P Toyoaki Sato #28
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/30/2025
 OA: 37 POT: 37
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P TOYOAKI SATO #28 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 30 8-9 0 5.22 174.0 191 17 51 103 1.39 1.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 61 62 60 62
Movement 51 50 52 52
Control 65 64 66 63
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 46
Curveball 66 67
Changeup 65 69
Splitter 59 59
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 90
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 47
Defense 58
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 21
Sacrifice Bunt: 57
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/13/2026 @ ECT Loss, 0-0 X 5.1 10 5 5 2 3 Loss
09/05/2025 @ RAC Loss, 2-4 X 5.1 3 2 2 1 3 Loss
08/07/2026 @ BIG Loss, 0-0 X 3.0 4 5 5 3 1
04/17/2026 @ HOW Loss, 0-0 X 5.0 8 6 5 1 3 Loss
09/11/2026 @ BIG Loss, 0-0 X 3.1 4 5 5 2 1 Loss
09/08/2026 @ WSM Loss, 0-0 X 6.1 7 6 4 1 1 Loss
09/01/2026 @ RAS Loss, 0-0 X 4.0 8 6 3 1 3
08/31/2026 @ RLC Loss, 0-0 X 5.1 2 2 2 4 3
08/23/2026 @ BB Loss, 0-0 X 7.0 7 2 2 0 5 Win
08/14/2026 @ HGR Loss, 0-0 X 7.0 7 4 4 1 3
PERSONALITY
Sato is not loyal to the team.
High: Greed
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:11/01/1994
Born in:Aomori, AOM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 6"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 8th Pick in Round 5
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 21 21 8 7 0 3.66 152.2 115 75 62 17 63 143 6 28.6 3 12 57.1
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 10.79 6.78 8.43 3.71 4.05 1.17 105 1.7 .247        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 280 59 11 1 13 48 35 68 2 2 2 .211 .301 .396 .697      
vs. RHB 270 56 10 1 4 27 28 75 4 10 3 .207 .285 .296 .582      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 1 0 0 1.06 17.0 10 2 2 1 6 17  
May 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2  
June 1 1 0 0 0 2.00 9.0 5 3 2 0 3 5  
July 4 4 1 2 0 5.20 27.2 23 18 16 3 19 20  
August 4 4 3 1 0 1.44 31.1 16 9 5 1 10 27  
September 4 4 0 4 0 6.66 24.1 29 24 18 6 4 23  
Spring Training 5 2 1 1 0 4.09 11.0 7 5 5 3 4 9  
Postseason 1 1 1 0 0 1.13 8.0 5 1 1 1 2 8  
Career 47 35 13 14 0 4.28 262.2 213 139 125 39 118 251  
Home 6 6 3 3 0 3.61 47.1 32 21 19 4 17 40  
Road 7 7 1 4 0 4.40 45.0 41 33 22 6 19 35  
Grass 11 9 4 4 0 3.01 71.2 49 29 24 6 26 63  
Turf 6 6 1 3 0 4.31 39.2 36 27 19 5 16 31  
Day 8 8 3 3 0 3.36 56.1 40 27 21 6 26 46  
Night 9 7 2 4 0 3.60 55.0 45 29 22 5 16 48  
As Starter 15 15 5 7 0 3.54 109.1 83 56 43 11 42 92  
As Reliever / Substitution 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2  
FBLOD AAA 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 30 8 9 0 5.22 174.0 191 110 101 17 51 103 2 6.7 1 13 43.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.55 9.88 5.33 2.64 4.91 1.39 112 1.3 .298        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 266 65 13 1 9 53 26 34 4 0 8 .244 .326 .402 .728      
vs. RHB 432 126 24 4 8 57 25 69 1 0 12 .292 .347 .421 .768      
FBLOD AAA 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 4 0 3 0 6.20 24.2 28 19 17 3 9 17  
May 5 5 1 1 0 5.12 31.2 34 19 18 2 8 17  
June 5 5 2 0 0 6.41 26.2 34 19 19 3 6 18  
July 5 5 3 0 0 2.16 33.1 31 8 8 1 7 20  
August 7 7 2 2 0 5.82 38.2 42 26 25 6 16 23  
September 4 4 0 3 0 6.63 19.0 22 19 14 2 5 8  
Last Year 30 30 10 11 0 5.14 166.1 177 109 95 25 42 135  
Career 60 60 18 20 0 5.18 340.1 368 219 196 42 93 238  
Home 1 1 0 0 0 12.27 3.2 7 6 5 1 2 2  
Road 2 2 0 1 0 6.17 11.2 10 9 8 1 3 7  
Grass 22 22 6 8 0 4.64 135.2 152 77 70 11 32 78  
Turf 8 8 2 1 0 7.28 38.1 39 33 31 6 19 25  
Day 9 9 4 2 0 4.66 58.0 61 31 30 3 8 35  
Night 21 21 4 7 0 5.51 116.0 130 79 71 14 43 68  
As Starter 30 30 8 9 0 5.22 174.0 191 110 101 17 51 103  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2020 Hanshin - NPB 25 9 4 0 3 0 7.07 28.0 31 23 22 10 20 26 0 0 1.82 .284 8.16 -1.3 49
2021 Hanshin - NPB 26 17 10 5 4 0 4.50 82.0 67 41 41 12 35 82 3 0 1.24 .271 4.33 0.5 86
2022 Hanshin - NPB 27 21 21 8 7 0 3.66 152.2 115 75 62 17 63 143 6 3 1.17 .247 4.05 1.7 106
