CF Sozen Yamaguchi #8
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/20/2024
OA: 20 POT: 20
CF SOZEN YAMAGUCHI #8 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 36 33 37 38
Gap 39 31 41 39
Power 30 24 32 28
Eye 36 29 38 43
Avoid K's 56 50 58 57
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 74
Errors: - 42 82
Arm: 6 46 60
Turn DP: - 3 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 90
1st Base: - Center Field: 61
2nd Base: - Right Field: 68
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 66
Stealing Ability: 87
Baserunning Inst.: 100
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 81
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/27/2022 @ HOKK Win, 7-5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10/26/2022 @ HOKK Win, 10-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/24/2022 HOKK Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/23/2022 HOKK Loss, 2-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/22/2022 HOKK Win, 9-4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/20/2022 @ HOKK Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/17/2022 YOM Win, 10-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/16/2022 YOM Win, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/14/2022 YOM Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/13/2022 YOM Win, 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Not so much a leader as a follower.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:05/14/1997
Born in:Nagaoka, NII
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:2018, 10th Pick in Round 1
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 128 335 81 14 2 8 49 38 25 77 .242 .299 .367 .666 .273 .125 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 89 374 5 9 0 5 3 6 123 24 5 4 55.6 37.0 3.67 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   53 13 0 0 1 7 6 2 12 1 0 0 .245 .268 .302 .570
Versus Right   133 29 7 1 4 21 16 10 35 2 0 1 .218 .274 .376 .650
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
June   34 9 2 0 1 3 5 3 6 0 0 1 .265 .342 .412 .754
July   43 10 2 0 0 5 6 5 14 1 0 0 .233 .306 .279 .585
August   61 13 2 0 2 7 5 1 11 1 0 0 .213 .222 .344 .566
September   41 9 0 1 2 13 6 3 15 1 0 0 .220 .267 .415 .681
October   7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Spring Training   145 37 8 1 4 19 14 13 31 1 2 2 .255 .323 .407 .730
Postseason   40 13 2 0 1 9 6 5 6 2 2 2 .325 .408 .450 .858
2 Years Ago   335 81 14 2 8 49 38 25 77 6 3 5 .242 .299 .367 .666
Career   507 113 20 3 11 61 57 32 110 6 4 5 .223 .273 .339 .612
Home   83 19 4 1 1 12 11 7 19 1 0 0 .229 .286 .337 .623
Road   103 23 3 0 4 16 12 5 28 2 0 1 .223 .261 .369 .630
Grass   95 20 4 1 1 13 12 7 26 2 0 0 .211 .260 .305 .565
Turf   91 22 3 0 4 15 11 5 21 1 0 1 .242 .286 .407 .692
Day   48 14 2 1 3 10 12 5 13 1 0 0 .292 .352 .563 .914
Night   138 28 5 0 2 18 11 7 34 2 0 1 .203 .243 .283 .526
As Starter   170 41 7 1 4 25 19 11 41 3 0 1 .241 .286 .365 .651
As Reliever / Substitution   16 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 6 0 0 0 .063 .118 .250 .368
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   53 10 1 0 2 10 8 5 13 2 0 0 .189 .250 .321 .571
Inning 1-3   55 16 2 1 2 8 6 2 17 0 0 0 .291 .316 .473 .789
Inning 4-6   66 14 4 0 1 8 7 4 13 1 0 0 .212 .254 .318 .572
Inning 7-9   57 11 1 0 2 12 8 5 13 2 0 1 .193 .262 .316 .577
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
0 Outs   61 12 4 0 1 5 9 1 14 1 0 1 .197 .219 .311 .530
1 Outs   69 18 1 1 3 14 10 5 14 2 0 0 .261 .303 .435 .737
2 Outs   56 12 2 0 1 9 3 6 19 0 0 0 .214 .290 .304 .594
Scoring Position   44 16 2 1 3 25 9 5 12 3 0 0 .364 .404 .659 1.063
Bases Empty   108 20 4 0 1 1 11 5 25 0 0 1 .185 .228 .250 .478
Runner on 1st   34 6 1 0 1 2 2 2 10 0 0 0 .176 .222 .294 .516
Runner on 2nd   18 7 2 0 0 4 3 1 4 0 0 0 .389 .421 .500 .921
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 3 0 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .300 .417 .600 1.017
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 3 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 .600 .500 .600 1.100
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 2 11 2 0 3 2 0 0 .286 .222 1.143 1.365
Two Strikes   76 8 3 1 2 11 4 2 47 1 0 0 .105 .127 .250 .377
First Pitch   34 17 3 0 2 9 10 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .514 .765 1.279
Count 0-1   19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .211 .421
