C Toshiya Sato #34
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/28/2028
C TOSHIYA SATO #34 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
56 197 38 9 0 6 20 14 55 .193 .249 .330 9 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 35 35 35 35
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 30
Errors: - 30 30
Arm: 65 60 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Ability: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/04/2028 @ SioF Win, 4-3 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
09/02/2028 @ SioF Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/2028 @ TEX Loss, 1-3 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
08/29/2028 @ TEX Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
08/26/2028 SioC Loss, 3-10 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
08/23/2028 @ FARG Win, 7-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/21/2028 @ FARG Win, 5-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/19/2028 @ CLE Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/16/2028 GARY Win, 5-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
08/13/2028 @ SioF Win, 6-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
PERSONALITY
Well-liked.
Birthday:01/27/1998
Born in:Fukushima, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 55 Days
Service This Yr:110 Days
40-Man Service:None, 5 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 56 197 38 9 0 6 20 15 14 55 .193 .249 .330 .579 .245 .137 65
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 56 216 1 0 0 2 3 1 65 15 9 1 90.0 17.5 2.85 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 10 3 0 0 5 2 6 8 0 2 0 .233 .327 .302 .629
Versus Right   154 28 6 0 6 15 13 8 47 1 1 1 .182 .226 .338 .563
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   34 6 0 0 4 7 4 3 10 1 0 0 .176 .237 .529 .766
June   61 10 4 0 0 2 3 3 16 0 2 0 .164 .203 .230 .433
July   48 8 0 0 1 4 3 4 14 0 0 1 .167 .245 .229 .474
August   45 12 4 0 1 6 5 4 14 0 1 0 .267 .327 .422 .749
September   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Spring Training   28 8 1 0 1 2 6 6 5 0 0 1 .286 .429 .429 .857
Career   197 38 9 0 6 20 15 14 55 1 3 1 .193 .249 .330 .579
Home   107 23 4 0 3 10 10 11 25 1 3 1 .215 .292 .336 .628
Road   90 15 5 0 3 10 5 3 30 0 0 0 .167 .194 .322 .516
Grass   197 38 9 0 6 20 15 14 55 1 3 1 .193 .249 .330 .579
Day   30 6 1 0 3 8 3 2 6 1 0 0 .200 .242 .533 .776
Night   167 32 8 0 3 12 12 12 49 0 3 1 .192 .250 .293 .543
As Starter   197 38 9 0 6 20 15 14 55 1 3 1 .193 .249 .330 .579
Close/Late   56 7 2 0 1 4 3 5 16 1 1 1 .125 .206 .214 .421
Inning 1-3   53 8 2 0 1 2 5 5 16 0 0 0 .151 .224 .245 .469
Inning 4-6   70 18 4 0 3 11 6 4 18 0 2 0 .257 .297 .443 .740
Inning 7-9   65 11 2 0 2 6 4 5 18 1 1 1 .169 .236 .292 .528
Extra Innings   9 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
0 Outs   68 13 1 0 4 8 10 4 16 0 3 1 .191 .247 .382 .629
1 Outs   57 12 6 0 1 9 3 5 14 1 0 0 .211 .270 .368 .638
2 Outs   72 13 2 0 1 3 2 5 25 0 0 0 .181 .234 .250 .484
Scoring Position   56 11 5 0 1 14 5 3 11 1 3 0 .196 .233 .339 .573
Bases Empty   113 23 4 0 4 4 9 8 34 0 0 1 .204 .262 .345 .607
Runner on 1st   28 4 0 0 1 2 1 3 10 0 0 0 .143 .226 .250 .476
Runner on 2nd   25 5 3 0 0 5 0 1 4 0 2 0 .200 .231 .320 .551
Runner on 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 3 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 .273 .385 .545 .930
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   116 18 4 0 3 9 7 6 55 0 0 1 .155 .203 .267 .470
First Pitch   22 5 1 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 .227 .227 .545 .773
Count 0-1   18 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .278 .500
Count 0-2   21 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-0   9 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Count 1-1   15 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .188 .267 .454
Count 1-2   39 8 3 0 1 4 2 0 16 0 0 0 .205 .205 .359 .564
Count 2-0   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-1   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 2-2   35 6 1 0 2 5 3 0 15 0 0 1 .171 .194 .371 .566
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.000 1.750
Full Count   21 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 0 0 0 .048 .259 .048 .307
Behind in Count   78 15 4 0 1 5 4 0 29 0 0 0 .192 .192 .282 .474
Ahead in Count   26 8 2 0 1 4 3 8 0 0 1 0 .308 .471 .500 .971
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   44 9 4 0 0 2 2 1 14 0 1 0 .205 .222 .295 .518
Batting 8th   114 24 5 0 6 18 11 10 31 1 1 1 .211 .278 .412 .690
Batting 9th   33 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 1 0 .152 .200 .152 .352
Low Leverage   73 12 2 0 0 1 1 2 23 0 0 0 .164 .187 .192 .378
Medium Leverage   81 15 2 0 5 9 9 9 23 1 1 0 .185 .264 .395 .659
High Leverage   41 9 4 0 1 10 5 3 9 0 2 1 .220 .289 .390 .679
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
2020 Chiba Lotte - NPB 22 43 146 25 2 0 2 10 6 9 1 0 45 3 6 .171 .224 .226 .450 31 33 -0.5
