RF Kotaro Yamasaki #34
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
07/04/2024
RF KOTARO YAMASAKI #34 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 40 35 35
Gap 35 35 35 35
Power 20 25 20 20
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 50
Errors: - 30 45
Arm: 20 50 55
Turn DP: - 35 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: 25
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/25/2024 SWA Win, 8-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/13/2024 @ YOKO Win, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
03/09/2024 @ CHUN Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/07/2024 YOKO Win, 5-4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
03/06/2024 @ HIRO Loss, 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/02/2024 @ YOKO Win, 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/24/2024 @ HIRO Loss, 8-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/21/2024 @ HAN Loss, 5-9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
A good teammate.
Birthday:08/11/1993
Born in:Wakayama, WAK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 8"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 68 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 114 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   32 12 3 1 0 3 5 3 3 0 1 0 .375 .429 .531 .960
2 Years Ago   41 10 1 0 0 3 4 9 8 0 0 0 .244 .380 .268 .648
Career   1310 359 54 18 7 120 189 186 265 7 39 4 .274 .364 .359 .723
Home   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Turf   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 22 7 18 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 1 0 .167 .211 .167 .377 12 -1 -0.1
2017 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 23 59 219 53 10 2 1 13 30 18 0 0 44 6 5 .242 .300 .320 .619 81 76 0.5
2018 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 24 23 38 7 0 1 0 0 7 6 0 0 12 1 1 .184 .295 .237 .532 58 49 -0.0
2019 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 25 80 168 46 4 3 0 8 20 10 1 0 39 4 0 .274 .318 .333 .652 91 88 0.4
2020 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 26 15 55 7 1 0 0 4 5 10 0 0 15 3 0 .127 .262 .145 .407 23 31 -0.2
2021 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 27 115 408 89 13 2 0 24 34 38 2 0 88 4 5 .218 .288 .260 .548 63 60 -0.8
Total NPB 299 906 205 28 8 1 49 97 83 3 0 206 19 11 .226 .293 .278 .571 69 66 -0.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 100 371 93 15 4 2 33 56 61 3 4 94 38 7 .251 .358 .329 .686 76 80 0.7
2017 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 70 262 76 6 3 1 18 37 29 0 0 41 24 9 .290 .361 .347 .708 82 89 0.9
2018 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 74 261 70 13 3 1 33 38 38 1 0 57 22 4 .268 .363 .352 .716 83 89 0.8
2019 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 36 108 23 3 2 0 9 12 17 0 2 21 6 3 .213 .315 .278 .593 53 64 -0.1
2020 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 68 235 75 13 5 3 21 37 29 0 1 41 8 1 .319 .392 .455 .848 129 127 1.6
2022 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 28 41 41 10 1 0 0 3 4 9 0 0 8 1 0 .244 .380 .268 .648 68 86 -0.1
2023 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 3 13 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .385 .385 .385 .769 97 88 -0.1
2023 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 14 19 7 3 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 .368 .455 .632 1.086 165 173 0.3
2023 Total - AA 29 17 32 12 3 1 0 3 5 3 0 0 3 0 2 .375 .429 .531 .960 138 140 0.2
2024 Yokohama (Ni-Gun) - AA 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total NGN 407 1310 359 54 18 7 120 189 186 4 7 265 99 26 .274 .364 .359 .723 87 92
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Tokyo Yakult - INT LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 -0.1 .000
2020 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA CF 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.2 .000
2020 Tokyo Yakult - INT CF 12 11 33 1 1 34 0 1.000 106.0 2.89 -0.4 .997
2020 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA RF 58 57 91 3 1 95 1 .989 504.2 1.68 -1.2 1.001
2020 Tokyo Yakult - INT RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 .994
2021 Tokyo Yakult - INT CF 16 14 45 1 0 46 0 1.000 131.1 3.15 -0.4 .980
2021 Tokyo Yakult - INT RF 101 101 203 6 2 210 1 .995 889.2 2.11 +1.9 1.016
2022 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA LF 6 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 43.0 0.84 -0.6 .996
2022 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA CF 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.1 2.45 -1.2 .848
2022 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA RF 23 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 37.0 1.95 +0.2 1.007
2023 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA CF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.2 1.019
2023 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA RF 3 3 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 27.0 1.33 -0.1 1.006
2023 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA RF 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 21.0 0.43 -0.2 1.006
2024 Yokohama (Ni-Gun) - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 9 5 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 54.1 0.83 -0.7 .997
TOTAL CF 39 25 86 3 1 89 0 1.000 265.2 3.02 -2.0 .978
TOTAL RF 193 165 308 10 3 320 2 .994 1490.1 1.92 +0.6 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
10/22/2015 Drafted by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the 5th round of the 2015 NPB Draft from Nihon Univ.
09/02/2020 Injured (Oblique strain), out for one week.
11/12/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $230,000 with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 40 (45).
07/09/2021 Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for 2 days.
10/28/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $284,000 with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 45 (45).
02/21/2022 Injured (Torn groin), out for 2 months.
04/23/2022 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/14/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 40 (45).
01/18/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp organization.
04/18/2023 Released by the Hiroshima Toyo organization.
04/24/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows organization.
11/12/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $230,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 45 (45).
03/15/2024 Released by the Tokyo Yakult organization.
03/29/2024 Signed a minor league contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars organization.
06/27/2024 Released by the Yokohama DeNA organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2021 7 9
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