2B Masaki 'Tattoo' Agano #42
Reno Aces (PAW) AAA
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/30/2025
 OA: 26 POT: 27
BNN Index | AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B MASAKI 'TATTOO' AGANO #42 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
26 71 14 3 2 0 10 4 10 .197 .234 .296 7 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 54 63 56
Gap 46 39 48 43
Power 4 4 4 1
Eye 17 15 18 18
Avoid K's 87 80 89 82
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 62 32
Errors: - 83 49
Arm: 4 50 44
Turn DP: - 66 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 34
Catcher: - Left Field: 19
1st Base: 17 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 72 Right Field: 9
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 89
Stealing Ability: 97
Baserunning Inst.: 98
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 37
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/09/2025 CC Win, 8-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/2025 CHD Win, 15-5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/2025 RAS Win, 9-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/2026 @ CHD Loss, 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/16/2026 @ CHD Loss, 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/2026 @ PAD Loss, 0-0 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/07/2026 MAD Loss, 0-0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/31/2026 @ VA Loss, 0-0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/21/2026 @ WSM Loss, 0-0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
07/20/2026 @ WSM Loss, 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Teammates look up to Agano as a leader.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Work Ethic
Birthday:11/23/1998
Born in:Kasumigaura, IBA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$500,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:None, 7 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 57 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 6th 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 143 640 191 37 5 3 56 88 23 84 .298 .323 .386 .709 .309 .087 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 143 664 0 0 0 2 1 0 247 45 52 9 85.2 85.8 5.02 3.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   95 25 4 1 0 6 10 1 17 0 0 0 .263 .271 .326 .597
Versus Right   254 70 12 2 0 16 40 10 26 0 1 0 .276 .303 .339 .642
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   38 9 2 0 0 1 6 2 8 0 0 0 .237 .275 .289 .564
May   35 14 4 0 0 5 5 1 6 0 0 0 .400 .417 .514 .931
June   32 7 1 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 .219 .242 .250 .492
July   96 26 6 2 0 8 15 4 16 0 0 0 .271 .300 .375 .675
August   114 34 5 1 0 9 18 3 9 0 0 0 .298 .316 .360 .676
September   99 27 4 0 0 5 12 3 12 0 1 0 .273 .294 .313 .607
October   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Spring Training   238 84 18 2 4 32 30 13 30 1 1 0 .353 .385 .496 .881
Postseason   26 4 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 .154 .214 .269 .484
Career   1607 452 82 18 9 125 219 58 254 1 3 11 .281 .311 .371 .682
Home   171 50 7 2 0 15 32 5 22 0 1 0 .292 .313 .357 .669
Road   178 45 9 1 0 7 18 6 21 0 0 0 .253 .277 .315 .592
Grass   130 30 7 1 0 6 15 6 22 0 0 0 .231 .265 .300 .565
Turf   292 88 15 2 0 22 46 8 35 0 1 0 .301 .320 .366 .686
Day   97 24 4 0 0 2 13 3 14 0 0 0 .247 .270 .289 .559
Night   325 94 18 3 0 26 48 11 43 0 1 0 .289 .313 .363 .676
As Starter   422 118 22 3 0 28 61 14 57 0 1 0 .280 .303 .346 .649
Close/Late   78 25 6 1 0 9 15 2 11 0 0 0 .321 .338 .423 .761
Inning 1-3   150 35 6 2 0 4 17 4 12 0 0 0 .233 .253 .300 .553
Inning 4-6   92 27 4 0 0 8 14 4 12 0 1 0 .293 .323 .337 .660
Inning 7-9   103 32 6 1 0 10 18 3 18 0 0 0 .311 .330 .388 .719
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   170 42 5 3 0 2 25 4 18 0 1 0 .247 .264 .312 .576
1 Outs   81 28 7 0 0 11 16 4 10 0 0 0 .346 .376 .432 .809
2 Outs   98 25 4 0 0 9 9 3 15 0 0 0 .255 .277 .296 .573
Scoring Position   56 22 4 0 0 21 14 4 7 0 0 0 .393 .433 .464 .898
Bases Empty   262 65 10 3 0 0 32 6 32 0 0 0 .248 .265 .309 .574
Runner on 1st   31 8 2 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 1 0 .258 .281 .323 .604
Runner on 2nd   18 6 3 0 0 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Bases Loaded   8 3 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Two Strikes   102 18 1 0 0 4 9 6 43 0 0 0 .176 .222 .186 .408
First Pitch   82 24 6 0 0 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .293 .366 .659
Count 0-1   60 18 7 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .417 .717
