P Naomi Gato #19
Champaign Chiefs (CHI) AAA
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy    
12/31/2027
BNN Index | AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P NAOMI GATO #19 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
35 35 14-14 0 4.73 186.2 218 20 86 158 1.63 2.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 74
Movement 36
Control 30
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 79
Slider - 75
Curveball - 57
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 75
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Groundball Percentage 54 %
Hold Runners 41
Defense 54
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 96
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/29/2027 @ IND Loss, 1-7 X 3.2 4 5 5 4 3 Loss
09/24/2027 BET Win, 5-1 X 5.0 2 1 1 3 3 Win
09/19/2027 ACA Win, 5-4 X 5.0 3 2 0 5 5
09/15/2027 @ AMA Win, 5-1 X 8.0 4 1 1 1 6 Win
09/08/2027 @ FOR Win, 3-2 X 6.2 5 1 0 3 3 Win
09/03/2027 @ MDE Loss, 2-4 X 4.2 4 2 2 7 1 Loss
08/29/2027 COR Win, 4-3 X 6.0 10 3 2 1 3
08/25/2027 @ SIL Loss, 2-3 X 8.0 5 3 2 0 5 Loss
08/20/2027 @ ELP Loss, 6-11 X 3.0 9 8 5 3 2 Loss
08/14/2027 @ BET Loss, 0-10 X 3.1 6 5 5 3 5 Loss
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Low
Loyalty:Very Low
Desire f. Win:High
Greed:Low
Intelligence:Low
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:11/29/2001
Born in:Kurashiki, OKA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 6"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$800,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:None, 16 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRIPLE A 2027 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 35 35 14 14 0 4.73 186.2 218 114 98 20 86 158 1 2.9 0 15 42.9
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 14.95 10.51 7.62 4.15 5.02 1.63 102 2.3 .346        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 299 91 22 2 8 47 41 60 4 1 3 .304 .389 .472 .861      
vs. RHB 445 127 22 1 12 67 45 98 3 0 3 .285 .353 .420 .773      
TRIPLE A 2027 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 5 1 2 0 4.67 27.0 32 14 14 3 14 29  
May 6 6 3 2 0 3.74 33.2 40 18 14 3 12 25  
June 6 6 2 2 0 6.54 31.2 44 24 23 7 12 27  
July 6 6 3 3 0 6.99 28.1 37 25 22 1 15 28  
August 6 6 2 3 0 4.36 33.0 43 21 16 6 10 28  
September 6 6 3 2 0 2.45 33.0 22 12 9 0 23 21  
Last Year 22 22 7 7 0 4.64 128.0 120 73 66 17 59 106  
2 Years Ago 33 33 12 14 0 4.85 180.0 195 107 97 26 87 177  
Career 124 115 42 44 1 4.67 665.1 709 384 345 88 302 592  
Home 18 18 6 6 0 4.37 94.2 118 54 46 9 45 93  
Road 17 17 8 8 0 5.09 92.0 100 60 52 11 41 65  
Grass 17 17 8 8 0 5.09 92.0 100 60 52 11 41 65  
Turf 18 18 6 6 0 4.37 94.2 118 54 46 9 45 93  
Day 14 14 7 4 0 4.54 79.1 93 43 40 8 32 59  
Night 21 21 7 10 0 4.86 107.1 125 71 58 12 54 99  
As Starter 35 35 14 14 0 4.73 186.2 218 114 98 20 86 158  
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+
2026 Chicago - ABL 24 4 0 0 0 0 7.00 9.0 14 9 7 2 5 4 0 0 2.11 .353 6.85 -0.2 67
Total ABL 4 0 0 0 0 7.00 9.0 14 9 7 2 5 4 0 0 2.11 .353 6.85 -0.2 67
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+
2019 Barrow - A 17 22 17 3 4 0 5.40 105.0 126 67 63 9 51 71 0 0 1.69 .333 5.35 0.6 86
2020 Barrow - A 18 27 27 11 8 0 4.61 142.2 156 79 73 6 78 158 0 0 1.64 .377 3.99 2.8 97
2021 Barrow - A 19 24 24 11 5 0 3.42 144.2 131 61 55 8 67 170 0 0 1.37 .331 3.70 3.3 130
2021 Phoenix - AA 19 4 4 0 3 0 5.66 20.2 23 15 13 1 17 16 0 0 1.94 .338 5.35 0.2 90
