2B Riku Masuda #61
Okayama Rascals JBL
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/04/2038
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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2B RIKU MASUDA #61 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
138 423 111 20 2 9 43 58 62 .262 .352 .383 15 2.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 60 40
Arm: 20 60 40
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/19/2037 @ KYO Win, 6-3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/17/2037 KYO Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/16/2037 KYO Loss, 1-2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/15/2037 KYO Win, 8-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
10/13/2037 @ KYO Win, 7-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/12/2037 @ KYO Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/10/2037 @ CHI Win, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/2037 @ CHI Win, 2-1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/07/2037 @ CHI Win, 3-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/06/2037 @ CHI Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Good teammate who enjoys hanging with friends.
Birthday:06/17/2000
Born in:Osaka, OSA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,520,000
Signed Through:2038 Season
Major Service:16 Years, None
Service This Yr:188 Days
40-Man Service:16 Years, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
JAPPANESE BASEBALL LEAGIE 2037 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 138 423 111 20 2 9 43 56 58 62 .262 .352 .383 .735 .337 .121 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 486 2 3 0 10 1 3 162 31 15 1 93.8 61.3 5.06 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 31 7 1 4 17 14 17 22 1 0 0 .277 .369 .464 .834
Versus Right   311 80 13 1 5 26 42 41 40 2 1 2 .257 .346 .354 .699
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   14 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .214 .214 .429 .643
April   71 17 2 0 0 7 6 7 11 0 1 0 .239 .308 .268 .575
May   79 21 5 1 4 12 11 9 15 1 0 0 .266 .337 .506 .843
June   72 22 5 1 2 7 12 10 13 1 0 1 .306 .393 .486 .879
July   71 20 3 0 1 6 11 9 6 0 0 0 .282 .362 .366 .729
August   70 10 2 0 0 4 7 18 10 0 0 1 .143 .326 .171 .497
September   46 18 3 0 1 5 8 5 5 1 0 0 .391 .442 .522 .964
Spring Training   49 10 0 0 1 3 7 7 10 0 1 1 .204 .316 .265 .581
Postseason   39 9 1 0 0 1 5 4 8 0 0 1 .231 .318 .256 .575
Last Year   423 111 20 2 9 43 56 58 62 3 1 2 .262 .352 .383 .735
2 Years Ago   502 126 16 3 6 40 60 74 78 3 8 2 .251 .348 .331 .678
Career   5366 1444 244 21 75 571 602 578 989 34 33 10 .269 .339 .364 .704
Home   217 52 7 1 7 19 27 24 35 0 0 2 .240 .321 .378 .699
Road   206 59 13 1 2 24 29 34 27 3 1 0 .286 .383 .388 .771
Grass   80 18 3 1 0 6 9 7 12 1 1 0 .225 .284 .287 .572
Turf   343 93 17 1 9 37 47 51 50 2 0 2 .271 .367 .405 .772
Day   189 48 8 0 5 20 33 41 27 1 1 2 .254 .391 .376 .766
Night   234 63 12 2 4 23 23 17 35 2 0 0 .269 .316 .389 .705
As Starter   417 110 20 2 8 42 55 58 61 3 1 2 .264 .354 .379 .733
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Close/Late   78 15 4 0 0 5 13 14 11 0 0 1 .192 .323 .244 .566
Inning 1-3   135 43 7 0 3 18 19 22 22 1 1 0 .319 .411 .437 .848
Inning 4-6   175 42 6 1 5 17 18 16 25 1 0 0 .240 .302 .371 .674
Inning 7-9   105 24 5 1 1 7 18 18 13 1 0 2 .229 .349 .324 .673
Extra Innings   8 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
