CF Yasushi Kato #49
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good    
12/31/2023
CF YASUSHI KATO #49 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
158 634 179 36 3 22 94 39 152 .282 .330 .453 15 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55
Gap 51
Power 48
Eye 33
Avoid K's 44
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 7 68
Errors: - 27 57
Arm: 4 82 95
Turn DP: - 15 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 91
1st Base: 24 Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 93
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 72
Stealing Ability: 74
Baserunning Inst.: 69
Sacrifice Bunt: 15
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/17/2023 EUR Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/16/2023 EUR Loss, 6-7 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
10/14/2023 @ EUR Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/13/2023 @ EUR Loss, 9-13 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10/11/2023 KAN Win, 5-4 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
10/10/2023 KAN Loss, 3-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/08/2023 @ KAN Loss, 3-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
10/07/2023 @ KAN Win, 4-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10/06/2023 @ KAN Win, 7-5 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1
10/04/2023 KAN Win, 7-4 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:High
Greed:Low
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:10/19/1994
Born in:Yatsushiro, KUM
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 11"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$800,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 26 Days
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 88 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2015, 14th Pick in Round 2
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 158 634 179 36 3 22 94 95 39 152 .282 .330 .453 .783 .337 .170 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 158 684 8 1 0 16 0 3 287 61 15 13 53.6 88.8 4.92 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   191 51 11 1 7 31 28 19 53 1 0 0 .267 .332 .445 .777
Versus Right   443 128 25 2 15 63 67 20 99 2 0 8 .289 .330 .456 .786
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   108 35 6 0 6 13 15 3 29 0 0 1 .324 .348 .546 .895
May   102 27 7 2 3 12 22 11 25 1 0 2 .265 .345 .461 .806
June   111 31 8 1 4 20 15 6 26 0 0 1 .279 .322 .477 .800
July   104 34 7 0 4 14 16 7 23 0 0 1 .327 .375 .510 .885
August   106 27 5 0 2 15 10 4 26 1 0 2 .255 .292 .358 .651
September   100 25 3 0 3 20 17 7 23 1 0 1 .250 .303 .370 .673
October   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Spring Training   58 11 4 1 0 3 6 2 14 0 0 0 .190 .217 .293 .510
Postseason   39 9 0 0 1 4 4 2 10 0 0 1 .231 .286 .308 .593
Last Year   499 141 32 3 15 61 70 28 121 2 0 11 .283 .333 .449 .782
2 Years Ago   362 107 12 4 6 48 45 18 69 1 0 1 .296 .330 .401 .730
Career   1581 451 85 11 47 213 225 88 366 6 0 21 .285 .330 .442 .772
Home   303 82 19 2 11 50 46 21 62 1 0 3 .271 .323 .455 .779
Road   331 97 17 1 11 44 49 18 90 2 0 5 .293 .337 .450 .787
Grass   634 179 36 3 22 94 95 39 152 3 0 8 .282 .330 .453 .783
Day   288 72 12 1 9 44 37 18 77 2 0 4 .250 .301 .392 .694
Night   346 107 24 2 13 50 58 21 75 1 0 4 .309 .355 .503 .858
As Starter   634 179 36 3 22 94 95 39 152 3 0 8 .282 .330 .453 .783
Close/Late   103 34 5 0 4 13 17 2 27 1 0 3 .330 .358 .495 .853
Inning 1-3   233 65 13 2 11 43 37 20 48 1 0 2 .279 .340 .494 .833
