SS Shintaro 'Thunder' Yamada #51
Spokane Bulldogs (CAB) AA
Age: 22 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy    
12/31/2026
BNN Index | AA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS SHINTARO 'THUNDER' YAMADA #51 - AGE: 22 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
105 420 127 12 6 3 46 46 77 .302 .373 .381 37 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40
Gap 29
Power 1
Eye 23
Avoid K's 86
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 62 32
Errors: - 67 48
Arm: 1 65 79
Turn DP: - 87 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: 23
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 100
Stealing Ability: 100
Baserunning Inst.: 100
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2027 @ CIN Loss, 0-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2027 @ SAN Loss, 0-0 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
09/23/2027 @ WIC Loss, 0-0 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 1
09/22/2027 @ PHO Loss, 0-0 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/17/2027 @ RIC Loss, 0-0 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/16/2027 @ TYL Loss, 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/14/2027 SAN Loss, 0-0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
09/11/2027 CIN Loss, 0-0 6 4 4 2 0 0 0 3
09/08/2027 @ RIC Loss, 0-0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/2027 @ SAS Loss, 0-0 3 1 3 3 0 2 0 1
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Normal
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Low
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Very High
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:04/17/2004
Born in:Kameyama, MIE
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
DOUBLE A 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 105 420 127 12 6 3 46 61 46 77 .302 .373 .381 .754 .356 .079 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 99 474 3 1 0 3 2 3 160 21 37 16 69.8 64.4 5.48 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   16 7 1 1 0 1 3 4 5 0 0 0 .438 .550 .625 1.175
Versus Right   28 7 0 0 0 4 7 4 4 0 0 0 .250 .344 .250 .594
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   88 25 0 2 0 13 10 11 19 1 0 0 .284 .360 .330 .690
May   82 18 1 2 0 3 15 12 13 2 2 0 .220 .313 .280 .593
June   84 32 4 2 2 16 16 8 14 0 0 3 .381 .453 .548 1.000
July   31 6 0 0 0 1 4 3 8 0 0 0 .194 .265 .194 .458
August   59 21 4 0 0 2 5 6 6 0 0 0 .356 .415 .424 .839
September   76 25 3 0 1 11 11 6 17 0 0 0 .329 .378 .408 .786
Last Year   405 99 8 3 1 23 49 33 93 3 2 4 .244 .306 .286 .592
Career   825 226 20 9 4 69 110 79 170 6 4 7 .274 .340 .335 .675
Home   30 10 1 1 0 4 7 6 7 0 0 0 .333 .444 .433 .878
Road   14 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Grass   420 127 12 6 3 46 61 46 77 3 2 3 .302 .373 .381 .754
Day   115 31 2 1 2 10 18 14 23 1 0 1 .270 .351 .357 .708
Night   305 96 10 5 1 36 43 32 54 2 2 2 .315 .381 .390 .771
As Starter   414 126 11 6 3 44 61 45 76 3 1 3 .304 .374 .382 .756
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Close/Late   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Inning 1-3   17 7 0 0 0 0 4 6 7 0 0 0 .412 .565 .412 .977
Inning 4-6   17 4 0 1 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 .235 .235 .353 .588
Inning 7-9   10 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .300 .417 .400 .817
0 Outs   20 7 0 1 0 3 8 5 4 0 0 0 .350 .480 .450 .930
1 Outs   11 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
2 Outs   13 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .308 .400 .308 .708
Scoring Position   13 5 0 1 0 5 3 2 3 0 0 0 .385 .467 .538 1.005
Bases Empty   25 6 1 0 0 0 5 6 6 0 0 0 .240 .387 .280 .667
Runner on 1st   6 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd   5 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .667 1.000 1.667