2022 Phoenix - AA 20 28 28 9 12 0 5.25 151.0 150 105 88 18 117 162 0 0 1.77 .332 5.54 1.7 100
2023 Phoenix - AA 21 64 1 7 3 1 3.57 93.1 79 42 37 13 56 125 0 0 1.45 .310 4.52 1.2 141
2024 Chicago - AAA 22 34 25 9 9 1 4.43 170.2 176 90 84 25 70 151 1 1 1.44 .307 5.13 1.7 113
2025 Chicago - AAA 23 33 33 12 14 0 4.85 180.0 195 107 97 26 87 177 0 0 1.57 .326 5.14 1.8 103
2026 Wisconsin Dells - AA 24 11 11 5 3 0 3.94 64.0 63 29 28 7 28 66 0 0 1.42 .318 4.42 1.0 119
2026 Champaign - AAA 24 22 22 7 7 0 4.64 128.0 120 73 66 17 59 106 0 0 1.40 .273 5.26 1.3 108
2027 Champaign - AAA 25 35 35 14 14 0 4.73 186.2 218 114 98 20 86 158 1 0 1.63 .346 5.02 2.3 105
Total AAA 124 115 42 44 1 4.67 665.1 709 384 345 88 302 592 2 1 1.52 .317 5.13 107.0
Total AA 107 44 21 21 1 4.54 329.0 315 191 166 39 218 369 0 0 1.62 .324 5.02 114.7
Total A 73 68 25 17 0 4.38 392.1 413 207 191 23 196 399 0 0 1.55 .348 4.25 106.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Barrow - A P 22 17 6 14 0 20 0 1.000 105.0 1.71 +0.2 1.060
2020 Barrow - A P 27 27 10 14 2 26 2 .923 142.2 1.51 -0.2 .978
2021 Phoenix - AA P 4 4 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 20.2 1.74 +0.1 1.050
2021 Barrow - A P 24 24 5 17 3 23 1 .957 144.2 1.37 +0.6 .992
2022 Phoenix - AA P 28 28 6 12 1 23 5 .783 151.0 1.07 -0.4 .845
2023 Phoenix - AA P 62 1 2 10 1 14 2 .857 93.1 1.16 +0.4 .961
2024 Chicago - AAA P 33 25 3 21 1 24 0 1.000 170.2 1.27 +1.0 1.039
2025 Chicago - AAA P 33 33 5 24 2 32 3 .906 180.0 1.45 +0.7 1.009
2026 Chicago - ML P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
2026 Champaign - AAA P 22 22 9 11 0 21 1 .952 128.0 1.41 -0.2 .876
2026 Wisconsin Dells - AA P 11 11 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 64.0 1.83 +0.4 1.059
2027 Champaign - AAA P 35 35 12 21 3 36 3 .917 186.2 1.59 +0.0 .931
TOTAL P 305 227 65 154 13 236 17 .928 1395.2 1.41 +2.8 .976
PLAYER HISTORY
06/25/2018 Entered the ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE as an international amateur free agent from Japan.
06/27/2018 Signed a minor league contract ($350,000 bonus) out of Japan with the Jacksonville Jacks organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (10); Movement: - (14); Control: - (14).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (11); Movement: - (12); Control: - (12).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (12); Movement: - (13); Control: - (10).
07/11/2021 Was selected to the 2021 SINGLE A All-Star Game.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (10); Movement: - (9); Control: - (7).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (52); Movement: - (40); Control: - (35).
06/04/2023 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (72); Movement: - (34); Control: - (33).
08/21/2024 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Vancouver Canadians with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (74); Movement: - (34); Control: - (31).
12/04/2025 Became a minor league free agent.
12/21/2025 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 with the Chicago Hitmen organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (47); Movement: - (38); Control: - (28).
12/03/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (73); Movement: - (39); Control: - (32).
11/29/2027 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 through automatic renewal.
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