Count 0-2   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 1-0   34 11 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 .324 .324 .353 .676
Count 1-1   33 10 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .303 .424 .727
Count 1-2   41 7 0 0 0 2 3 0 20 0 0 0 .171 .171 .171 .341
Count 2-0   13 6 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .615 1.077
Count 2-1   17 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .412 .765
Count 2-2   32 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 .219 .219 .250 .469
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .455 .250 .705
Full Count   16 3 0 0 0 2 4 6 6 0 0 0 .188 .409 .188 .597
Behind in Count   114 26 7 0 0 5 11 0 28 0 0 0 .228 .228 .289 .518
Ahead in Count   72 25 2 1 0 7 17 5 0 0 1 0 .347 .390 .403 .792
Batting Leadoff   349 95 16 3 0 22 50 11 43 0 1 0 .272 .294 .335 .630
Low Leverage   110 27 2 0 0 5 9 3 14 0 1 0 .245 .265 .264 .529
Medium Leverage   181 44 12 3 0 5 26 6 21 0 0 0 .243 .267 .343 .610
High Leverage   50 20 2 0 0 11 14 2 5 0 0 0 .400 .423 .440 .863
FBLOD AAA 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 26 71 14 3 2 0 10 7 4 10 .197 .234 .296 .530 .235 .099 39
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 16 77 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 5 7 3 70.0 5.2 2.27 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   27 5 1 0 0 1 4 1 5 0 0 0 .185 .214 .222 .437
Versus Right   44 9 2 2 0 9 3 3 5 2 0 0 .205 .245 .341 .586
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
June   14 3 1 1 0 5 2 1 3 1 0 0 .214 .250 .429 .679
July   36 6 1 1 0 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 .167 .225 .250 .475
August   12 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
September   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   194 49 7 2 1 15 24 5 22 0 0 1 .253 .275 .325 .600
2 Years Ago   76 25 2 1 0 4 11 4 4 1 1 0 .329 .358 .382 .740
Career   341 88 12 5 1 29 42 13 36 3 1 1 .258 .285 .331 .616
Home   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Road   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Grass   65 13 3 2 0 9 7 2 10 1 0 0 .200 .221 .308 .528
Turf   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 .167 .333 .167 .500
Day   22 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .227 .261 .273 .534
Night   49 9 2 2 0 9 6 3 7 2 0 0 .184 .222 .306 .528
As Starter   63 13 3 2 0 10 5 4 8 2 0 0 .206 .246 .317 .564
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
FBLOD HIGH A 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 17 84 30 3 0 1 11 13 1 10 .357 .365 .429 .793 .352 .071 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 17 86 0 0 0 0 1 0 36 4 7 4 63.6 12.7 5.81 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 6 1 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .333 .350 .683
Versus Right   64 24 2 0 1 9 10 0 7 0 1 0 .375 .375 .453 .828
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   67 23 2 0 0 9 10 0 8 0 1 0 .343 .343 .373 .716
May   17 7 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 .412 .444 .647 1.092
Career   84 30 3 0 1 11 13 1 10 0 1 0 .357 .365 .429 .793
Road   15 7 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .467 .467 .533 1.000
Grass   79 27 3 0 1 11 13 1 10 0 1 0 .342 .350 .418 .768
Turf   5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Day   40 16 2 0 1 5 9 1 4 0 1 0 .400 .415 .525 .940
Night   44 14 1 0 0 6 4 0 6 0 0 0 .318 .318 .341 .659
As Starter   84 30 3 0 1 11 13 1 10 0 1 0 .357 .365 .429 .793
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
2019 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -113 -0.1
2020 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 21 89 333 98 16 2 2 26 45 12 3 0 61 48 10 .294 .325 .372 .697 91 102 3.1
2021 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 22 143 632 163 29 11 4 43 86 23 8 1 107 87 14 .258 .292 .358 .650 67 75 3.0
2022 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 23 143 640 191 37 5 3 56 88 23 0 0 84 52 9 .298 .323 .386 .709 81 94 3.7
2023 Pawtucket - FBLOD 24 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .071 .000 .071 -78 -86 -0.3
Total FBLOD 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .071 .000 .071 -78 -86 -0.3
Total NPB 377 1607 452 82 18 9 125 219 58 11 1 254 187 33 .281 .311 .371 .682 77 88 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 Total - 18 26 114 56 13 5 0 31 50 8 2 3 7 31 5 .491 .520 .693 1.213 100 100 0.0
2018 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 19 122 490 117 23 3 0 29 53 18 2 3 143 23 8 .239 .267 .298 .565 57 60 0.0
2019 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 20 93 372 83 9 1 0 14 36 8 2 2 95 14 2 .223 .242 .253 .495 45 48 0.0
