Masataka Yoshida| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2025 proj | 296 | 82 | 38 | 8 | 40 | 24 | 43 | 2 | 0.277 | 18.3 |
| 2024 | 374 | 106 | 45 | 10 | 56 | 27 | 51 | 2 | 0.283 | 24.5 |
| 2023 | 537 | 155 | 71 | 15 | 72 | 34 | 81 | 8 | 0.289 | 38.7 |
| Date | News |
| 4/25/25 | Red Sox Blockbuster Trade Idea Ships Forsaken $90 Million Slugger To Royals. There's no mystery about what the Kansas City Royals are seeking during the 2025 season: quality major league hitters. At some point, one figures the Royals will have to make a trade to attempt to inject life into this offense. Fortunately, the Boston Red Sox have provided a clue, because they've got one solid hitter on their roster who they can't seem to find any place for whatsoever. On Thursday, Athlon's Daniel Schmidt proposed that Red Sox outfielder/designated hitter Masataka Yoshida, who is on an extended rehab stint trying to recover from labrum surgery in the offseason, could be a trade target for the Royals this season. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/news/red-sox-blockbu... |
| 4/21/25 | Red Sox Blockbuster Trade Idea Dumps $56 Million Slugger To Tigers, Clears Logjam. The Boston Red Sox have a crowded roster, and one player hardly ever comes up nowadays when discussing lineups of the future. Unfortunately, it's the same player the Red Sox gave $90 million barely two years ago. Outfielder/designated hitter Masataka Yoshida, who has been on the injured list for the entire season, lost his best shot at a lineup spot when Rafael Devers was moved to DH to begin the 2025 campaign. Yoshida is a productive major league hitter, but has so far not been an elite one. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/boston-red-sox-news... |
| 4/20/25 | Red Sox could finally cut ties with disappointing $90 million investment via trade. The Boston Red Sox outfield is already crowded, and they could be forced to make a trade when one of their more expensive sluggers returns to the lineup. Last season, Masataka Yoshida occupied the designated hitter spot. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/boston-red-sox... |
| 4/19/25 | Red Sox Give Clearest Update On $90 Million Fan-Favorite. The Boston Red Sox don't have a big piece in the lineup right now and it doesn't sound like he will be in the lineup anytime soon. Masataka Yoshida is in the third year of a five-year, $90 million deal but hasn't gotten into game action yet. Red Sox manager Alex Cora gave the latest update on him, as shared by MLB.com's Ian Browne. "While a lot of people think there is roster posturing/stalling going on with Masataka Yoshida, this is what Alex Cora said about his situation," Browne said. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/boston-red-sox-news... |
| 4/18/25 | Could Red Sox Actually Cut Ties With $90 Million Man?. The Boston Red Sox made a big investment just a few years ago with the hope of adding a serious bat to the lineup. Boston signed Masataka Yoshida to a five-year, $90 million deal but now the team is in a completely different situation. The Red Sox have a surplus of outfielders even without Roman Anthony on the roster but he's knocking very loudly on the big league door. Yoshida spent the 2024 season as the team's designated hitter but now Rafael Devers is in that role. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/boston-red-sox-news... |
| 4/16/25 | Red Sox fans finally get Masataka Yoshida update they've begged for during malaise. After an offseason spent wondering where he fits into the roster, the Boston Red Sox placed 2024 designated hitter Masataka Yoshida on the injured list to start the year. Yoshida underwent surgery to repair his labrum in October, and while he can swing a bat, his throwing progression is still behind. Yoshida played in spring training games with the Red Sox as a DH as Rafael Devers recovered from shoulder injuries of his own, and he batted .286/.286/.400 with a homer over 11 games. Source: https://bosoxinjection.com/red-sox-fans-finally-ge... |
| 4/15/25 | Red Sox Trade Idea Sends Masataka Yoshida to Royals for Blake Mitchell. A new Boston Red Sox trade idea would send Masataka Yoshida to the Kansas City Royals for young catcher Blake Mitchell. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/red-sox-trade-ide... |
| 4/04/25 | Red Sox introduce new home run celebration with inspiration from team mascot. A few seasons ago, the Red Sox celebrated home runs by placing the hitter in a laundry cart and taking him on a ride through the dugout. Next came inflatable dumbbells, in tribute to teammate Masataka Yoshida. Last year, the homer celebrations involved the wearing of medals fashioned like those given out for the Boston Marathon. The Red Sox broke out the 2025 celebration Friday, which featured the hitter wearing a replica of team mascot Wally the Green Monster's head. Source: https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2025/04/red-sox-in... |
| 3/29/25 | Red Sox Predicted To Cut Ties With 25-Year-Old Slugger By Trade Deadline. It hasn't looked like an issue for the first two games of the season, but the Boston Red Sox might have too many good hitters. Masataka Yoshida couldn't crack the roster without a fully healthy throwing shoulder, while top prospects Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer are still on the way. Compared to most teams' young big-league stars, the Red Sox's young left-handed hitters faced an uncommon amount of trade speculation this winter. In particular, first baseman Triston Casas and Wilyer Abreu, two players who couldn't have had more opposite starts to the season so far, were caught up in lots of hypotheticals. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/boston-red-sox-news... |
| 3/29/25 | Brewers Linked To Huge Trade For Red Sox $90 Million 'Offensive Upgrade'. Could the Milwaukee Brewers uncharacteristically acquire a highly-paid player in a big trade with the Boston Red Sox in the coming weeks? A depth chart logjam has the Red Sox likely looking to move 31-year-old outfielder/DH Masataka Yoshida, who is currently rehabbing in the minors after offseason shoulder surgery. Once Yoshida returns to the bigs, Boston will have no room for him in the outfield and no room for him at designated hitter now that Rafael Devers is a full-time DH. As such, the Red Sox are probably going to be making a ton of calls to potential Yoshida suitors soon. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/brewers/news-feed/brewers-l... |
