1B Jinya Yoshimura #24
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/18/2038
OA: 45 POT: 45
1B JINYA YOSHIMURA #24 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 321 96 26 0 10 51 17 43 .299 .343 .474 0 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 55 60 60
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 60 55 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 25
Errors: - 25 20
Arm: 20 35 25
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/17/2038 @ VER Loss, 5-6 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
10/16/2038 @ VER Loss, 6-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/13/2038 SOW Loss, 3-9 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/10/2038 @ BRA Win, 13-5 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
10/09/2038 @ BRA Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/08/2038 @ BRA Loss, 4-5 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
10/07/2038 @ VER Loss, 5-8 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
10/05/2038 @ VER Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/2038 BLO Win, 6-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/2038 BLO Win, 10-8 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Can be intimidating, with his habitual scowl.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:10/29/2009
Born in:Fukuoka, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 8"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,880,000
Signed Through:2038 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 50 Days
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 60 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2028, 6th Pick in Round 2
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2038 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 88 321 96 26 0 10 51 44 17 43 .299 .343 .474 .816 .351 .174 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 75 347 6 2 0 10 0 3 152 36 0 0 0.0 50.0 5.67 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   66 17 6 0 3 13 11 6 9 0 0 3 .258 .347 .485 .832
Versus Right   255 79 20 0 7 38 33 11 34 3 0 3 .310 .342 .471 .812
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   10 4 3 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .455 1.000 1.455
April   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
May   81 16 2 0 2 7 10 3 14 0 0 2 .198 .244 .296 .540
June   86 24 5 0 4 15 9 3 12 0 0 1 .279 .311 .477 .788
July   62 23 7 0 1 13 9 1 5 0 0 0 .371 .381 .532 .913
August   9 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 .333 .400 .444 .844
September   40 17 3 0 2 4 9 5 3 2 0 0 .425 .468 .650 1.118
October   38 11 8 0 1 10 6 5 5 1 0 2 .289 .391 .579 .970
Spring Training   72 21 3 0 2 10 7 1 9 0 0 0 .292 .301 .417 .718
Last Year   220 61 17 0 5 30 22 10 31 1 0 5 .277 .322 .423 .745
2 Years Ago   170 47 11 1 3 23 27 12 25 4 0 4 .276 .332 .406 .737
Career   1513 424 106 1 43 213 176 96 263 10 1 25 .280 .332 .437 .768
Home   161 56 10 0 7 31 30 10 19 1 0 3 .348 .394 .540 .935
Road   160 40 16 0 3 20 14 7 24 2 0 3 .250 .291 .406 .697
Grass   21 8 2 0 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 .381 .409 .619 1.028
Turf   300 88 24 0 9 49 39 16 42 3 0 6 .293 .338 .463 .802
Day   141 38 14 0 3 19 17 11 14 2 0 2 .270 .327 .433 .760
Night   180 58 12 0 7 32 27 6 29 1 0 4 .322 .356 .506 .862
As Starter   309 90 23 0 10 49 41 14 42 2 0 6 .291 .332 .463 .795
As Reliever / Substitution   12 6 3 0 0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 .500 .562 .750 1.312
Pinch Hitting   10 6 3 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .600 .667 .900 1.567
Close/Late   62 19 6 0 2 16 10 4 8 2 0 3 .306 .366 .500 .866
Inning 1-3   118 29 5 0 3 12 11 5 15 1 0 1 .246 .280 .364 .644
Inning 4-6   102 33 10 0 5 16 17 8 18 0 0 0 .324 .373 .569 .941
Inning 7-9   96 33 11 0 2 23 16 4 9 2 0 5 .344 .393 .521 .913
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   96 35 10 0 4 7 22 8 9 0 0 2 .365 .425 .594 1.018
1 Outs   106 29 7 0 5 22 16 7 20 3 0 3 .274 .328 .481 .809
2 Outs   119 32 9 0 1 22 6 2 14 0 0 1 .269 .287 .370 .657
Scoring Position   74 28 10 0 3 42 11 4 10 3 0 1 .378 .402 .635 1.038
Bases Empty   168 47 14 0 7 7 25 10 20 0 0 3 .280 .331 .488 .820
Runner on 1st   79 21 2 0 0 2 8 3 13 0 0 2 .266 .310 .291 .601
Runner on 2nd   24 9 1 0 1 7 3 1 3 0 0 0 .375 .400 .542 .942