2020 Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) - AA 21 23 92 33 6 1 0 10 14 8 1 1 7 7 0 .359 .412 .446 .857 140 146 0.0
2023 Vermont - R 24 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 715 761 0.0
2023 Reno - AAA 24 30 76 25 2 1 0 4 11 4 0 1 4 18 4 .329 .358 .382 .740 113 110 0.0
2024 Reno - AAA 25 53 194 49 7 2 1 15 24 5 1 0 22 24 9 .253 .275 .325 .600 69 66 0.0
2025 Dayton - A 26 17 84 30 3 0 1 11 13 1 0 0 10 7 4 .357 .365 .429 .793 121 122 0.0
2025 Reno - AAA 26 26 71 14 3 2 0 10 7 4 0 2 10 7 3 .197 .234 .296 .530 46 39 0.0
Total NGN 238 954 233 38 5 0 53 103 34 5 6 245 44 10 .244 .272 .295 .567 61 64
Total AAA 109 341 88 12 5 1 29 42 13 1 3 36 49 16 .258 .285 .331 .616 74 71
Total FA+ 17 84 30 3 0 1 11 13 1 0 0 10 7 4 .357 .365 .429 .793 121 122
Total FR2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 715 761
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Tokyo Yakult - INT 1B 2 1 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 0.0 .000
2020 Tokyo Yakult - INT 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 0.0 .000
2020 Tokyo Yakult - INT 2B 82 77 122 207 31 336 7 .979 663.0 4.47 +6.9 1.062
2020 Tokyo Yakult - INT SS 3 0 2 2 1 5 1 .800 8.0 4.50 -0.5 .772
2020 Tokyo Yakult - INT RF 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 0.0 .000
2021 Tokyo Yakult - INT 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Tokyo Yakult - INT 2B 145 143 275 390 107 672 7 .990 1239.0 4.83 +8.6 1.050
2021 Tokyo Yakult - INT SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.038
2021 Tokyo Yakult - INT LF 8 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 23.0 1.17 +0.1 1.042
2021 Tokyo Yakult - INT RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.019
2022 Tokyo Yakult - INT 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2022 Tokyo Yakult - INT 2B 143 143 248 445 104 704 11 .984 1264.0 4.93 +7.2 1.034
2023 Pawtucket - MLB 2B 4 4 3 15 4 18 0 1.000 36.0 4.50 -0.0 .000
2025 Reno - AAA 1B 1 1 10 1 1 11 0 1.000 9.0 11.00 -0.4 .723
2025 Reno - AAA 2B 21 15 36 43 8 82 3 .963 143.2 4.95 -0.6 .959
2025 Dayton - A 2B 17 17 38 66 8 106 2 .981 155.0 6.04 +1.2 1.004
2025 Reno - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 5 2 23 1 2 24 0 1.000 22.0 9.82 -0.4 .723
TOTAL 2B 412 399 722 1166 262 1918 30 .984 3500.2 4.85 +23.3 1.039
TOTAL SS 4 0 2 3 1 6 1 .833 9.0 5.00 -0.5 .825
TOTAL LF 8 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 23.0 1.17 +0.1 1.042
TOTAL RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.019
PLAYER HISTORY
11/15/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 31 (70); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 13 (31).
03/30/2018 Named the #22 prospect in the NPB
07/30/2018 Injured (nausea), out for 4 days.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (70); Power: 3 (1); Eye: 19 (31).
03/29/2019 Named the #58 prospect in the NPB
07/23/2019 Injured (torn abdominal muscle), out for 6 weeks.
09/10/2019 Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 5 days.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (64); Power: 3 (1); Eye: 21 (30).
08/26/2020 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/12/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (56); Power: 4 (1); Eye: 21 (16).
06/18/2021 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
10/28/2021 Wins the 2021 NPB JCL Glove Wizard Award at 2B.
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: 56 (56); Power: 4 (1); Eye: 21 (16).
04/19/2022 Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
04/25/2022 Wins the NPB JCL Player of the Week Award.
05/17/2022 Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/02/2022 Goes 5-6 against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 4 R.
11/06/2022 Wins the 2022 NPB JCL Glove Wizard Award at 2B.
11/18/2022 Became a free agent.
08/02/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the Pawtucket Red Sox organization.
11/23/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 58 (56); Power: 4 (1); Eye: 20 (16).
09/07/2024 Injured (Calf soreness), day-to-day for one week.
11/21/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (56); Power: 3 (1); Eye: 20 (18).
03/17/2025 Injured (Bruised forearm), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/21/2025 Wins the 2025 FBLOD High A Round 2 with the Dayton Dragons!
11/30/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 143 1
2022 143 1
Year PA Rank
2021 665 1
2022 664 1
Year AB Rank
2021 632 1
2022 640 1
Year H Rank
2021 163 4
2022 191 1
Year 2B Rank
2021 29 4
2022 37 2
Year 3B Rank
2021 11 1
2022 5 9
Year SB Rank
2020 48 1
2021 87 1
2022 52 1
Year R Rank
2021 86 7
2022 88 9
Year HP Rank
2021 8 10
Year AVG Rank
2022 .298 9
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