C Yushi Shimizu #8
SS Lions NPB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/22/2025
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C YUSHI SHIMIZU #8 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
45 80 22 3 1 3 15 11 15 .275 .383 .450 0 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 40
Gap 40 45 40 40
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 50 50 45 50
Avoid K's 45 50 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 35
Errors: - 50 50
Arm: 65 50 55
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 20 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/19/2025 @ CHIB Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/18/2025 @ CHIB Loss, 1-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/17/2025 @ HOKK Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/15/2025 @ HOKK Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/11/2025 CHIB Win, 10-2 3 2 2 3 1 2 0 0
07/10/2025 @ RAKU Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/2025 @ ORI Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/02/2025 FSB Win, 10-9 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
06/29/2025 HOKK Win, 7-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/27/2025 HOKK Win, 5-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
A decent teammate.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:05/22/1996
Born in:Yamaguchi, YAM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y165,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:116 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 74 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
JAPAN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 45 80 22 3 1 3 15 7 11 15 .275 .383 .450 .833 .379 .175 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 94 3 1 0 2 1 0 36 7 0 2 0.0 13.4 5.76 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   22 4 1 0 1 4 4 4 5 0 1 1 .182 .333 .364 .697
Versus Right   58 18 2 1 2 11 3 7 10 0 0 2 .310 .403 .483 .886
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   34 8 0 1 0 1 1 7 7 0 0 1 .235 .381 .294 .675
May   29 8 1 0 2 6 4 2 7 0 1 2 .276 .364 .517 .881
June   6 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
July   11 3 1 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .273 .385 .636 1.021
Spring Training   47 5 1 0 0 3 1 7 12 0 1 0 .106 .222 .128 .350
Last Year   33 8 3 0 1 7 1 3 9 0 2 0 .242 .306 .424 .730
Career   901 203 38 1 20 102 82 78 234 5 49 9 .225 .292 .336 .628
Home   41 11 2 0 2 9 5 9 8 0 1 2 .268 .423 .463 .886
Road   39 11 1 1 1 6 2 2 7 0 0 1 .282 .333 .436 .769
Grass   12 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
Turf   68 18 3 1 3 12 7 10 14 0 1 3 .265 .383 .471 .853
Day   29 10 2 0 2 8 5 6 3 0 1 1 .345 .472 .621 1.093
Night   51 12 1 1 1 7 2 5 12 0 0 2 .235 .328 .353 .681
As Starter   72 19 2 1 3 11 7 11 11 0 1 3 .264 .384 .444 .828
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Pinch Hitting   7 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Close/Late   19 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 6 0 1 0 .211 .286 .263 .549
Inning 1-3   22 8 1 0 2 7 4 3 3 0 0 1 .364 .462 .682 1.143
Inning 4-6   25 8 1 0 0 2 2 5 3 0 0 1 .320 .452 .360 .812
Inning 7-9   32 6 1 1 1 6 1 3 9 0 1 1 .188 .278 .375 .653
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   22 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 .227 .292 .273 .564
1 Outs   24 5 1 0 2 8 3 4 6 0 0 2 .208 .367 .500 .867
2 Outs   34 12 1 1 1 6 3 5 7 0 0 1 .353 .450 .529 .979
Scoring Position   22 7 1 0 3 14 4 4 5 0 1 0 .318 .423 .773 1.196
Bases Empty   41 11 1 1 0 0 1 5 8 0 0 1 .268 .362 .341 .703
Runner on 1st   17 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 .235 .381 .294 .675
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 0 0 2 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 1.000 1.333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   4 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Two Strikes   30 3 0 0 0 3 3 8 15 0 0 1 .100 .308 .100 .408
First Pitch   15 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .400 .471 .533 1.004
Count 0-1   10 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .545 .800 1.345
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200
Count 1-0   6 4 2 0 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 2.000 2.667
Count 1-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   12 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-0   5 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 2-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-2   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Full Count   6 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 0 0 0 .000 .571 .000 .571
Behind in Count   26 8 0 0 1 5 1 0 8 0 0 2 .308 .357 .423 .780
Ahead in Count   20 8 3 0 2 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .455 .850 1.305
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   42 15 2 1 2 9 4 8 8 0 0 0 .357 .460 .595 1.055
Batting 9th   36 7 1 0 1 6 3 3 5 0 1 3 .194 .310 .306 .615
Low Leverage   37 13 1 1 1 3 1 8 2 0 0 1 .351 .478 .514 .992
Medium Leverage   26 5 1 0 1 4 4 2 7 0 0 2 .192 .300 .346 .646
High Leverage   15 4 1 0 1 8 2 1 4 0 1 0 .267 .312 .533 .846
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
2015 HNH - NPB 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -135 -0.0
2016 HNH - NPB 20 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 43 36 -0.0
2017 HNH - NPB 21 61 111 22 4 0 1 10 7 5 0 1 35 0 0 .198 .231 .261 .492 41 32 -0.5
2018 HNH - NPB 22 86 200 43 7 0 7 21 25 18 3 1 51 0 1 .215 .288 .355 .643 84 83 0.3
