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Masataka Yoshida
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Boston Red Sox#7 · DH10-day IL

Masataka Yoshida

Age 33
Contract Value $18,000,000/yr
Size 5' 8" · 192
Bats Left
From Fukui, Japan
87G · 297 PA
.274
AVG
.347
OBP
.399
SLG
.746
OPS
5
HR
28
RBI
0.4
WAR
52H-ScoreAVERAGE

Plate discipline leads the profile; contact quality grades below avg. 245th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works
Stats updated Oct 3, 5:04 PM ETLast game Aug 15 at PIT

Season overview

AVG
.27475th
OBP
.34788th
SLG
.399199th
OPS
.746146th
HR
5335th
RBI
28303rd
BB%
9.4%187th
K%
11.1%14th
wOBA
.330132nd
WAR
0.4294th
How good is he?
StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile
Production7150
STRONG
Contact Quality4150
BELOW AVG
Plate Discipline8250
VERY STRONG
Volume5450
AVERAGE
Power4250
BELOW AVG
Splits6950
ABOVE AVG

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%
Last 71.0330417.9%10.7%
Last 141.0981914.0%8.8%
Last 301.05131611.0%10.1%
Season.74652811.3%9.6%39.9%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile
Avg exit velocity88.8 mph55th
Barrel rate3.4%17th
Hard-hit rate39.9%58th
Launch angle8.9°
Pull / center / oppo43 / 34 / 23
Pitch-type performance
PitchAVGWhiffSLG
4-Seam Fastball.3196.0%.426
Sinker.17614.5%.412
Changeup.26325.4%.447
Curveball.17233.3%.172
Cutter.25912.5%.407
Slider.33319.4%.467
Split-Finger.38520.0%.462
Best production: slider and split-finger.
Highest whiff rate against: curveball and changeup.

Splits

vs handedness
vs RHP
.743
AVG .271
vs LHP
.774
AVG .296
+.031 OPS vs LHP
Home / away
Home
.776
AVG .276
Away
.721
AVG .271
+.055 OPS at home
By monthOPS · HR · RBI
Aug.89218
Jul.81429
Jun.62111
May.69515
Apr.73105
Mar.50000

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR
2026BOSBoston Red Sox87.274.347.399.7465280.4
2025BOSBoston Red Sox55.266.307.388.695426
2024BOSBoston Red Sox108.280.349.415.7641056
2023BOSBoston Red Sox140.289.338.445.7831572

Frequently asked

What is Masataka Yoshida's 2026 batting line?+
.274/.347/.399 with 5 home runs and 28 RBI and 87 games — a .746 OPS.
What is his H-Score?+
52 out of 100, which we label average. 245th among 459 qualified hitters. Plate discipline leads the profile; contact quality grades below avg.
Is he better against right- or left-handed pitching?+
Left-handed: a .774 OPS versus a .743 OPS against right-handers.
What pitches give him trouble?+
Highest whiff rate against curveball and changeup. Best production against slider and split-finger.