS	@	NYY	Clarke Schmidt	tied 0-0	t 6	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	4	DH	0.295	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Duran Scores