1B Yoichibei Taniguchi #6
Cabo San Lucas Toreros ABL
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good    
12/31/2027
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1B YOICHIBEI TANIGUCHI #6 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
130 440 137 26 0 15 72 27 34 .311 .352 .473 0 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 59
Gap 45
Power 46
Eye 47
Avoid K's 81
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 26 1
Errors: - 26 24
Arm: 6 19 23
Turn DP: - 6 -
Ability: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 48 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 13
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 63
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2027 @ SF Win, 7-5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/2027 @ SF Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2027 @ OAK Win, 8-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/21/2027 QUE Win, 5-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2027 QUE Loss, 2-3 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/19/2027 @ EDM Win, 6-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2027 @ EDM Win, 14-4 6 3 3 4 1 0 1 0
09/15/2027 JER Loss, 1-10 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2027 JER Loss, 2-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2027 @ SOU Win, 7-5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Low
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Low
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:03/01/1994
Born in:Soja, OKA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 3"
Weight:260 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$800,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 86 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 38 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 8th Pick in Round 6
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 130 440 137 26 0 15 72 70 27 34 .311 .352 .473 .825 .345 .161 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 119 487 4 1 0 24 10 6 208 41 0 1 0.0 65.8 5.17 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   140 43 8 0 6 18 22 8 8 2 1 0 .307 .340 .493 .833
Versus Right   300 94 18 0 9 54 48 19 26 4 9 4 .313 .358 .463 .821
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   33 11 2 0 0 9 5 2 4 1 2 0 .333 .361 .394 .755
May   70 23 1 0 4 14 13 4 3 1 1 0 .329 .360 .514 .874
June   71 26 4 0 5 16 12 5 5 0 3 1 .366 .416 .634 1.049
July   96 24 9 0 1 9 12 4 7 1 1 1 .250 .284 .375 .659
August   103 33 6 0 2 11 15 8 10 3 1 1 .320 .365 .437 .802
September   67 20 4 0 3 13 13 4 5 0 2 1 .299 .347 .493 .840
Spring Training   55 23 7 0 1 11 9 6 3 0 2 1 .418 .484 .600 1.084
Last Year   65 19 6 0 4 11 8 3 4 1 0 1 .292 .329 .569 .898
2 Years Ago   241 62 17 1 9 31 38 12 23 1 2 5 .257 .305 .448 .753
Career   1044 298 64 2 33 153 147 64 84 10 13 11 .285 .330 .445 .776
Home   191 58 13 0 4 22 33 14 13 2 6 3 .304 .357 .435 .792
Road   249 79 13 0 11 50 37 13 21 4 4 1 .317 .348 .502 .850
Grass   440 137 26 0 15 72 70 27 34 6 10 4 .311 .352 .473 .825
Day   146 45 11 0 8 29 25 4 15 1 4 2 .308 .333 .548 .881
Night   294 92 15 0 7 43 45 23 19 5 6 2 .313 .361 .435 .796
As Starter   436 136 26 0 15 72 70 27 34 6 10 4 .312 .353 .475 .828
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   77 20 4 0 2 10 9 7 6 1 1 0 .260 .318 .390 .707
Inning 1-3   161 47 8 0 4 19 23 4 10 1 0 2 .292 .315 .416 .732
Inning 4-6   155 52 10 0 7 36 27 8 15 2 7 1 .335 .367 .535 .903
Inning 7-9   121 36 8 0 4 16 18 14 9 3 3 1 .298 .367 .463 .830
Extra Innings   3 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
0 Outs   140 46 9 0 5 15 31 11 8 3 10 1 .329 .374 .500 .874
1 Outs   143 46 7 0 7 30 25 11 5 3 0 2 .322 .371 .517 .889
2 Outs   157 45 10 0 3 27 14 5 21 0 0 1 .287 .313 .408 .721
Scoring Position   130 40 5 0 6 58 23 8 13 6 3 1 .308 .338 .485 .823
Bases Empty   220 67 14 0 7 7 33 15 18 0 0 3 .305 .357 .464 .821
Runner on 1st   90 30 7 0 2 7 14 4 3 0 7 0 .333 .362 .478 .839
Runner on 2nd   58 17 2 0 4 17 11 2 10 0 1 1 .293 .328 .534 .862