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 1 5 2 1 2 2 0 0 .400 .375 1.000 1.375
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 9 5 0 0 11 4 1 3 0 0 0 .360 .385 .560 .945
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 3 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Bases Loaded   7 4 1 0 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 1 .571 .556 1.143 1.698
Two Strikes   130 29 12 0 1 13 13 10 43 0 0 4 .223 .299 .338 .637
First Pitch   69 26 4 0 2 8 10 2 0 1 0 1 .377 .397 .522 .919
Count 0-1   28 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .179 .214 .393
Count 0-2   24 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 14 0 0 2 .125 .192 .167 .359
Count 1-0   37 15 4 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .405 .405 .676 1.081
Count 1-1   23 6 0 0 3 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 .261 .250 .652 .902
Count 1-2   47 9 3 0 0 7 3 0 14 0 0 1 .191 .208 .255 .464
Count 2-0   14 4 2 0 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 .286 .312 .643 .955
Count 2-1   13 8 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .615 .615 .769 1.385
Count 2-2   30 9 4 0 1 1 2 0 8 0 0 1 .300 .323 .533 .856
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 1 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 .429 .636 1.000 1.636
Full Count   29 8 4 0 0 4 6 10 7 0 0 0 .276 .462 .414 .875
Behind in Count   99 17 5 0 0 9 7 0 28 0 0 3 .172 .196 .222 .418
Ahead in Count   71 30 9 0 4 21 15 5 0 1 0 1 .423 .462 .718 1.180
Batting 2nd   46 14 4 0 2 10 7 2 5 0 0 2 .304 .360 .522 .882
Batting 3rd   241 70 17 0 8 37 33 10 35 2 0 4 .290 .327 .461 .787
Batting 4th   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 5th   23 6 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .261 .320 .348 .668
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .286 .200 .486
Batting 9th   4 3 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.250 2.050
Low Leverage   150 38 11 0 2 9 14 7 15 0 0 5 .253 .309 .367 .675
Medium Leverage   111 39 11 0 6 21 20 6 20 1 0 0 .351 .381 .613 .994
High Leverage   59 18 4 0 2 21 9 4 8 2 0 1 .305 .348 .475 .823
SOUTH AFRICA ROOKIE BASEBALL 2038 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 3 13 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .308 .357 .308 .665 .314 .000 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 3.29 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Versus Right   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   13 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
2 Years Ago   68 20 5 1 1 8 4 7 5 0 0 4 .294 .392 .441 .834
Career   1201 331 101 5 12 157 117 73 262 10 9 28 .276 .329 .398 .727
Road   13 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
Grass   13 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
Day   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Night   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
As Starter   13 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
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
2031 Newcastle - SAB 21 31 35 10 3 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 8 0 0 .286 .359 .371 .730 122 126 0.2
2032 Newcastle - SAB 22 133 311 73 21 0 7 45 26 14 5 1 75 0 0 .235 .278 .370 .648 97 91 0.0
2033 Newcastle - SAB 23 116 122 34 5 0 4 12 11 8 0 0 32 1 0 .279 .323 .418 .741 119 119 0.8
2034 Newcastle - SAB 24 98 120 36 3 0 4 18 11 12 3 1 15 0 0 .300 .375 .425 .800 139 134 1.1
2035 Newcastle - SAB 25 123 214 67 20 0 10 32 33 19 2 0 34 0 0 .313 .374 .547 .921 165 169 2.1
2036 Newcastle - SAB 26 110 170 47 11 1 3 23 27 12 4 4 25 0 0 .276 .332 .406 .737 113 113 0.8
2037 Newcastle - SAB 27 115 220 61 17 0 5 30 22 10 5 1 31 1 0 .277 .322 .423 .745 110 108 0.5
2038 Krugersdorp - SAB 28 88 321 96 26 0 10 51 44 17 6 3 43 0 0 .299 .343 .474 .816 123 126 1.0
Total SAB 814 1513 424 106 1 43 213 176 96 25 10 263 2 0 .280 .332 .437 .768 122 121 6.5
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
2025 Total - 15 24 105 52 14 2 6 35 42 9 5 2 4 9 4 .495 .545 .838 1.384 100 100 3.0
2026 Total - 16 24 107 53 15 0 5 34 53 8 5 1 7 6 3 .495 .545 .776 1.321 100 100 2.8
2027 Total - 17 21 94 49 15 2 4 35 48 7 5 0 4 5 2 .521 .575 .851 1.427 100 100 2.8
2028 Total - 18 26 116 60 18 0 8 41 62 9 5 1 6 1 1 .517 .565 .879 1.444 100 100 3.5
