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Masataka Yoshida
DH
BOS
2026 season
- GP
- 87
- AVG
- .274
- HR
- 5
- RBI
- 28
- R
- 34
- SB
- 2
- OPS
- .750
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 | @PIT | W 4-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 14 | @PIT | L 4-8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 13 | @TOR | W 7-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 12 | @TOR | L 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 11 | @TOR | L 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 10 | @TOR | L 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 7 | vs ATH | W 13-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6 | vs CWS | W 12-11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 5 | vs CWS | W 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 4 | vs CWS | W 14-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2 | @LAD | W 8-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 1 | @LAD | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 31 | @LAD | W 9-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 30 | @ATH | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 29 | @ATH | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28 | @ATH | L 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27 | @ATH | W 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | vs TOR | W 6-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25 | vs TOR | L 0-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 24 | vs TOR | W 6-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 22 | vs BAL | W 6-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 22 | vs BAL | L 1-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20 | vs BAL | W 6-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 18 | vs TB | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17 | vs TB | W 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17 | vs TB | W 10-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 12 | @NYM | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 11 | @NYM | W 4-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 10 | @NYM | W 6-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 8 | @CWS | W 5-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 5 | @LAA | W 7-5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29 | vs WSH | W 6-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 28 | vs NYY | W 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27 | vs NYY | W 4-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 25 | vs NYY | W 6-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 22 | @COL | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 21 | @SEA | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20 | @SEA | W 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 17 | vs TOR | L 0-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16 | vs TOR | L 1-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 14 | vs TEX | L 4-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 10 | @TB | L 5-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 9 | @TB | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7 | @NYY | L 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 3 | vs BAL | W 8-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jun 2 | vs BAL | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May 31 | @CLE | W 9-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 30 | @CLE | W 9-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 29 | @CLE | L 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 27 | vs ATL | W 8-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26 | vs ATL | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 24 | vs MIN | L 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 23 | vs MIN | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 22 | vs MIN | L 6-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 20 | @KC | W 4-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 19 | @KC | W 7-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 18 | @KC | W 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 16 | @ATL | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 15 | @ATL | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 14 | vs PHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 13 | vs PHI | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 12 | vs PHI | L 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 10 | vs TB | L 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 8 | vs TB | W 2-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 7 | vs TB | L 4-8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 6 | @DET | W 4-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 4 | @DET | W 5-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 3 | vs HOU | L 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2 | vs HOU | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 28 | @TOR | L 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 24 | @BAL | L 3-10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23 | vs NYY | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21 | vs NYY | L 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20 | vs DET | W 8-6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 19 | vs DET | L 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17 | vs DET | W 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | @MIN | W 9-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 14 | @MIN | L 0-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 6 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 31 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 29 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Sep 28 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Latest news
Yoshida is unlikely to return to the Red Sox next season, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Yoshida had a solid showing offensively in 2026 when healthy, slashing .274/.347/.399 with five home runs and a 28:33 BB:K over 87 contests. However, Yoshida is basically unplayable in the outfield, and the Red Sox are already well-stocked with outfielders, anyway. The 33-year-old is owed $18 million in 2027 in his final year under contract, and the Red Sox might be willing to just eat that contract if they're unable to find a trade partner.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 28
Interim manager Chad Tracy revealed Tuesday that Yoshida has a "significant" left hamstring injury that will keep him out until close to the end of the season, at minimum, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Yoshida was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to the hamstring strain, with the hope he could return by early September. However, it now appears Yoshida could potentially miss the rest of the regular season. Yoshida and the team are set to get multiple opinions and imaging done in coming days to evaluate the best course of action.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 18
The Red Sox placed Yoshida (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a left hamstring strain.
Boston recalled catcher/designated hitter Mickey Gasper from Triple-A Worcester as a replacement for Yoshida, who is likely to be shelved into September while he recovers from a left hamstring strain he sustained Saturday. Adley Rutschman will serve as Boston's designated hitter in Sunday's series finale, but interim manager Chad Tracy could elect to rotate in a number of players through the DH spot while Yoshida is on the mend.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 16
The Red Sox are expected to place Yoshida (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list prior to Sunday's game against the Pirates, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
Boston intends to call up Mickey Gasper from Triple-A Worcester as a replacement for Yoshida, who strained his left hamstring while legging out a double during Saturday's 4-0 win. Per MLB.com, the Red Sox expect Yoshida to miss more than the minimum 10 days, with the 33-year-old unlikely to return until September. Gasper could be an option to take over Yoshida's role as the primary designated hitter against right-handed pitching, though interim manager Chad Tracy may prefer to rotate a number of different players in that lineup spot.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 16
Yoshida left Saturday's game against the Pirates in the top of the third inning after sliding into second base on a double, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
The 33-year-old slid head-first into second base after legging out a double and came up limping before being removed from the game. Officially, he exited with left hamstring tightness, per Ian Browne of MLB.com. Anthony Seigler pinch ran for Yoshida and will remain in the game as Boston's designated hitter.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 16
Yoshida (illness) will start at designated hitter and bat fifth in Monday's game against the Blue Jays.
After sitting out the previous two games while recovering from a bug that had been making its way around the Red Sox clubhouse, Yoshida has made enough progress in his recovery from the ailment to rejoin the lineup. The Red Sox will hope that the abbreviated absence won't disrupt Yoshida's rhythm at the plate; over his last seven games, he's gone 10-for-27 with a home run, three doubles, two walks, seven RBI and five runs.
RotoWire via ESPN · Aug 10