Total NPB 47 35 13 14 0 4.28 262.2 213 139 125 39 118 251 9 3 1.26 .259 4.58 0.9 94
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Total - 21 17 17 4 9 0 4.49 116.1 116 59 58 16 57 109 0 0 1.49 .295 4.61 0.8 100
2017 Hanshin (Ni-Gun) - AA 22 2 0 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 5 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 3.00 .417 6.09 -0.0 35
2018 Hanshin (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 15 0 1 1 2 2.72 36.1 34 11 11 4 14 37 0 0 1.32 .319 4.07 0.0 144
2019 Hanshin (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 7 0 0 0 1 1.93 14.0 8 4 3 1 9 16 0 0 1.21 .212 3.53 0.0 180
2020 Hanshin (Ni-Gun) - AA 25 12 12 4 3 0 3.30 79.0 62 29 29 6 20 73 0 0 1.04 .265 3.39 1.3 109
2024 Charleston - AAA 29 30 30 10 11 0 5.14 166.1 177 109 95 25 42 135 1 1 1.32 .303 4.85 1.0 83
2025 Charleston - AAA 30 30 30 8 9 0 5.22 174.0 191 110 101 17 51 103 2 1 1.39 .298 4.91 1.3 84
Total NGN 36 12 5 4 3 3.14 131.2 109 47 46 11 45 126 0 0 1.17 .280 3.64 124.9
Total AAA 60 60 18 20 0 5.18 340.1 368 219 196 42 93 238 3 2 1.35 .300 4.88 83.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Hanshin - NPB 27 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.00 .333 0.00 0.0 0
Total NPB 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.00 .333 1.18 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Hanshin - INT P 9 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 28.0 0.64 -0.3 1.024
2021 Hanshin - INT P 17 10 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 82.0 1.21 -0.1 1.135
2022 Hanshin - INT P 21 21 14 24 1 41 3 .927 152.2 2.24 -0.5 1.029
2025 Charleston - AAA P 30 30 7 36 1 46 3 .935 174.0 2.22 -0.8 1.014
TOTAL P 77 65 24 70 2 100 6 .940 436.2 1.94 -1.7 1.035
PLAYER HISTORY
11/15/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 8, 56th overall pick) by the Hanshin Tigers.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 36 (50); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 19 (38).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 44 (55); Movement: 34 (37); Control: 27 (38).
10/15/2018 Wins the 2018 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League Round 1 with the Hanshin (Ni-Gun) Tigers!
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (67); Movement: 37 (46); Control: 27 (55).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 58 (68); Movement: 42 (53); Control: 40 (71).
03/27/2020 Named the #41 prospect in the NPB
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): Stuff: 56 (65); Movement: 47 (57); Control: 48 (79).
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): Stuff: 65 (68); Movement: 50 (57); Control: 52 (79).
05/11/2022 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/20/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
05/28/2022 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/03/2022 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/27/2022 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
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): Stuff: 59 (65); Movement: 53 (58); Control: 58 (58).
12/10/2023 Signed a minor league contract with the Charlotte Royals organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (64); Movement: 49 (52); Control: 61 (60).
07/13/2024 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Super Masons with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/21/2024 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Charlotte Royals organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (63); Movement: 51 (52); Control: 63 (62).
07/02/2025 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Appomattox Beekeepers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/30/2025 Became a minor league free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2022 7 9
Year Win. % Rank
2022 .533 10
Year BB Rank
2022 63 6
Year ERA Rank
2022 3.66 9
Year BABIP Rank
2022 .247 3
Year WHIP Rank
2022 1.17 7
Year RA/9 Rank
2022 10.79 7
Year HR/9 Rank
2022 1.00 10
Year H/9 Rank
2022 6.78 1
Year K/9 Rank
2022 8.43 4
Year CG Rank
2022 6 3
Year CGP Rank
2022 .286 2
Year SHO Rank
2022 3 2
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