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   14 2 0 1 0 1 2 4 9 0 0 0 .143 .333 .286 .619
First Pitch   12 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .417 .833
Count 0-1   4 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   7 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .429 .571
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Behind in Count   11 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Ahead in Count   11 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .182 .400 .182 .582
Batting Leadoff   44 14 1 1 0 5 10 8 9 0 0 0 .318 .423 .386 .809
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
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
2023 St. Paul - A 19 42 150 41 5 2 1 18 22 11 1 1 54 8 10 .273 .325 .353 .678 80 80 0.0
2024 St. Paul - A 20 35 132 30 6 3 0 6 15 12 0 0 46 8 5 .227 .292 .318 .610 68 67 0.0
2025 St. Paul - A 21 22 54 15 2 2 0 4 5 7 0 0 14 4 1 .278 .361 .389 .750 110 113 0.0
2025 Spokane - AA 21 112 405 99 8 3 1 23 49 33 4 3 93 37 12 .244 .306 .286 .592 59 56 0.0
2026 Spokane - AA 22 105 420 127 12 6 3 46 61 46 3 3 77 37 16 .302 .373 .381 .754 101 99 0.0
Total AA 217 825 226 20 9 4 69 110 79 7 6 170 74 28 .274 .340 .335 .675 81 78
Total A 99 336 86 13 7 1 28 42 30 1 1 114 20 16 .256 .318 .345 .663 80 80
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 St. Paul - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 St. Paul - A SS 42 42 61 92 21 156 3 .981 320.0 4.30 -0.8 .989
2023 St. Paul - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 St. Paul - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 St. Paul - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 St. Paul - A SS 35 33 40 87 25 128 1 .992 277.2 4.12 +0.3 1.005
2025 Spokane - AA 2B 14 12 17 30 7 48 1 .979 105.0 4.03 -1.5 .921
2025 St. Paul - A 2B 15 12 25 22 6 48 1 .979 108.0 3.92 -0.4 .972
2025 Spokane - AA 3B 12 8 5 11 1 19 3 .842 75.0 1.92 -0.2 .974
2025 St. Paul - A 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Spokane - AA SS 63 58 80 167 49 251 4 .984 513.1 4.33 +2.0 1.019
2025 St. Paul - A SS 4 1 0 4 0 5 1 .800 14.0 2.57 -0.5 .828
2025 Spokane - AA LF 27 25 27 3 0 32 2 .938 198.0 1.36 -1.7 .923
2026 Spokane - AA 2B 2 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 4.2 7.71 +0.1 1.039
2026 Spokane - AA 3B 8 8 5 7 0 15 3 .800 58.0 1.86 -3.1 .616
2026 Spokane - AA SS 80 74 116 179 55 300 5 .983 645.0 4.12 +1.1 1.008
2026 Spokane - AA LF 6 4 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 39.0 0.92 -0.7 .759
TOTAL 2B 32 24 42 56 13 100 2 .980 218.2 4.03 -1.8 .951
TOTAL 3B 21 16 10 18 1 34 6 .824 135.0 1.87 -3.3 .802
TOTAL SS 224 208 297 529 150 840 14 .983 1770.0 4.20 +2.2 1.005
TOTAL LF 34 29 30 4 0 36 2 .944 238.0 1.29 -2.4 .903
PLAYER HISTORY
06/25/2021 Entered the ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE as an international amateur free agent from Japan.
06/27/2021 Signed a minor league contract ($416,000 bonus) out of Japan with the Cabo San Lucas Toreros organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (11); Power: - (1); Eye: - (3).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (46); Power: - (1); Eye: - (9).
07/03/2023 Injured (bruised shin), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/07/2023 Injured (post-concussion syndrome), out for 4 months.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (42); Power: - (1); Eye: - (21).
05/25/2024 Injured (broken kneecap), out for 8-9 months.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (36); Power: - (1); Eye: - (20).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (38); Power: - (1); Eye: - (23).
04/09/2026 Goes 5-6 against the New York Ninjas, with 1 3B, 6 RBI and 2 R.
05/18/2026 Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 5-6 weeks.
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