0 Outs   139 35 5 0 3 10 26 17 27 0 0 0 .252 .333 .353 .686
1 Outs   141 36 7 1 1 14 18 25 17 3 1 1 .255 .365 .340 .705
2 Outs   143 40 8 1 5 19 12 16 18 0 0 1 .280 .356 .455 .811
Scoring Position   104 26 6 0 1 29 9 13 21 3 1 0 .250 .325 .337 .662
Bases Empty   244 65 9 2 5 5 37 35 34 0 0 2 .266 .363 .381 .744
Runner on 1st   75 20 5 0 3 9 10 10 7 0 0 0 .267 .353 .453 .806
Runner on 2nd   45 12 3 0 1 10 4 10 7 0 1 0 .267 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 3rd   10 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 2 0 0 .200 .167 .300 .467
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 7 0 0 0 4 1 2 7 0 0 0 .269 .321 .269 .591
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 .222 .200 .333 .533
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Bases Loaded   7 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Two Strikes   186 38 11 0 3 18 21 28 62 0 0 2 .204 .315 .312 .627
First Pitch   66 17 2 0 1 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 .258 .279 .333 .613
Count 0-1   40 13 1 1 1 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 .325 .317 .475 .792
Count 0-2   39 7 1 0 1 3 3 0 20 0 0 1 .179 .200 .282 .482
Count 1-0   39 12 2 0 3 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .300 .590 .890
Count 1-1   34 13 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .382 .382 .412 .794
Count 1-2   51 13 3 0 1 5 7 0 19 0 0 1 .255 .269 .373 .642
Count 2-0   19 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .316 .474
Count 2-1   28 9 2 1 0 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 .321 .310 .464 .775
Count 2-2   66 13 4 0 1 8 4 0 16 0 0 0 .197 .197 .303 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 6 1 0 0 1 7 15 0 0 0 0 .545 .808 .636 1.444
Full Count   30 5 3 0 0 2 7 28 7 0 0 0 .167 .569 .267 .836
Behind in Count   130 33 5 1 3 15 13 0 39 1 0 2 .254 .263 .377 .640
Ahead in Count   97 30 5 1 4 13 23 28 0 2 1 0 .309 .457 .505 .962
Batting 2nd   28 9 1 0 1 3 4 6 4 0 1 0 .321 .441 .464 .905
Batting 4th   8 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .958
Batting 5th   36 5 0 0 1 2 3 5 5 0 0 1 .139 .262 .222 .484
Batting 6th   326 90 18 2 6 32 45 42 47 3 0 1 .276 .358 .399 .756
Batting 7th   21 5 1 0 0 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .238 .360 .286 .646
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   192 47 7 2 3 6 26 34 25 1 0 2 .245 .362 .349 .711
Medium Leverage   170 48 7 0 5 24 21 15 28 1 1 0 .282 .339 .412 .750
High Leverage   59 15 5 0 1 13 9 9 9 1 0 0 .254 .348 .390 .738
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
2022 Yomiuri - JBL 21 24 43 13 1 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 9 1 0 .302 .375 .326 .701 105 112 0.3
2023 Yomiuri - JBL 22 134 476 122 24 1 7 46 45 38 0 2 104 5 0 .256 .310 .355 .665 94 95 2.5
2024 Yomiuri - JBL 23 137 467 113 20 2 9 53 50 54 0 7 94 9 3 .242 .316 .351 .667 91 93 1.4
2025 Yomiuri - JBL 24 110 401 113 18 1 9 43 55 46 0 1 70 9 0 .282 .355 .399 .754 110 113 2.8
2026 Yomiuri - JBL 25 144 522 154 25 3 9 64 69 48 0 6 84 7 2 .295 .351 .406 .757 129 129 3.8
2027 Yomiuri - JBL 26 110 328 92 17 0 1 32 34 30 0 1 68 3 0 .280 .340 .341 .681 106 107 2.0
2028 Okayama - JBL 27 107 236 69 7 1 0 19 22 32 1 2 43 2 1 .292 .376 .331 .707 115 117 2.2
2029 Okayama - JBL 28 137 509 136 21 3 9 55 60 60 1 1 112 7 0 .267 .345 .373 .718 119 121 3.9
2030 Okayama - JBL 29 68 128 36 8 0 4 19 15 8 0 0 22 1 1 .281 .324 .438 .761 133 135 1.1
2031 Okayama - JBL 30 123 466 122 21 4 5 55 44 38 0 3 87 2 4 .262 .316 .356 .672 106 105 2.7
