C Shogo Sakakura #10
HT Carp NPB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/10/2025
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C SHOGO SAKAKURA #10 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
82 313 92 22 3 2 31 24 61 .294 .349 .403 0 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 55 65 65
Gap 60 55 65 60
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 45 45 50 50
Avoid K's 60 55 65 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 25 25
Arm: 60 50 50
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 40 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 40 Left Field: -
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/09/2025 @ CHUN Win, 11-0 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
07/08/2025 @ CHUN Loss, 0-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/06/2025 @ HAN Win, 11-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/05/2025 @ HAN Loss, 3-7 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/2025 @ HAN Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/03/2025 YAK Win, 6-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/02/2025 YAK Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/01/2025 YAK Win, 4-2 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
06/29/2025 YOKO Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/28/2025 YOKO Loss, 1-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Likes to do crossword puzzles in his spare time.
Birthday:05/29/1998
Born in:Narita, CHI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:Y2,430,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 53 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 134 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension:Y3,150,000 total for 1 year
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 82 313 92 22 3 2 31 36 24 61 .294 .349 .403 .751 .347 .109 117
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 77 344 4 0 0 6 0 3 126 27 0 1 0.0 44.3 5.18 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 26 6 1 2 12 14 3 30 1 0 2 .232 .263 .357 .620
Versus Right   201 66 16 2 0 19 20 21 31 2 0 2 .328 .394 .428 .822
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   7 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
Last Week   20 8 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .429 .500 .929
March   11 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .182 .167 .364 .530
April   96 33 5 1 1 10 14 11 23 1 0 1 .344 .413 .448 .861
May   83 14 4 0 1 4 8 6 20 0 0 3 .169 .250 .253 .503
June   96 33 10 1 0 12 12 4 13 1 0 0 .344 .366 .469 .835
July   27 10 3 0 0 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 .370 .433 .481 .915
Spring Training   42 8 3 0 0 5 6 16 6 0 0 0 .190 .414 .262 .676
Last Year   331 105 30 4 3 47 44 42 49 1 0 0 .317 .393 .459 .852
2 Years Ago   446 126 26 2 5 52 53 30 91 5 3 5 .283 .331 .383 .715
Career   1834 527 131 13 21 234 214 152 344 16 5 12 .287 .343 .407 .750
Home   155 46 11 1 1 16 21 13 32 2 0 2 .297 .355 .400 .755
Road   158 46 11 2 1 15 15 11 29 1 0 2 .291 .343 .405 .748
Grass   203 59 12 1 1 17 25 18 43 2 0 2 .291 .351 .374 .725
Turf   110 33 10 2 1 14 11 6 18 1 0 2 .300 .345 .455 .799
Day   149 40 11 2 0 12 11 9 32 0 0 0 .268 .310 .369 .679
Night   164 52 11 1 2 19 25 15 29 3 0 4 .317 .382 .433 .815
As Starter   309 92 22 3 2 31 36 23 60 3 0 4 .298 .351 .408 .759
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   54 14 5 0 0 5 5 6 12 2 0 1 .259 .333 .352 .685
Inning 1-3   133 43 10 0 2 12 18 12 24 0 0 2 .323 .388 .444 .831
Inning 4-6   99 24 6 3 0 12 9 5 19 1 0 1 .242 .283 .364 .647
Inning 7-9   77 25 6 0 0 7 7 7 15 2 0 1 .325 .379 .403 .782
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   127 33 9 0 0 3 15 6 28 0 0 3 .260 .309 .331 .640
1 Outs   106 29 5 2 2 16 12 10 21 3 0 0 .274 .328 .415 .743
2 Outs   80 30 8 1 0 12 7 8 12 0 0 1 .375 .438 .500 .938
Scoring Position   73 20 6 0 0 23 8 10 15 3 0 0 .274 .349 .356 .705
Bases Empty   173 46 9 1 1 1 15 13 29 0 0 4 .266 .332 .347 .678
Runner on 1st   67 26 7 2 1 7 11 1 17 0 0 0 .388 .397 .597 .994
Runner on 2nd   28 9 4 0 0 6 2 4 5 0 0 0 .321 .406 .464 .871
Runner on 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 7 1 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 .280 .333 .320 .653
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Bases Loaded   8 2 1 0 0 6 0 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Two Strikes   126 25 7 0 0 9 8 9 61 0 0 1 .198 .257 .254 .511
First Pitch   53 18 3 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .340 .352 .434 .786
Count 0-1   26 13 4 1 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .519 .731 1.249
Count 0-2   23 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 1 .130 .167 .174 .341
Count 1-0   42 14 3 1 1 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .318 .524 .842
Count 1-1   34 11 4 0 0 4 5 0 0 1 0 1 .324 .333 .441 .775
Count 1-2   46 9 3 0 0 3 2 0 26 0 0 0 .196 .196 .261 .457
Count 2-0   12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 2-1   16 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .562 .938
Count 2-2   33 9 3 0 0 3 2 0 13 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 .250 .800 .250 1.050
Full Count   24 4 0 0 0 2 4 9 9 0 0 0 .167 .394 .167 .561
Behind in Count   95 25 8 1 0 11 8 0 39 0 0 2 .263 .278 .368 .647
Ahead in Count   74 25 4 1 2 8 13 15 0 2 0 0 .338 .440 .500 .940
Batting Leadoff   195 53 14 1 1 16 21 11 36 1 0 3 .272 .319 .369 .688