2029 Potgietersrus - AA 19 117 362 83 24 0 4 32 33 13 7 2 103 0 0 .229 .268 .329 .597 72 68 -0.5
2030 Potgietersrus - AA 20 119 378 90 36 2 4 50 41 21 9 2 94 0 0 .238 .293 .376 .668 93 92 0.2
2031 Potgietersrus - AA 21 101 380 134 36 2 3 66 39 31 8 6 60 0 0 .353 .407 .482 .889 157 160 4.3
2036 Potgietersrus - AA 26 18 68 20 5 1 1 8 4 7 4 0 5 0 0 .294 .392 .441 .834 145 152 0.8
2038 Sasolburg - AA 28 3 13 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665 94 97 0.0
Total SARB 358 1201 331 101 5 12 157 117 73 28 10 262 0 0 .276 .329 .398 .727 111 111
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2031 Newcastle - INT 1B 10 4 41 2 6 44 1 .977 46.0 8.41 +0.1 1.013
2032 Newcastle - INT 1B 84 59 503 28 55 534 3 .994 549.1 8.70 +0.3 .985
2032 Newcastle - INT 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2033 Newcastle - INT 1B 37 0 73 7 7 81 1 .988 74.2 9.64 +0.8 1.037
2034 Newcastle - INT 1B 6 1 28 2 0 30 0 1.000 22.2 11.91 +0.7 2.057
2035 Newcastle - INT 1B 69 35 340 25 32 369 4 .989 383.0 8.58 +0.4 1.006
2036 Newcastle - INT 1B 51 16 155 10 20 167 2 .988 199.1 7.45 +0.9 1.082
2037 Newcastle - INT 1B 43 31 248 24 26 275 3 .989 295.1 8.29 +1.6 1.019
2038 Krugersdorp - INT 1B 17 13 113 11 9 124 0 1.000 112.1 9.93 +1.0 1.055
TOTAL 1B 317 159 1501 109 155 1624 14 .991 1682.2 8.61 +5.8 1.019
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (80); Power: 20 (50); Eye: 20 (45).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (80); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 25 (45).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 25 (45).
11/15/2028 Drafted in the 2028 first-year player draft out of high school (Akashi Shogyo High School; Akashi, HYO) by the Newcastle Rascals. (Round 2, Pick 6, 18th overall pick).
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 25 (45).
03/30/2029 Named the #30 prospect in the SAB
05/05/2029 Injured (recurring back spasms),out for 5 weeks.
07/01/2029 Named the #28 prospect in the SAB
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (75); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 25 (40).
04/26/2030 Named the #53 prospect in the SAB
07/28/2030 Named the #51 prospect in the SAB
08/05/2030 Wins the SARB WL Player of the Week Award.
11/20/2030 Named the #48 prospect in the SAB
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 25 (35).
03/31/2031 Wins the SARB WL Player of the Week Award.
04/25/2031 Named the #43 prospect in the SAB
05/12/2031 Wins the SARB WL Player of the Week Award.
06/29/2031 Was selected to the 2031 South Africa Rookie Baseball All-Star Game.
07/05/2031 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 3-4 weeks.
07/27/2031 Named the #28 prospect in the SAB
10/12/2031 Wins the 2031 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Potgietersrus Drifters!
11/19/2031 Named the #39 prospect in the SAB
12/11/2031 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 30 (35).
08/23/2032 Wins the SAB EL Player of the Week Award.
09/10/2032 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/20/2032 Wins the SAB EL Player of the Week Award.
12/17/2032 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (40).
12/13/2033 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
12/12/2034 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $210,000.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
04/25/2035 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Newcastle Rascals development complex.
08/26/2035 Was selected to the 2035 South Africa Baseball All-Star Game.
11/27/2035 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $374,000 with the Newcastle Rascals organization.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
07/28/2036 Wins the SARB WL Player of the Week Award.
11/26/2036 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $730,000 with the Newcastle Rascals organization.
01/01/2037 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
12/18/2037 Became a free agent.
01/01/2038 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40).
01/04/2038 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,880,000 with the Krugersdorp Salukis organization.
05/14/2038 Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl.
06/28/2038 Wins the SAB WL Player of the Week Award.
08/04/2038 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2036 4 7
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