Masataka Yoshida: Everything you need to know

Masataka Yoshida

#7 LF

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
3/24	MIN	L 15-6	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	3
3/22	PIT	W 6-3	4	1	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	4
3/20	TB	L 2-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
3/19	MIN	W 4-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
3/17	ATL	W 4-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
2/21	MIN	W 7-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0
Preseason Totals			19	2	4	1	3	0	0	3	2	0	22	1	0	7

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
5/6	DET	W 4-0	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2
5/4	DET	W 5-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
5/3	HOU	L 3-1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
5/2	HOU	L 6-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
4/28	TOR	L 3-0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1
4/24	BAL	L 10-3	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1
4/23	NYY	L 4-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
4/21	NYY	L 3-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
4/20	DET	W 8-6	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	2
4/19	DET	L 6-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4/17	DET	W 1-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
4/15	MIN	W 9-5	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	2
4/14	MIN	L 6-0	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
4/10	STL	L 1-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
4/6	MIL	L 8-6	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	1
4/5	SD	L 8-6	4	0	3	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	5	1	0	5
4/4	SD	L 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
4/1	HOU	L 6-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
3/31	HOU	L 1-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
3/30	HOU	L 8-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3/29	CIN	L 3-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
3/28	CIN	L 6-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			52	6	17	13	4	0	0	5	9	1	62	1	0	21

Splits	HR	RBI	H	AVG	1B	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	OBP
Overall	0	5	18	0.310	14	4	0	10	1	1	0	22	0.420
Home	0	4	8	0.348	6	2	0	4	0	1	0	10	0.444
Away	0	1	10	0.286	8	2	0	6	1	0	0	12	0.405
Night	0	1	11	0.297	10	1	0	4	1	0	0	12	0.381
Day	0	4	7	0.333	4	3	0	6	0	1	0	10	0.481
March	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0.500
April	0	5	13	0.295	10	3	0	4	1	1	0	16	0.367
May	0	0	5	0.556	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0.600
Opponent
vs CIN	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.600
vs TOR	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.333
vs MIL	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.600
vs HOU	0	0	1	0.143	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0.455
vs DET	0	1	7	0.500	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	0.533
vs BAL	0	0	1	0.250	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.250
vs MIN	0	1	3	0.333	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.333
vs SD	0	3	3	0.600	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	0.600
vs NYY	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
vs STL	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.500
Venue
@ Toronto	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.333
@ Boston	0	4	8	0.348	6	2	0	4	0	1	0	10	0.444
@ St. Louis	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.500
@ Detroit	0	0	4	0.500	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.500
@ Cincinnati	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.600
@ Houston	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.333
@ Minnesota	0	1	3	0.333	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.333
@ Baltimore	0	0	1	0.250	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.250

Masataka Yoshida: Breaking News

Yoshida entered Monday's 5-4 win over the Tigers to play left field after Roman Anthony (wrist) was removed from the game. Yoshida went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Where former manager Alex Cora tried to weave Yoshida into starting lineups more consistently, interim manager Chad Tracy sees him more as a weapon off the bench -- the outfielder is 2-for-5 with two walks as a pinch hitter. He's started just once in the eight games since Boston's managerial change; however, with Anthony heading back to Boston for more testing, Yoshida could slip into the starting lineup Tuesday and/or Wednesday in left field or as the designated hitter. In limited run in 2026, Yoshida is slashing .296/.415/.370 with 10 walks, four doubles, five RBI and six runs scored over 65 plate appearances.

Yoshida will start in left field and bat sixth in Sunday's game against San Diego, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. Yoshida will be making his first appearance of the series and just his fourth through nine games to begin the year. Roman Anthony moves from left field to DH, while Jarren Duran replaces the idle Ceddanne Rafaela in center field. Yoshida is 0-for-9 with six walks in 2026.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Saturday that Yoshida will start in three of the team's next five games, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports. Yoshida has not been in the Red Sox's starting lineup for the first two games of the season, but Cora indicated that the 32-year-old will get some opportunities before long. Cora relayed that he's comfortable with Yoshida playing in left field, and when the latter does play, his presence will seemingly bump one of Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu or Roman Anthony out of the lineup. Yoshida didn't make his 2025 debut until early July while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, and he went on to slash .266/.307/.388 with four home runs and three steals across 205 plate appearances.