2032 Okayama - JBL 31 125 455 124 30 0 6 64 48 45 1 4 83 5 1 .273 .337 .378 .715 109 109 3.2
2033 Okayama - JBL 32 85 156 43 4 0 0 13 16 14 1 1 29 2 3 .276 .337 .301 .638 91 88 0.4
2034 Okayama - JBL 33 96 151 42 6 1 1 11 13 16 0 0 27 1 3 .278 .347 .351 .698 100 102 0.1
2035 Okayama - JBL 34 94 103 28 6 0 0 11 11 13 1 0 17 2 2 .272 .359 .330 .689 105 106 0.1
2036 Okayama - JBL 35 139 502 126 16 3 6 40 60 74 2 3 78 21 7 .251 .348 .331 .678 105 110 2.5
2037 Okayama - JBL 36 138 423 111 20 2 9 43 56 58 2 3 62 15 1 .262 .352 .383 .735 109 114 2.4
Total JBL 1771 5366 1444 244 21 75 571 602 578 10 34 989 92 28 .269 .339 .364 .704 108 110 31.5
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
2021 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 124 481 122 19 3 6 43 60 35 3 5 93 16 3 .254 .305 .343 .648 83 84 1.7
2022 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 21 86 30 7 2 0 9 11 9 0 2 10 1 1 .349 .402 .477 .879 129 130 0.8
2023 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 3 13 6 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .462 .500 .692 1.192 207 213 0.3
2025 Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 3 12 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .417 .583 46 33 -0.1
Total JAA 151 592 160 27 6 7 58 76 45 3 7 107 17 4 .270 .321 .372 .693 92 93
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
2037 Okayama - JBL 36 13 39 9 1 0 0 1 5 4 1 0 8 0 2 .231 .318 .256 .575 65 74 -0.7
Total JBL 13 39 9 1 0 0 1 5 4 1 0 8 0 2 .231 .318 .256 .575 65 74
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Yomiuri - INT 2B 15 8 23 26 11 49 0 1.000 91.2 4.81 -0.4 .992
2022 Yomiuri - INT 3B 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 11.1 0.79 +0.0 1.030
2022 Yomiuri - INT SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.1 .000
2023 Yomiuri - INT 2B 134 134 241 340 94 587 6 .990 1164.1 4.49 +3.3 1.014
2024 Yomiuri - INT 2B 135 134 229 300 69 538 9 .983 1166.1 4.08 -3.8 .985
2024 Yomiuri - INT 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
2025 Yomiuri - INT 2B 108 107 178 261 83 442 3 .993 922.2 4.28 -1.2 1.010
2025 Yomiuri - INT 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Yomiuri - INT 2B 144 144 190 329 107 532 13 .976 1237.2 3.77 -8.4 .973
2027 Yomiuri - INT 2B 102 78 125 215 53 348 8 .977 695.1 4.40 -0.3 .971
2027 Yomiuri - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 Yomiuri - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2028 Okayama - INT 2B 88 56 84 160 30 246 2 .992 544.2 4.03 +2.7 1.008
2028 Okayama - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2029 Okayama - INT 2B 136 130 185 297 90 490 8 .984 1153.0 3.76 -3.5 .977
2030 Okayama - INT 2B 30 16 31 49 17 81 1 .988 162.0 4.44 +0.7 1.004
2031 Okayama - INT 2B 112 111 162 286 69 459 11 .976 995.0 4.05 +0.4 .983
2032 Okayama - INT 2B 123 123 192 334 80 534 8 .985 1091.1 4.34 +0.8 .992
2033 Okayama - INT 2B 38 22 45 72 18 119 2 .983 243.1 4.33 -1.2 .959
2034 Okayama - INT 2B 16 14 18 43 14 65 4 .938 123.1 4.45 -1.5 .931
2034 Okayama - INT SS 14 1 4 11 5 15 0 1.000 42.0 3.21 -0.4 1.047
2035 Okayama - INT 2B 10 1 14 18 5 32 0 1.000 44.0 6.55 +0.4 1.129
2035 Okayama - INT SS 33 2 14 18 4 35 3 .914 82.1 3.50 -3.4 .731
2036 Okayama - INT 2B 136 135 253 356 91 613 4 .993 1173.1 4.67 -3.5 .980
2037 Okayama - INT 2B 103 94 172 254 68 433 7 .984 810.2 4.73 -7.2 .943
2037 Okayama - INT 3B 40 36 26 54 6 84 4 .952 301.0 2.39 -1.0 1.022
