The native form of this personal name is Yoshida Masataka. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Baseball player
Masataka Yoshida
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 April 20, 2024)
Batting average
.284
Home runs
17
Runs batted in
82
Teams
Orix Buffaloes (2016–2022)
Boston Red Sox (2023–present)
Career highlights and awards
NPB
Japan Series champion (2022)
4× NPB All-Star (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
5× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2018-2022)
2× Pacific League batting champion (2020, 2021)
International
All-World Baseball Classic Team (2023)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
Summer Olympics
2020 Tokyo
Team
World Baseball Classic
2023 Miami
Team
WBSC Premier12
2019 Tokyo
Team
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).
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