| 3/28/25 | Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida Suffers Setback While Rehabbing. Boston Red Sox offered a worrying injury update on Masataka Yoshida following their Opening Day win. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/red-soxs-masataka... |
| 3/27/25 | 3 trade destinations for Masataka Yoshida as Red Sox continue to beat around the bush. 3 trade destinations for Masataka Yoshida as Red Sox continue to beat around the bush By Tim Smart | Share on Facebook Share on X Copy Article Minnesota Twins v Boston Red Sox | Nick Cammett/GettyImages Share on Facebook Share on X Share on Reddit Copy Article Behind the scenes, the Red Sox clearly have a plan for Masataka Yoshida. They haven't exactly telegraphed what that plan is, but given the information we have it feels like Yoshida's days in Boston are numbered. To be fair, it's felt like that for a while. But with the news that top prospect Kristian Campbell has made the Opening Day roster and the assumption that Roman Anthony isn't far behind, it's tough to find a consistent path to playing Source: https://bosoxinjection.com/3-trade-destinations-fo... |
| 3/22/25 | Masataka Yoshida to begin 2025 season in Triple-A, will re-join Red Sox when ready to play in OF. The condition of Yoshida's throwing shoulder has improved as he rehabs from offseason surgery. The post Masataka Yoshida to begin 2025 season in Triple-A, will re-join Red Sox when ready to play in OF appeared first on Boston.com. Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2025/... |
| 3/21/25 | Red Sox insider outlines 'obvious' trade for $54 million slugger. Two years into his five-year, $90 million contract, it is still difficult to quantify whether the Red Sox's bold acquisition of former Japanese star Masataka Yoshida has been a success. Yoshida came to the United States with a reputation as an elite pure hitter, and he has certainly proven to be a valuable offensive asset. In 248 games over two seasons, Yoshida has batted .285 with an 111 OPS+ and has displayed his top-end bat-to-ball skills that have resulted in only 133 strikeouts in 1,001 plate appearances. At the same time, Yoshida has proved to be a liability on both the bases and in the field and doesn't hit for the kind of power you would expect from a full-time designated hitter. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/boston-red-sox... |
| 3/19/25 | Masataka Yoshida likely to begin season on IL for Red Sox. Masataka Yoshida is swinging a hot bat for the Boston Red Sox this spring. But he's yet to play in the outfield during the exhibition season and will likely begin the 2025 season on the IL, Boston manager Alex Cora announced Tuesday. Yoshida has been tearing it up at the plate, hitting .321 while slugging .464 over his nine games this spring. He continued to be a Yankee killer on Tuesday afternoon, smacking a two-run homer -- his first of the spring -- as the two teams played to a 4-4 tie. But Yoshida isn't ready to play the outfield yet as he continues to recover from offseason shoulder surgery. He's only been throwing from 100 feet this spring, and will need more time before he takes the field Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/masataka-yoshi... |
| 3/18/25 | Tuesday's Red Sox spring training report: Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer helps salvage tie with Yankees. RECORD: 13-9-2 SCORE: Red Sox 4, Yankees 4 BREAKDOWN: Masataka Yoshida launched a two-run homer, his first of the spring, in the sixth inning. Yoshida has had a solid camp, and is batting .321 after going 1 for 3 Tuesday. “The swing is there,” said manager Alex Cora. NEXT: The Red Sox will face the Tigers at JetBlue Park at 1:05 p.m. on Wednesday. The game is on NESN. Richard Fitts will start against Casey Mize. Julian McWilliams can be reached at julian.mcwilliams@globe.com . Follow him @byJulianMack . Source: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/18/sports/red-... |
| 3/10/25 | Red Sox's Most Difficult Opening Day Decision Hinges On Masataka Yoshida: Insider. The controversy in Boston Red Sox spring training has largely focused on the third base position. The decision manager Alex Cora and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow ultimately make will have wide-reaching implications. If someone were to win that job in camp, between David Hamilton, Vaughn Grissom, and Kristian Campbell (Hamilton looks like the front-runner), the Red Sox could feel more confident in installing Bregman at third base over Devers. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/boston-red-sox-news... |
| 3/03/25 | Multiple weekend Red Sox spring training debuts have fans jumping on hype train. Multiple Boston Red Sox made their spring training debuts over the weekend; some were delayed by injury, and others by a run to the playoffs last season. The biggest debut performance of the weekend goes to Masataka Yoshida. Yoshida went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run in his first Grapefruit League game against the Mets on March 2. Source: https://bosoxinjection.com/multiple-weekend-red-so... |
| 3/01/25 | Red Sox's Alex Cora Gives Definitive Update On $90 Million Man. The Boston Red Sox got some good news injury-wise on Friday. Boston designated hitter/outfielder Masataka Yoshida hasn't been at full strength after he underwent shoulder surgery in October after the 2024 Major League Baseball season came to an end for the Red Sox. Yoshida was in many trade rumors throughout the offseason but didn't end up getting moved. Boston has opted to keep him so far. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/boston-red-sox-news... |
| 2/28/25 | Red Sox positional preview: Where Roman Anthony fits into crowded outfield. The Boston Red Sox depth chart is overflowing with talented outfielders as we prepare for the 2025 MLB season. Also on the roster are a veteran masher against left-handers (Rob Refsnyder), and the game's No. 1 ranked prospect (Roman Anthony) alongside designated hitter/outfielder Masataka Yoshida and utility man Romy Gonzalez. Source: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/sports/mlb/boston-r... |
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