Runner on 3rd   18 2 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 .111 .150 .111 .261
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 8 2 0 2 12 5 2 2 0 2 0 .381 .435 .762 1.197
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 5 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 .500 .357 .500 .857
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .500 .286 .786
Bases Loaded   16 6 1 0 0 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .353 .438 .790
Two Strikes   151 38 7 0 3 18 16 11 34 0 0 1 .252 .307 .358 .664
First Pitch   85 32 4 0 5 18 17 0 0 1 5 2 .376 .386 .600 .986
Count 0-1   50 15 0 0 3 15 7 0 0 3 2 1 .300 .296 .480 .776
Count 0-2   23 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 .174 .174 .174 .348
Count 1-0   47 15 4 0 1 5 10 0 0 0 2 0 .319 .319 .468 .787
Count 1-1   41 18 6 0 1 5 7 0 0 1 0 0 .439 .429 .659 1.087
Count 1-2   59 13 4 0 2 7 6 0 13 0 0 1 .220 .233 .390 .623
Count 2-0   16 7 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .438 .412 .750 1.162
Count 2-1   33 8 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 .242 .242 .364 .606
Count 2-2   41 13 3 0 1 9 4 0 9 0 0 0 .317 .317 .463 .780
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   17 4 2 0 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 .235 .458 .353 .811
Full Count   28 8 0 0 0 1 5 11 4 0 0 0 .286 .487 .286 .773
Behind in Count   132 32 4 0 5 23 14 0 21 3 2 2 .242 .248 .386 .635
Ahead in Count   113 34 9 0 3 16 23 16 0 1 3 0 .301 .385 .460 .845
Batting Leadoff   25 7 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .280 .400 .680
Batting 2nd   135 35 8 0 3 20 19 8 13 2 3 2 .259 .306 .385 .691
Batting 5th   38 10 1 0 1 5 5 4 5 1 0 0 .263 .326 .368 .694
Batting 6th   12 6 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .583 1.083
Batting 7th   131 42 6 0 7 20 23 7 7 2 5 0 .321 .350 .527 .877
Batting 9th   99 37 7 0 4 26 18 8 7 1 2 2 .374 .427 .566 .993
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
2021 Cabo San Lucas - ABL 27 36 109 25 2 0 2 7 12 12 1 0 9 0 0 .229 .311 .303 .614 59 62 -0.4
2022 Cabo San Lucas - ABL 28 62 189 55 13 1 3 32 19 10 0 2 14 0 0 .291 .323 .418 .741 88 91 0.0
2025 Cabo San Lucas - ABL 31 82 241 62 17 1 9 31 38 12 5 1 23 0 0 .257 .305 .448 .753 91 92 0.4
2026 Cabo San Lucas - ABL 32 24 65 19 6 0 4 11 8 3 1 1 4 0 0 .292 .329 .569 .898 126 131 0.4
2027 Cabo San Lucas - ABL 33 130 440 137 26 0 15 72 70 27 4 6 34 0 1 .311 .352 .473 .825 110 111 1.8
Total ABL 334 1044 298 64 2 33 153 147 64 11 10 84 0 1 .285 .330 .445 .776 97 99 2.2
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 Yomiuri - COL 23 54 199 59 16 1 13 44 40 39 4 2 10 0 0 .296 .418 .583 1.001 149 153 0.0
2017 St. Paul - A 23 38 156 51 11 2 6 30 18 11 2 0 41 0 1 .327 .379 .538 .917 158 159 0.0
2018 Spokane - AA 24 29 107 24 3 0 2 18 7 5 0 1 26 0 0 .224 .257 .308 .565 47 35 0.0
2019 Spokane - AA 25 63 138 50 9 0 4 27 30 15 1 0 22 0 0 .362 .429 .514 .943 141 137 0.0
2019 Billings - AAA 25 11 31 6 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 8 0 0 .194 .188 .323 .510 29 13 0.0
2020 Billings - AAA 26 64 238 62 9 0 7 31 26 17 4 2 36 0 0 .261 .318 .387 .705 77 75 0.0
2021 Billings - AAA 27 85 333 107 15 1 9 66 48 34 5 5 32 2 1 .321 .387 .453 .841 116 119 0.0
2023 Billings - AAA 29 77 130 43 8 1 2 23 23 13 3 3 9 0 1 .331 .396 .454 .850 114 109 0.0
2024 Billings - AAA 30 151 597 212 43 1 8 83 100 53 5 4 57 0 0 .355 .410 .471 .880 126 130 0.0
2025 Billings - AAA 31 30 107 31 6 1 2 18 11 13 0 1 7 1 0 .290 .364 .421 .784 99 103 0.0
2026 Billings - AAA 32 111 469 168 21 1 25 100 75 38 1 0 42 0 0 .358 .407 .567 .975 143 144 0.0
Total AAA 529 1905 629 103 5 54 324 285 168 18 16 191 3 2 .330 .387 .475 .861 118 120
Total AA 92 245 74 12 0 6 45 37 20 1 1 48 0 0 .302 .356 .424 .780 101 94
Total A 38 156 51 11 2 6 30 18 11 2 0 41 0 1 .327 .379 .538 .917 158 159
Total Pro Feeder 54 199 59 16 1 13 44 40 39 4 2 10 0 0 .296 .418 .583 1.001 149 153
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 St. Paul - A 1B 26 26 210 20 15 232 2 .991 219.0 9.45 +0.7 1.040
