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Masataka Yoshida
Japanese baseball player (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Masataka Yoshida (吉田 正尚 Yoshida Masataka, born July 15, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He started his professional career with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
The native form of this personal name is Yoshida Masataka. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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![]() Yoshida with the Orix Buffaloes in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston Red Sox – No. 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outfielder / Designated hitter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born: (1993-07-15) July 15, 1993 (age 30) Fukui, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB: March 25, 2016, for the Orix Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB: March 30, 2023, for the Boston Red Sox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through July 2, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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