Inning 4-6   223 60 13 0 6 27 30 11 52 1 0 2 .269 .308 .408 .716
Inning 7-9   170 53 10 1 5 24 28 8 48 1 0 4 .312 .355 .471 .826
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
0 Outs   249 67 13 2 11 24 42 10 64 2 0 2 .269 .300 .470 .770
1 Outs   195 49 12 0 3 31 32 12 44 1 0 4 .251 .307 .359 .666
2 Outs   190 63 11 1 8 39 21 17 44 0 0 2 .332 .392 .526 .919
Scoring Position   156 47 6 0 6 71 28 18 46 3 0 2 .301 .374 .455 .829
Bases Empty   375 96 24 3 11 11 50 15 88 0 0 5 .256 .294 .424 .718
Runner on 1st   103 36 6 0 5 12 17 6 18 0 0 1 .350 .391 .553 .944
Runner on 2nd   51 14 2 0 3 12 10 5 17 0 0 0 .275 .339 .490 .829
Runner on 3rd   14 6 1 0 1 8 2 5 4 1 0 0 .429 .550 .714 1.264
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 8 0 0 1 9 5 1 7 0 0 1 .235 .278 .324 .601
Runner on 1st & 3rd   24 4 0 0 0 7 2 1 10 1 0 0 .167 .192 .167 .359
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 8 2 0 1 16 5 2 6 1 0 1 .500 .550 .813 1.363
Bases Loaded   17 7 1 0 0 19 4 4 2 0 0 0 .412 .524 .471 .994
Two Strikes   313 62 15 1 3 27 30 17 152 0 0 2 .198 .244 .281 .525
First Pitch   76 30 9 0 2 13 13 0 0 1 0 1 .395 .397 .592 .990
Count 0-1   64 24 5 2 3 9 10 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .385 .656 1.041
Count 0-2   56 9 1 0 1 4 3 0 33 0 0 1 .161 .175 .232 .408
Count 1-0   55 16 1 0 6 12 7 0 0 1 0 0 .291 .286 .636 .922
Count 1-1   56 19 2 0 2 9 13 0 0 1 0 3 .339 .367 .482 .849
Count 1-2   122 20 8 0 1 10 11 0 60 0 0 1 .164 .171 .254 .425
Count 2-0   14 6 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .643 1.071
Count 2-1   37 16 4 0 4 12 6 0 0 0 0 1 .432 .447 .865 1.312
Count 2-2   74 19 4 1 0 8 5 0 33 0 0 0 .257 .257 .338 .595
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   19 6 0 0 1 6 7 11 0 0 0 0 .316 .567 .474 1.040
Full Count   61 14 2 0 1 5 11 17 26 0 0 0 .230 .397 .311 .709
Behind in Count   242 53 14 2 5 23 24 0 93 0 0 3 .219 .229 .355 .584
Ahead in Count   125 44 5 0 12 36 29 22 0 1 0 1 .352 .450 .680 1.130
Batting Leadoff   206 68 20 2 6 25 33 9 47 0 0 2 .330 .364 .534 .898
Batting 3rd   11 7 0 0 2 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 .636 .667 1.182 1.848
Batting 4th   258 67 12 1 8 44 34 19 65 3 0 4 .260 .317 .407 .724
Batting 5th   41 9 1 0 1 7 5 2 12 0 0 1 .220 .273 .317 .590
Batting 6th   103 23 2 0 5 11 17 7 23 0 0 1 .223 .279 .388 .668
Batting 7th   15 5 1 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .375 .400 .775
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 Minnesota - ABL 24 23 86 24 5 1 4 10 15 3 1 0 24 0 0 .279 .311 .500 .811 98 94 0.5
2021 Minnesota - ABL 26 103 362 107 12 4 6 48 45 18 1 1 69 4 9 .296 .330 .401 .730 80 76 0.0
2022 Minnesota - ABL 27 84 308 93 19 1 10 43 42 15 6 2 70 12 4 .302 .344 .468 .812 100 98 1.3
2022 Georgia - ABL 27 50 191 48 13 2 5 18 28 13 5 0 51 2 3 .251 .316 .419 .735 86 85 0.3
2022 Total - ABL 27 134 499 141 32 3 15 61 70 28 11 2 121 14 7 .283 .333 .449 .782 92 93 1.6
2023 Georgia - ABL 28 158 634 179 36 3 22 94 95 39 8 3 152 15 13 .282 .330 .453 .783 95 97 0.6
Total ABL 418 1581 451 85 11 47 213 225 88 21 6 366 33 29 .285 .330 .442 .772 92 91 2.8
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
2015 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - COL 20 96 394 137 26 6 24 109 80 45 7 5 97 14 9 .348 .419 .627 1.046 152 148 0.0
2016 Whitewater - A 21 157 556 129 20 10 14 64 85 65 27 3 148 24 19 .232 .339 .379 .719 120 130 0.0
2017 Mdewanketon - AAA 22 159 627 182 40 5 8 64 109 50 7 8 173 19 16 .290 .345 .408 .754 96 98 0.0
2018 Mdewanketon - AAA 23 156 643 165 21 11 7 55 98 51 13 3 156 28 17 .257 .323 .356 .679 75 77 0.0