2019 HNH - NPB 23 98 216 56 8 0 5 24 17 19 1 1 51 0 1 .259 .321 .366 .686 96 98 0.7
2020 HNH - NPB 24 69 135 26 7 0 3 16 13 7 1 2 37 0 0 .193 .234 .311 .546 55 47 -0.3
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 25 41 116 24 6 0 0 9 12 15 1 0 33 0 1 .207 .303 .259 .562 59 53 0.1
2024 SS - NPB 28 20 33 8 3 0 1 7 1 3 0 0 9 0 0 .242 .306 .424 .730 110 110 0.2
2025 SS - NPB 29 45 80 22 3 1 3 15 7 11 3 0 15 0 2 .275 .383 .450 .833 130 137 0.7
Total NPB 426 901 203 38 1 20 102 82 78 9 5 234 0 5 .225 .292 .336 .628 79 77 1.1
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
2015 HNH (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 83 230 51 5 0 3 18 29 18 1 1 60 2 0 .222 .280 .283 .563 58 54 -0.4
2016 HNH (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 66 207 55 11 0 4 22 19 11 1 1 37 0 0 .266 .305 .377 .681 90 87 0.5
2017 HNH (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 31 88 22 4 0 3 7 14 10 0 0 23 0 1 .250 .327 .398 .724 102 103 0.3
2019 HNH (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 6 14 5 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .357 .400 .643 1.043 189 195 0.2
2020 HNH (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 11 30 6 1 0 1 3 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .314 .333 .648 81 83 0.1
2021 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 16 30 8 2 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 10 0 0 .267 .353 .433 .786 124 114 0.1
2022 Fukui Wild - A 26 14 28 12 1 0 0 3 4 2 1 0 7 0 0 .429 .484 .464 .948 129 139 0.3
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 26 5 13 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 .231 .375 .231 .606 57 72 0.1
2023 Busan - A 27 25 69 19 0 0 3 10 11 7 0 2 11 0 3 .275 .333 .406 .739 116 118 0.4
2023 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 27 51 136 25 3 1 5 15 14 13 1 1 28 0 1 .184 .258 .331 .589 69 63 -0.5
2024 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 28 30 103 20 4 0 2 9 10 12 0 1 19 0 0 .194 .276 .291 .567 63 57 -0.5
Total NGN 299 851 195 31 1 20 80 100 76 4 4 184 2 2 .229 .294 .338 .633 78 75
Total BCL 39 97 31 1 0 3 13 15 9 1 2 18 0 3 .320 .376 .423 .799 120 124
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 HNH - INT C 69 0 386 41 3 435 8 .982 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2021 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA C 9 7 63 6 2 69 0 1.000 69.0 9.00 +0.6 .000 0 6 4 66.7
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT C 39 36 235 27 1 264 2 .992 320.1 7.36 +1.1 1.108 3 19 9 47.4
2021 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 1B 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 .667 3.0 6.00 -0.6 .508
2021 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA C 4 4 30 4 1 34 0 1.000 35.0 8.74 +1.0 3.067 1 2 1 50.0
2022 Fukui Wild - A C 6 6 50 4 0 55 1 .982 47.2 10.20 +0.4 1.051 0 4 1 25.0
2023 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA C 29 27 178 29 3 210 3 .986 247.0 7.54 -0.2 1.055 1 39 18 46.2
2023 Busan - A C 13 13 144 10 1 155 1 .994 116.0 11.95 -0.1 1.089 1 6 2 33.3
2023 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 9 6 13 15 3 29 1 .966 64.1 3.92 -2.2 .837
2023 Busan - A 3B 6 6 1 11 0 15 3 .800 52.0 2.08 -0.3 .934
2024 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA C 16 16 119 16 0 135 0 1.000 145.2 8.34 -0.7 1.012 1 18 7 38.9
2024 SS - INT C 17 11 84 4 2 88 0 1.000 98.0 8.08 -0.3 .442 0 4 1 25.0
2024 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 1B 6 6 47 3 2 51 1 .980 53.2 8.39 -0.9 .848
2024 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 2B 4 4 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 34.0 2.65 -0.8 .813
2024 SS - INT 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 YO (Ni-Gun) - AA 3B 3 3 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 -0.6 .872
2024 SS - INT 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 SS - INT C 37 23 158 12 0 170 0 1.000 217.1 7.04 -0.1 1.280 5 20 4 20.0
2025 SS - INT 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 239 143 1447 153 13 1615 15 .991 1296.0 11.11 +1.8 1.114 12 118 47 39.8
TOTAL 1B 9 6 50 4 3 56 2 .964 57.2 8.43 -1.5 .763
TOTAL 2B 14 10 16 22 3 39 1 .974 100.1 3.41 -2.9 .828
TOTAL 3B 10 9 2 16 1 21 3 .857 79.0 2.05 -0.9 .914
PLAYER HISTORY
10/23/2014 Drafted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the 2nd round of the 2014 NPB draft from Kyushu Kokusai Daigaku Fuzoku HS.
11/30/2021 Became a free agent.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 35 (40).
06/08/2022 Signed a minor league contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks organization.
06/19/2022 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/24/2022 Released by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
03/06/2023 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the YO Giants organization.
03/15/2023 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/21/2023 Wins the 2023 Japan Baseball Ni-Gun League Farmchamp with the YO (Ni-Gun) Giants!
09/21/2023 Wins the 2023 South Korean Baseball Challenge League League Championship Series with the Busan Dreams!
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/06/2024 Released by the YO organization.
07/24/2024 Signed a minor league contract (Y27,000 bonus) with the SS Lions organization.
10/19/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of Y165,000 with the SS Lions organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
05/11/2025 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/09/2025 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for one week.
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