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Masataka Yoshida (吉田 正尚 Yoshida Masataka, born July 15, 1993 in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He has played for the Buffaloes since 2016.

Masataka Yoshida
Orix Buffaloes – No. 7
Outfielder
Born: (1993-07-15) July 15, 1993 (age 29)
Fukui, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 25, 2016, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics
(through September 3, 2022)
Batting average.325
Home runs126
RBI446
Teams
  • Orix Buffaloes (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Pacific League batting champion (2020, 2021)
  • Japan Series champion (2022)
  • 4× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2018-2021)
  • 4× NPB All-Star (2018–2019, 2021, 2022)
  • Interleague play MVP (2018)
  • Fukui Prefectural Honor Award (2021)[1]
  • 1x NPB All-Star Fighting Player Award (2019)
  • NPB Home Run Derby winner (2021)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
Summer Olympics
2020 Tokyo Team
WBSC Premier12
2019 Tokyo Team

Career


Yoshida was drafted by the Orix Buffaloes in the first round of the 2015 rookie draft. His uniform number is 34, the same number previously worn by one of his favorite MLB players, Bryce Harper.

Yoshida hit two home runs in Game 5 of the 2022 Japan Series, including a walk-off home run.[2]



International career


Yoshida represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2014 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2015 Summer Universiade, 2019 exhibition games against Mexico and 2019 WBSC Premier12.

On February 27, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[3]

On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[4]


References


  1. "見延和靖、吉田正尚、栗原陵矢に福井県栄誉賞 東京オリンピック金メダリスト | スポーツ,社会 | 福井のニュース".
  2. "Baseball: Masataka Yoshida blasts Buffaloes back into Japan Series tie". The Mainichi. October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  3. "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.





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