2019 Mdewanketon - AAA 24 121 480 139 25 3 8 69 78 40 5 9 101 30 9 .290 .345 .404 .749 91 92 0.0
2020 Mdewanketon - AAA 25 142 564 159 33 3 19 80 105 67 14 3 119 25 16 .282 .370 .452 .822 107 109 0.0
2021 Mdewanketon - AAA 26 21 88 26 2 1 3 9 16 7 1 0 20 4 1 .295 .354 .443 .797 99 103 0.0
Total AAA 599 2402 671 121 23 45 277 406 215 40 23 569 106 59 .279 .346 .405 .751 92 94
Total A 157 556 129 20 10 14 64 85 65 27 3 148 24 19 .232 .339 .379 .719 120 130
Total Pro Feeder 96 394 137 26 6 24 109 80 45 7 5 97 14 9 .348 .419 .627 1.046 152 148
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
2017 Mdewanketon - AAA 22 6 21 5 0 1 2 8 3 1 0 0 8 1 0 .238 .273 .619 .892 0 0 0.0
2023 Georgia - ABL 28 11 39 9 0 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 10 2 1 .231 .286 .308 .593 0 0 0.0
Total ABL 11 39 9 0 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 10 2 1 .231 .286 .308 .593 50 52
Total AAA 6 21 5 0 1 2 8 3 1 0 0 8 1 0 .238 .273 .619 .892 126 117
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - COL 1B 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.1 1.068
2015 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - COL 3B 13 0 3 6 1 9 0 1.000 28.1 2.86 +0.0 1.003
2015 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - COL CF 95 95 220 7 1 230 3 .987 810.1 2.52 -1.2 .993
2016 Whitewater - A 1B 19 19 138 10 10 149 1 .993 152.0 8.76 +0.7 1.041
2016 Whitewater - A 3B 38 29 16 57 0 81 8 .901 250.1 2.62 -4.6 .908
2016 Whitewater - A LF 52 49 89 4 0 94 1 .989 421.2 1.98 +8.2 1.149
2016 Whitewater - A CF 44 43 123 1 0 125 1 .992 358.0 3.12 +1.6 1.017
2016 Whitewater - A RF 18 17 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 138.0 1.24 -0.4 .976
2017 Mdewanketon - AAA 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
2017 Mdewanketon - AAA 3B 19 12 11 21 1 37 5 .865 107.0 2.69 -3.2 .826
2017 Mdewanketon - AAA LF 47 44 88 5 0 96 3 .969 371.0 2.26 +4.3 1.077
2017 Mdewanketon - AAA CF 103 103 251 7 1 261 3 .989 845.0 2.75 +4.5 1.024
2017 Mdewanketon - AAA RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Mdewanketon - AAA 1B 9 0 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 13.0 8.31 +0.1 1.121
2018 Mdewanketon - AAA 3B 10 0 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 23.2 3.80 +1.0 1.209
2018 Mdewanketon - AAA LF 61 61 119 2 0 121 0 1.000 519.1 2.10 +7.4 1.100
2018 Mdewanketon - AAA CF 90 89 205 3 0 211 3 .986 741.0 2.53 +6.3 1.042
2018 Mdewanketon - AAA RF 8 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 61.0 1.33 +1.4 1.274
2019 Minnesota - ML 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Mdewanketon - AAA 1B 8 0 11 1 2 12 0 1.000 8.0 13.50 +0.1 1.115
2019 Minnesota - ML LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Mdewanketon - AAA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .979
2019 Minnesota - ML CF 19 18 42 1 0 43 0 1.000 173.1 2.23 +2.5 1.083
2019 Mdewanketon - AAA CF 121 121 263 3 0 273 7 .974 1022.0 2.34 +0.9 1.005
2019 Minnesota - ML RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 .968
2020 Mdewanketon - AAA 1B 3 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 5.0 12.60 0.0 .000
2020 Mdewanketon - AAA CF 142 142 331 12 1 352 9 .974 1227.0 2.52 +6.1 1.024
2021 Minnesota - ML 1B 18 16 166 13 25 182 3 .984 142.2 11.29 -0.8 .938
2021 Minnesota - ML LF 20 20 45 3 0 48 0 1.000 174.0 2.48 +3.2 1.118
2021 Minnesota - ML CF 43 36 66 6 0 72 0 1.000 327.2 1.98 +2.6 1.056
2021 Mdewanketon - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Minnesota - ML RF 15 14 20 0 0 22 2 .909 124.0 1.45 +1.9 1.170
