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Masataka Yoshida
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About Masataka Yoshida
Masataka Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田 正尚, Hepburn: Yoshida Masataka; pronounced [joɕida masaꜜtaka]; born July 5, 1993), shortened by teammates to “Masa”, nicknamed Macho Man, is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and left fielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He started his professional career with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Bio summary from Wikipedia.
Player Stats
| G | 87 | PA | 297 | AB | 263 | R | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 72 | 2B | 16 | 3B | 1 | HR | 5 |
| RBI | 28 | SB | 2 | CS | 0 | BB | 28 |
| SO | 33 | AVG | .274 | OBP | .347 | SLG | .399 |
| OPS | .746 | TB | 105 | WAR | 0.7 |
2026 batting — Baseball-Reference
Career — Lahman, through 2025
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BOS | 140 | 537 | 71 | 155 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 8 | 34 | 81 | .289 |
| 2024 | BOS | 108 | 378 | 45 | 106 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 2 | 27 | 52 | .280 |
| 2025 | BOS | 55 | 188 | 16 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 24 | .266 |
Season lines from the Lahman Baseball Database (Version 2025, via SABR), joined through the Chadwick Register ID crosswalk. The databank runs through the 2025 season — the current season is the 2026 line below, from the MLB Stats API.
2026 Season — MLB Stats API
Batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 297 | 263 | 34 | 72 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 33 | .274 | .347 | .399 | .746 |
2026 regular-season line from the MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com), pulled when this page was built. Multi-team stints are combined; rate stats are recomputed from the combined totals.
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