Count 0-2   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   18 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Count 1-1   20 6 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .286 .300 .586
Count 1-2   23 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 14 0 0 0 .087 .087 .261 .348
Count 2-0   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-1   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   25 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 .080 .080 .080 .160
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .556 .333 .889
Full Count   16 4 2 1 1 7 1 2 11 1 0 0 .250 .316 .688 1.003
Behind in Count   54 6 1 0 1 4 2 0 23 0 0 0 .111 .111 .185 .296
Ahead in Count   37 7 1 0 1 5 5 10 0 1 0 0 .189 .354 .297 .651
Batting 2nd   13 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 6th   13 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .154 .214 .385 .599
Batting 7th   55 13 2 1 1 10 5 1 13 2 0 0 .236 .241 .364 .605
Batting 8th   77 18 4 0 2 11 9 6 19 1 0 0 .234 .286 .364 .649
Batting 9th   26 6 1 0 1 5 4 2 8 0 0 1 .231 .310 .385 .695
Low Leverage   75 14 2 0 1 3 9 8 21 0 0 1 .187 .274 .253 .527
Medium Leverage   64 17 4 0 1 5 6 3 14 1 0 0 .266 .294 .375 .669
High Leverage   43 10 1 1 2 17 6 1 12 2 0 0 .233 .239 .442 .681
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
2021 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 24 90 172 32 6 1 3 12 19 7 0 0 33 7 1 .186 .218 .285 .503 41 38 -0.3
2022 Hiroshima Toyo - NPB 25 128 335 81 14 2 8 49 38 25 5 6 77 5 4 .242 .299 .367 .666 84 75 0.7
Total NPB 218 507 113 20 3 11 61 57 32 5 6 110 12 5 .223 .273 .339 .612 70 63 0.4
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
2018 Total - 21 56 261 76 7 2 7 56 60 20 2 1 30 38 7 .291 .345 .414 .759 100 100 0.0
2019 Chiba Lotte (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 55 19 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 .105 .105 .105 .211 -36 -38 0.0
2020 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 53 113 29 7 0 2 11 9 8 2 1 29 3 0 .257 .315 .372 .686 103 107 0.0
2021 Hiroshima Toyo (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 8 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167 -53 -80 0.0
Total NGN 116 144 32 7 0 2 11 12 8 2 1 41 4 0 .222 .271 .313 .583 73 74
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 25 10 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629 0 0 0.0
Total NPB 10 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629 82 111
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Hiroshima Toyo - INT LF 18 13 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 127.1 1.55 +1.3 1.094
2021 Hiroshima Toyo - INT CF 26 23 60 1 0 61 0 1.000 211.1 2.60 +1.8 1.043
2021 Hiroshima Toyo - INT RF 44 5 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 113.2 1.82 +0.3 1.019
2022 Hiroshima Toyo - INT LF 39 32 79 1 0 80 0 1.000 287.2 2.50 +4.4 1.091
2022 Hiroshima Toyo - INT CF 60 46 106 4 1 111 1 .991 447.2 2.21 +1.2 1.015
2022 Hiroshima Toyo - INT RF 18 11 29 1 0 30 0 1.000 110.0 2.45 +1.3 1.065
TOTAL LF 57 45 101 1 0 102 0 1.000 415.0 2.21 +5.7 1.091
TOTAL CF 86 69 166 5 1 172 1 .994 659.0 2.34 +3.0 1.025
TOTAL RF 62 16 52 1 0 53 0 1.000 223.2 2.13 +1.6 1.045
PLAYER HISTORY
11/15/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Chiba Lotte Marines.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 27 (41); Power: 13 (28); Eye: 23 (40).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (41); Power: 22 (28); Eye: 28 (40).
03/27/2020 Released by the Chiba Lotte organization.
03/31/2020 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp organization.
05/07/2020 Injured (bruised knee), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (41); Power: 24 (28); Eye: 28 (40).
11/09/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (41); Power: 24 (28); Eye: 28 (40).
03/04/2022 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 2-3 weeks.
04/06/2022 Injured (Bruised hand), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/28/2022 Wins the 2022 Round 3 with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
11/18/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (41); Power: 32 (28); Eye: 30 (40).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 30 (28); Eye: 34 (43).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2022 9 6
Year SF Rank
2022 6 5
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