2021 Mdewanketon - AAA RF 21 21 38 2 0 40 0 1.000 176.0 2.05 +5.8 1.287
2022 Minnesota - ML 1B 27 25 217 24 32 243 2 .992 204.2 10.60 +0.3 1.011
2022 Minnesota - ML 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Minnesota - ML LF 5 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 36.0 0.75 -0.1 .951
2022 Georgia - ML CF 41 41 86 2 0 90 2 .978 349.0 2.27 +1.4 1.022
2022 Minnesota - ML CF 35 31 68 2 0 70 0 1.000 276.1 2.28 +1.6 1.031
2022 Minnesota - ML RF 14 13 21 3 0 25 1 .960 120.2 1.79 +2.7 1.228
2022 Georgia - ML RF 9 9 15 2 0 18 1 .944 82.0 1.87 -0.2 .982
2023 Georgia - ML 1B 8 0 13 0 3 13 0 1.000 14.0 8.36 +0.1 1.118
2023 Georgia - ML LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Georgia - ML CF 158 158 323 11 2 341 7 .979 1347.1 2.23 -12.3 .952
2023 Georgia - ML RF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.2 2.31 -0.0 .996
TOTAL 1B 100 60 569 48 72 623 6 .990 549.1 10.11 +0.6 1.007
TOTAL 3B 80 41 33 91 2 137 13 .905 409.1 2.73 -6.8 .915
TOTAL LF 188 179 345 14 0 363 4 .989 1533.0 2.11 +23.0 1.107
TOTAL CF 892 877 1978 55 5 2068 35 .983 7480.0 2.45 +14.1 1.009
TOTAL RF 94 81 126 7 0 137 4 .971 726.1 1.65 +11.3 1.146
PLAYER HISTORY
12/17/2014 Joined the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (10); Power: - (9); Eye: - (6).
05/21/2015 Was selected to the 2015 Nippon Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/03/2015 Goes 0-3 against the Chunichi Dragons, ending his hitting streak at 29 games.
08/03/2015 Wins the Pro Feeder PL Player of the Week Award.
10/25/2015 Wins the 2015 Pro Feeder PL Gold Glove Award at CF.
11/07/2015 Released by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
11/07/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 46th overall pick) by the Minnesota Berserkers.
11/11/2015 Signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Berserkers organization with a signing bonus of $600,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (10); Power: - (9); Eye: - (6).
04/04/2016 Named the #65 prospect in the ABL
09/19/2016 Wins the A AHL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/2016 Wins the A AHL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (14); Eye: - (9).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (15); Eye: - (8).
05/31/2018 Goes 5-5 against the Fort Worth Cats, with 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
07/25/2018 Goes 6-7 against the Indian Wells Aeropostales, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (15); Eye: - (8).
05/27/2019 Goes 5-5 against the El Paso Diablos, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
06/10/2019 Wins the AAA KSL Player of the Week Award.
11/21/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (15); Eye: - (8).
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 TRIPLE A All-Star Game.
07/20/2020 Wins the AAA KSL Player of the Week Award.
08/27/2020 Injured (knee contusion), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (14); Eye: - (8).
11/26/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (11); Eye: - (6).
08/08/2022 Got claimed off waivers by Georgia while with Minnesota.
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (60); Power: - (50); Eye: - (29).
04/17/2023 Wins the ABL TML Player of the Week Award.
07/17/2023 Wins the ABL TML Player of the Week Award.
11/16/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 through arbitration.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2023 158 8
Year AB Rank
2023 634 8
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