2037 Okayama - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 1430 1307 2142 3340 899 5568 86 .985 11618.2 4.25 -22.7 .985
TOTAL 3B 48 36 26 55 7 85 4 .953 316.0 2.31 -1.2 1.022
TOTAL SS 48 3 19 29 9 51 3 .941 125.1 3.45 -3.9 .820
PLAYER HISTORY
10/25/2018 Drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 2nd round of the 2018 NPB Draft from Meishu Gakuen Hitachi HS
03/26/2021 Named the #31 prospect in the NPB
07/08/2021 Named the #24 prospect in the NPB
07/29/2021 Injured (hip strain),out for 3 weeks.
11/12/2021 Named the #17 prospect in the NPB
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 35 (45).
04/01/2022 Named the #36 prospect in the NPB
12/13/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
12/09/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
11/21/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $242,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/23/2025 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/23/2025 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
09/22/2025 Wins the NPB JCL Player of the Week Award.
10/09/2025 Wins the 2025 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League Farmchamp with the Yomiuri (Ni-Gun) Giants!
11/02/2025 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
12/09/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
01/21/2026 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $15,360,000 with the Yomiuri Giants organization.
06/01/2026 Wins the NPB JCL Batter of the Month Award.
07/26/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/14/2026 Wins the NPB JCL Player of the Week Award.
10/31/2026 Wins the 2026 NPB JCL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
04/29/2027 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
04/22/2028 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/25/2028 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
04/04/2029 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $20,200,000 with the Okayama Rascals organization.
05/29/2029 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
08/13/2029 Wins the JBL JCL Player of the Week Award.
09/24/2029 Wins the JBL JCL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
07/27/2031 Was selected to the 2031 Jappanese Baseball Leagie All-Star Game.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (40).
07/25/2032 Was selected to the 2032 Jappanese Baseball Leagie All-Star Game.
08/28/2032 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/12/2032 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
03/13/2034 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $10,080,000 with the Okayama Rascals organization.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
10/20/2037 Wins the 2037 Japan Series with the Okayama Rascals.
10/21/2037 Has met the vesting criteria in his contract.
01/01/2038 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2026 144 1
Year AB Rank
2029 509 9
Year H Rank
2026 154 1
2029 136 4
Year TB Rank
2026 212 2
Year 3B Rank
2029 3 8
2031 4 5
2036 3 10
Year RBI Rank
2026 64 10
2032 64 9
Year R Rank
2026 69 7
Year BB Rank
2036 74 5
Year IBB Rank
2026 2 6
Year SH Rank
2036 8 3
Year SF Rank
2024 7 2
2026 6 6
Year AVG Rank
2026 .295 2
2029 .267 2
2031 .262 7
Year OBP Rank
2026 .351 8
2029 .345 9
2036 .348 8
Year SLG Rank
2026 .406 8
Year RC Rank
2026 74.10 6
2029 67.18 9
Year RC/27 Rank
2026 5.12 6
Year wOBA Rank
2026 .348 7
Year OPS Rank
2026 .757 4
Year WAR Rank
2026 3.8 8
2029 3.8 10
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