2B Naoki Yoshikawa #29
Yomiuri Giants NPB
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
04/27/2026
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2B NAOKI YOSHIKAWA #29 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
19 41 12 1 0 0 1 4 10 .293 .370 .317 2 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 30 30 30 30
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 25
Errors: - 50 45
Arm: 20 55 50
Turn DP: - 70 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/24/2026 @ CHUN Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/23/2026 YOKO Win, 7-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1
04/21/2026 YOKO Loss, 3-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/18/2026 CHUN Loss, 4-7 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/17/2026 CHUN Loss, 7-8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/15/2026 @ HIRO Loss, 5-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/14/2026 @ HIRO Loss, 3-4 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/12/2026 HAN Win, 7-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/09/2026 YAK Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/05/2026 @ CHUN Loss, 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Likes a good game of poker.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:02/08/1995
Born in:Hashima, GIF
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,480,000
Signed Through:2031 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 54 Days
Service This Yr:38 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 16 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 19 41 12 1 0 0 1 4 4 10 .293 .370 .317 .687 .260 .024 74
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 8 47 1 3 0 0 1 0 13 1 2 1 66.7 5.1 4.47 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Versus Right   32 10 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 0 1 1 .312 .405 .312 .718
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
March   15 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .267 .312 .267 .579
April   26 8 1 0 0 0 4 3 6 0 1 1 .308 .400 .346 .746
Spring Training   39 9 1 0 1 1 2 3 11 0 0 0 .231 .286 .333 .619
Last Year   402 95 17 5 8 49 42 29 86 3 5 2 .236 .289 .363 .652
2 Years Ago   471 121 34 4 6 47 47 27 80 0 6 9 .257 .310 .384 .694
Career   3671 954 199 23 68 334 467 227 736 15 71 42 .260 .309 .382 .691
Home   17 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 1 1 .294 .368 .353 .721
Road   24 7 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 .292 .370 .292 .662
Grass   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
Turf   31 9 1 0 0 1 4 3 10 0 1 1 .290 .371 .323 .694
Day   17 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 .294 .333 .294 .627
Night   24 7 1 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 1 0 .292 .393 .333 .726
As Starter   29 9 0 0 0 1 3 2 7 0 1 1 .310 .375 .310 .685
As Reliever / Substitution   12 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .357 .333 .690
Pinch Hitting   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
Close/Late   24 7 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 1 0 .292 .346 .333 .679
Inning 1-3   9 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Inning 4-6   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 .143 .333 .143 .476
Inning 7-9   19 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 1 0 .263 .333 .316 .649
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
0 Outs   12 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
1 Outs   11 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 .182 .250 .182 .432
2 Outs   18 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .389 .421 .444 .865
Scoring Position   4 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Bases Empty   31 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 1 .323 .344 .355 .699
Runner on 1st   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
First Pitch   7 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 .429 .600 .571 1.171
Count 0-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   7 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Count 1-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Behind in Count   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Ahead in Count   9 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .444 .545 .444 .990
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   21 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .286 .318 .286 .604
Batting 7th   10 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 .400 .538 .400 .938
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Low Leverage   14 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .429 .467 .500 .967
Medium Leverage   17 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 .176 .222 .176 .399
High Leverage   10 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 .300 .462 .300 .762
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
2017 Yomiuri - NPB 22 5 11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .273 .273 .273 .545 59 37 -0.0
2018 Yomiuri - NPB 23 92 316 80 16 3 4 29 51 19 5 2 61 11 4 .253 .304 .361 .665 92 88 0.9
2019 Yomiuri - NPB 24 11 41 16 1 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 4 1 2 .390 .432 .415 .846 147 151 0.4
2020 Yomiuri - NPB 25 139 594 142 33 4 11 46 77 30 4 4 115 27 14 .239 .278 .364 .642 88 88 3.2
2021 Yomiuri - NPB 26 143 611 168 34 4 15 60 73 37 8 2 106 28 14 .275 .324 .417 .741 118 125 5.4
2022 Yomiuri - NPB 27 143 604 174 37 3 7 50 84 34 5 2 131 31 5 .288 .330 .394 .724 112 117 5.8
2023 Yomiuri - NPB 28 143 580 143 26 0 17 49 81 44 8 2 141 20 5 .247 .308 .379 .687 104 108 4.7
2024 Yomiuri - NPB 29 124 471 121 34 4 6 47 47 27 9 0 80 11 8 .257 .310 .384 .694 107 108 2.7