2017 Yomiuri - COL 1B 54 54 401 19 43 421 1 .998 473.1 7.99 +4.5 1.172
2018 Spokane - AA 1B 29 29 199 16 23 215 0 1.000 239.0 8.10 +2.2 1.128
2019 Billings - AAA 1B 7 7 51 3 5 54 0 1.000 62.0 7.84 +0.8 1.254
2019 Spokane - AA 1B 63 28 287 19 27 307 1 .997 309.0 8.91 +2.5 1.122
2020 Billings - AAA 1B 18 17 117 15 6 133 1 .992 141.0 8.43 +2.0 1.151
2021 Cabo San Lucas - ML 1B 13 11 107 5 9 113 1 .991 104.0 9.69 +0.4 1.053
2021 Billings - AAA 1B 2 0 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 8.2 8.31 +0.3 1.121
2022 Cabo San Lucas - ML 1B 12 0 31 0 2 31 0 1.000 27.1 10.21 +0.3 1.143
2023 Billings - AAA 1B 16 16 136 9 14 145 0 1.000 134.0 9.74 +1.6 1.162
2023 Billings - AAA LF 7 7 7 0 0 8 1 .875 61.1 1.03 -0.1 .986
2023 Billings - AAA CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.0 1.014
2024 Billings - AAA 1B 58 55 486 28 43 516 2 .996 481.1 9.61 +3.3 1.112
2024 Billings - AAA 3B 50 50 27 84 10 127 16 .874 435.1 2.29 -16.6 .804
2024 Billings - AAA CF 41 41 65 1 0 73 7 .904 336.1 1.77 -7.2 .876
2024 Billings - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Cabo San Lucas - ML 1B 73 57 480 29 48 511 2 .996 518.1 8.84 +2.4 1.067
2025 Billings - AAA 1B 11 10 96 6 14 102 0 1.000 91.0 10.09 -0.3 .943
2025 Billings - AAA CF 18 18 20 0 0 24 4 .833 144.0 1.25 -4.5 .776
2026 Cabo San Lucas - ML 1B 23 16 163 15 16 179 1 .994 149.1 10.73 +0.2 1.008
2026 Billings - AAA 1B 104 104 909 45 114 958 4 .996 919.2 9.34 +0.3 1.002
2026 Billings - AAA 3B 4 4 3 2 0 6 1 .833 35.0 1.29 -2.0 .524
2027 Cabo San Lucas - ML 1B 123 112 1084 76 81 1170 10 .991 1000.1 10.44 +4.9 1.050
TOTAL 1B 632 542 4764 306 460 5095 25 .995 4877.1 9.36 +26.2 1.071
TOTAL 3B 54 54 30 86 10 133 17 .872 470.1 2.22 -18.5 .791
TOTAL LF 7 7 7 0 0 8 1 .875 61.1 1.03 -0.1 .986
TOTAL CF 61 61 89 1 0 101 11 .891 498.1 1.63 -11.7 .857
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
11/07/2016 Joined the Yomiuri Giants.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (11); Power: - (9); Eye: - (8).
04/01/2017 Wins the Pro Feeder CL Batter of the Month Award.
05/18/2017 Was selected to the 2017 NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE All-Star Game.
06/07/2017 Released by the Yomiuri Giants.
06/07/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 8, 130th overall pick) by the Cabo San Lucas Toreros.
09/21/2017 Wins the 2017 Pro Feeder CL Gold Glove Award at 1B.
09/25/2017 Wins the A BOL Player of the Week Award.
10/22/2017 Injured (heat exhaustion), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (13); Eye: - (12).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (13); Eye: - (12).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (15); Power: - (13); Eye: - (9).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (13); Eye: - (9).
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: - (12); Power: - (10); Eye: - (7).
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: - (59); Power: - (49); Eye: - (34).
11/19/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (54); Power: - (46); Eye: - (38).
04/15/2024 Wins the AAA BCL Player of the Week Award.
06/21/2024 Goes 0-1 against the Reno Raiders, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
11/28/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (54); Power: - (46); Eye: - (40).
12/04/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (59); Power: - (46); Eye: - (42).
04/21/2026 Goes 6-6 against the Astoria Argonauts, with 2 RBI and 4 R.
06/15/2026 Wins the AAA BCL Player of the Week Award.
06/26/2026 Goes 0-4 against the Pasadena Bumblebees, ending his hitting streak at 27 games.
07/01/2026 Wins the AAA BCL Batter of the Month Award.
07/06/2026 Was selected to the 2026 TRIPLE A All-Star Game.
12/03/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (60); Power: - (46); Eye: - (46).
09/06/2027 Injured (viral infection), out for 4 days.
11/26/2027 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 through arbitration.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2027 6 9
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