2021 Chiba Lotte - NPB 23 69 238 59 10 2 11 32 32 18 0 1 63 12 7 .248 .300 .445 .745 118 114 1.8
2022 Chiba Lotte - NPB 24 104 380 108 24 2 13 63 45 42 0 1 87 23 10 .284 .355 .461 .815 138 142 4.8
2023 Chiba Lotte - NPB 25 120 451 119 22 2 15 53 59 39 0 1 108 24 7 .264 .322 .421 .743 110 105 3.3
2024 Chiba Lotte - NPB 26 122 441 92 17 0 10 59 44 51 0 5 106 12 10 .209 .288 .315 .603 71 71 0.9
2025 Chiba Lotte - NPB 27 119 431 115 22 2 10 44 49 36 1 2 88 17 3 .267 .323 .397 .720 105 104 3.3
2026 Chiba Lotte - NPB 28 125 411 86 12 1 11 46 33 35 2 4 90 21 12 .209 .272 .324 .596 67 64 0.8
2027 Chiba Lotte - NPB 29 95 335 77 7 2 14 50 47 35 1 0 73 8 4 .230 .305 .388 .693 94 96 1.8
Total NPB 797 2833 681 116 11 86 357 315 265 5 14 660 120 59 .240 .305 .380 .685 95 94 16.1
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
2020 Chiba Lotte (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 46 165 40 7 1 10 26 28 24 0 1 27 3 1 .242 .337 .479 .816 126 116 1.3
2025 Japan - WBC 27 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629 63 87 0.0
2027 Chiba Lotte (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 5 18 8 1 0 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .444 .476 .667 1.143 168 158 0.3
2028 Lincoln - IND 30 56 197 38 9 0 6 20 15 14 1 1 55 9 1 .193 .249 .330 .579 70 65 0.7
Total NGN 51 183 48 8 1 11 32 29 25 1 2 28 3 1 .262 .351 .497 .848 130 121
Total AA 56 197 38 9 0 6 20 15 14 1 1 55 9 1 .193 .249 .330 .579 70 65
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
2022 Chiba Lotte - NPB 24 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -54 -44 0.6
2026 Chiba Lotte - NPB 28 12 39 6 0 0 1 7 3 8 0 2 13 1 1 .154 .286 .231 .516 48 39 1.1
Total NPB 14 45 6 0 0 1 7 3 8 1 2 16 1 2 .133 .268 .200 .468 36 29
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Chiba Lotte (Ni-Gun) - AA C 46 45 372 32 4 407 3 .993 408.0 8.91 +0.4 .959 2 44 13 29.5
2020 Chiba Lotte - INT C 43 43 353 38 2 391 0 1.000 388.0 9.07 +0.6 1.275 3 46 15 32.6
2021 Chiba Lotte - INT C 69 69 544 54 2 607 9 .985 614.2 8.76 -2.4 .932 6 74 19 25.7
2022 Chiba Lotte - INT C 104 104 929 89 6 1027 9 .991 929.1 9.86 +0.3 1.021 11 97 31 32.0
2023 Chiba Lotte - INT C 120 120 1035 97 10 1143 11 .990 1095.0 9.30 +0.9 .938 7 91 27 29.7
2024 Chiba Lotte - INT C 120 120 1042 75 6 1128 11 .990 1075.2 9.35 +2.8 .922 5 101 34 33.7
2024 Chiba Lotte - INT 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 0.0 .000
2025 Chiba Lotte - INT C 116 114 999 68 4 1082 15 .986 1020.1 9.41 +1.1 1.147 8 126 25 19.8
2025 Japan - WBC C 2 2 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 18.0 11.00 -0.0 .000 0 1 0 0.0
2026 Chiba Lotte - INT C 121 119 1062 96 14 1161 3 .997 1064.0 9.80 +4.7 1.134 5 121 39 32.2
2027 Chiba Lotte (Ni-Gun) - AA C 4 4 28 4 0 34 2 .941 36.0 8.00 +0.2 1.072 0 9 2 22.2
2027 Chiba Lotte - INT C 95 93 834 64 5 910 12 .987 815.2 9.91 +0.7 .973 4 125 24 19.2
2028 Lincoln - IND C 56 56 546 38 2 590 6 .990 509.1 10.32 +1.1 .913 0 75 23 30.7
TOTAL C 896 889 7765 656 55 8502 81 .990 7974.0 9.50 +10.3 1.013 51 910 252 27.7
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
10/17/2019 Drafted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the 2nd round of the 2019 NPB Draft
03/20/2020 Named the #20 prospect in the NPB
05/04/2020 Wins the NGN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/03/2020 Named the #18 prospect in the NPB
12/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
02/27/2021 Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/15/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/16/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
03/25/2022 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for one week.
07/10/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/30/2022 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $8,220,000 with the Chiba Lotte Marines organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/24/2023 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
03/10/2025 Named to the 2025 World Baseball Classic for Japan.
07/06/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/01/2025 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
10/19/2026 Wins the 2026 Japan Series with the Chiba Lotte Marines.
10/24/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,800,000 with the Chiba Lotte Marines organization.
10/28/2026 Wins the 2026 NPB JPL Glove Wizard Award at C.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
03/31/2027 Injured (bone marrow edema (wrist)),out for 5 weeks.
09/12/2027 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/13/2027 Became a free agent.
11/16/2027 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Lincoln Saltdogs organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
10/14/2028 Became a free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
2022 23 6
2023 24 5
Year IBB Rank
2023 4 8
Year SH Rank
2024 12 9
2026 14 5
Year SF Rank
2024 5 4
Year WAR Rank
2022 4.8 6
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