2025 Yomiuri - NPB 30 119 402 95 17 5 8 49 42 29 2 3 86 14 12 .236 .289 .363 .652 88 86 1.3
2026 Yomiuri - NPB 31 19 41 12 1 0 0 1 4 4 1 0 10 2 1 .293 .370 .317 .687 98 74 -0.2
Total NPB 938 3671 954 199 23 68 334 467 227 42 15 736 146 65 .260 .309 .382 .691 103 105 24.2
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
2017 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 103 369 95 20 8 4 39 49 29 0 2 74 11 5 .257 .310 .388 .698 57 69 -1.0
2019 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 7 17 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 .235 .278 .294 .572 30 56 -0.1
Total NGN 110 386 99 21 8 4 41 50 30 0 2 79 11 5 .256 .309 .383 .692 56 68
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2020 Yomiuri - NPB 25 2 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500 46 40 1.3
2021 Yomiuri - NPB 26 3 13 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .462 .462 .692 1.154 237 267 1.2
2022 Yomiuri - NPB 27 3 13 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 .231 .231 .231 .462 36 32 1.0
2023 Yomiuri - NPB 28 10 39 5 1 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 9 1 0 .128 .209 .154 .363 11 2 1.0
2025 Yomiuri - NPB 30 11 34 11 4 0 1 7 5 4 0 0 7 2 0 .324 .395 .529 .924 165 167 1.0
Total NPB 29 109 27 6 0 2 13 11 8 0 0 23 4 1 .248 .299 .358 .657 91 91
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Yomiuri - INT 2B 139 139 278 342 70 633 13 .979 1248.1 4.47 +9.2 1.062
2021 Yomiuri - INT 2B 143 143 244 376 77 629 9 .986 1273.0 4.38 +4.6 1.023
2021 Yomiuri - INT SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.015
2022 Yomiuri - INT 2B 143 143 295 414 93 721 12 .983 1267.2 5.03 +7.4 1.034
2022 Yomiuri - INT SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.1 1.018
2023 Yomiuri - INT 2B 143 143 247 378 70 637 12 .981 1291.2 4.35 +8.4 1.034
2024 Yomiuri - INT 2B 124 124 237 319 73 569 13 .977 1078.2 4.64 +1.6 1.003
2025 Yomiuri - INT 2B 108 100 174 262 62 444 8 .982 891.0 4.40 +2.8 1.017
2025 Yomiuri - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Yomiuri - INT 2B 14 8 19 24 7 45 2 .956 86.2 4.47 -0.9 .962
2026 Yomiuri - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 814 800 1494 2115 452 3678 69 .981 7137.0 4.55 +33.0 1.029
TOTAL SS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.1 1.016
PLAYER HISTORY
10/21/2016 Drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 1st Round of the 2016 NPB Draft from Chukyo Gakuin Univ.
04/02/2020 Injured (Thumb contusion), day-to-day for one week.
05/19/2020 Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for 6 days.
08/16/2020 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/13/2020 Goes 5-5 against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, with 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
11/12/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $284,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
11/16/2020 Wins the 2020 NPB JCL Glove Wizard Award at 2B.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
05/04/2021 Goes 5-5 against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
07/15/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/29/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,580,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
11/03/2021 Wins the 2021 NPB JCL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
04/02/2022 Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for 2 days.
05/23/2022 Wins the NPB JCL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/11/2022 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/28/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,280,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
11/03/2022 Wins the 2022 NPB JCL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
04/15/2023 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/31/2023 Wins the NPB JCL Player of the Week Award.
10/21/2023 Wins the 2023 Japan Series with the Yomiuri Giants.
10/26/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,280,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
04/07/2024 Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/27/2024 Wins the NPB JCL Player of the Week Award.
06/15/2024 Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl.
08/23/2024 Injured (Bone bruise (wrist)), out for 2-3 weeks.
09/10/2024 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
09/14/2024 Injured (Fractured foot), out for 4 weeks.
09/29/2024 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 5 weeks.
10/23/2024 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
10/23/2024 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $24,360,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 30 (35).
08/02/2025 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/02/2025 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
02/20/2026 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 143 1
2022 143 1
2023 143 1
Year PA Rank
2020 645 3
2021 666 2
2022 651 2
2023 650 1
Year AB Rank
2020 594 1
2021 611 1
2022 604 1
2023 580 2
Year H Rank
2020 142 9
2021 168 2
2022 174 1
2023 143 6
Year K Rank
2022 131 9
Year TB Rank
2021 255 8
2022 238 6
Year 2B Rank
2020 33 6
2021 34 3
2022 37 2
2023 26 6
2024 34 2
Year 3B Rank
2020 4 6
2021 4 5
2022 3 9
2024 4 6
2025 5 3
Year SB Rank
2020 27 1
2021 28 3
2022 31 1
2023 20 10
Year R Rank
2020 77 7
2021 73 9
2022 84 5
2023 81 5
Year HP Rank
2021 8 10
2023 8 7
2024 9 6
Year SH Rank
2020 13 2
2023 16 2
Year SF Rank
2020 4 7
Year EBH Rank
2020 48 10
2021 53 10
2022 47 10
Year AVG Rank
2021 .275 9
2022 .288 3
Year RC Rank
2022 84.53 6
Year RC/27 Rank
2022 5.12 9
Year WAR Rank
2021 5.3 8
2022 5.8 4
2023 4.2 10
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