Batting 3rd   108 38 8 2 1 15 13 12 23 2 0 1 .352 .415 .491 .905
Batting 6th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 7th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 8th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   117 40 8 2 1 8 13 9 23 0 0 2 .342 .398 .470 .869
Medium Leverage   134 37 9 0 1 10 14 11 24 0 0 2 .276 .340 .366 .706
High Leverage   62 15 5 1 0 13 7 4 14 3 0 0 .242 .275 .355 .630
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 HT - NPB 19 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 44 36 -0.0
2018 HT - NPB 20 9 8 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472 35 29 -0.0
2019 HT - NPB 21 51 61 14 4 0 1 7 4 3 0 0 19 0 0 .230 .266 .344 .610 74 69 0.0
2020 HT - NPB 22 81 209 60 15 1 3 26 24 17 2 0 36 1 1 .287 .346 .411 .758 117 118 1.2
2021 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 23 36 87 18 3 1 1 13 5 5 1 3 20 0 0 .207 .250 .299 .549 54 49 -0.1
2022 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 24 119 375 110 30 2 6 55 47 30 0 4 67 1 3 .293 .342 .432 .774 115 115 2.8
2023 HT - NPB 25 129 446 126 26 2 5 52 53 30 5 5 91 3 2 .283 .331 .383 .715 112 113 1.5
2024 HT - NPB 26 110 331 105 30 4 3 47 44 42 0 1 49 0 2 .317 .393 .459 .852 146 148 3.0
2025 HT - NPB 27 82 313 92 22 3 2 31 36 24 4 3 61 0 1 .294 .349 .403 .751 113 117 1.5
Total NPB 620 1834 527 131 13 21 234 214 152 12 16 344 5 9 .287 .343 .407 .750 115 116 9.8
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 HT (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 99 285 85 18 4 1 34 28 25 2 0 42 13 4 .298 .359 .400 .759 113 116 1.8
2018 HT (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 58 161 53 15 4 4 29 16 7 4 0 29 4 2 .329 .372 .547 .919 156 160 1.8
2019 HT (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 32 110 36 6 2 2 15 11 15 1 0 20 5 2 .327 .413 .473 .885 148 156 1.3
2021 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 44 69 25 5 1 2 20 13 12 1 1 12 0 0 .362 .458 .551 1.009 178 171 1.0
Total NGN 233 625 199 44 11 9 98 68 59 8 1 103 22 8 .318 .384 .467 .851 138 141
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 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 24 6 16 5 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 5 0 0 .312 .333 .500 .833 130 95 0.6
2023 HT - NPB 25 7 26 6 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 8 0 0 .231 .259 .308 .567 68 65 -1.0
2024 HT - NPB 26 7 23 10 5 0 1 7 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 .435 .536 .783 1.318 278 290 0.5
Total NPB 20 65 21 10 0 1 9 12 7 0 1 14 0 0 .323 .384 .523 .907 164 158
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 HT - INT C 55 0 367 43 5 412 2 .995 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2021 Hiroshima Toyo - INT C 26 19 155 11 2 166 0 1.000 187.1 7.98 -0.8 1.007 3 12 3 25.0
2022 Hiroshima Toyo - INT C 94 88 748 48 6 801 5 .994 756.1 9.47 -0.5 .895 6 50 10 20.0
2022 Hiroshima Toyo - INT 1B 3 0 5 1 2 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.0 1.013
2023 HT - INT C 87 83 745 50 2 801 6 .993 699.0 10.24 -0.9 .954 4 49 18 36.7
2023 HT - INT 1B 25 24 153 6 16 163 4 .975 207.1 6.90 -2.9 .810
2024 HT - INT C 92 87 574 51 8 626 1 .998 649.2 8.66 +0.1 .994 8 57 25 43.9
2024 HT - INT 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 HT - INT C 74 72 497 31 6 530 2 .996 555.0 8.56 -1.1 .834 3 60 10 16.7
2025 HT - INT 1B 5 5 36 6 8 43 1 .977 35.0 10.80 -0.4 .940
TOTAL C 428 349 3086 234 29 3336 16 .995 2847.1 10.49 -3.1 .928 24 228 66 28.9
TOTAL 1B 34 29 194 13 26 212 5 .976 251.1 7.41 -3.3 .854
PLAYER HISTORY
10/21/2016 Drafted by the Hiroshima Carp in the 4th round of the 2016 NPB Draft from NichiDaiSan HS
12/02/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of Y180,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
05/13/2022 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/13/2022 Wins the 2022 NPB JCL Platinum Stick Award at C.
10/16/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of Y425,000 with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp organization.
11/14/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of Y900,000 with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
07/31/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Japan Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/20/2023 Wins the 2023 NPB JCL Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/09/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of Y2,430,000 with the HT Carp organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
06/22/2024 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/29/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Japan Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/23/2024 Injured (bruised neck),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/04/2024 Wins the 2024 Japan Series MVP Award.
10/05/2024 Wins the 2024 Japan Series with the HT Carp.
11/20/2024 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the HT Carp development complex.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
04/15/2025 Injured (shin splints),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/29/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of Y3,150,000 with the HT Carp organization.
06/09/2025 Wins the NPB JCL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
2022 30 8
2023 26 8
2024 30 5
Year 3B Rank
2024 4 6
Year SF Rank
2022 4 9
2023 5 4
Year AVG Rank
2023 .283 2
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