3B Shojiro 'Furball' Watanabe #60
Manhattan Beach Patriots ABL
Age: 21 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good    
12/31/2027
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3B SHOJIRO 'FURBALL' WATANABE #60 - AGE: 21 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
2 5 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .400 .400 .600 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 42
Gap 58
Power 35
Eye 37
Avoid K's 67
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 90 26
Errors: - 39 67
Arm: 6 57 54
Turn DP: - 57 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 4 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 44
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 73
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 42
Sacrifice Bunt: 26
Bunt for Hit: 14
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2027 @ WAS Loss, 4-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/2027 SD Win, 7-4 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/19/2027 ELP Loss, 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2027 ELP Loss, 5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2027 @ BET Loss, 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/2027 ACA Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/2027 ACA Win, 9-2 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
09/10/2027 ACA Win, 16-2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/09/2027 @ FAI Loss, 3-14 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/07/2027 @ FAI Loss, 7-10 5 2 2 2 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:High
Loyalty:High
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:High
Work Ethic:Normal
Birthday:06/16/2006
Born in:Mitaka, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$500,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:None, 11 Days
Service This Yr:11 Days
40-Man Service:None, 32 Days
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2026, 10th Pick in Round 1
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 2 5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 .400 .400 .600 1.000 .425 .200 161
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 1.2 10.80 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   5 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Career   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Home   3 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Road   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Night   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
As Reliever / Substitution   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Close/Late   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Inning 4-6   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Inning 7-9   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1 Outs   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
2 Outs   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Scoring Position   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Empty   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 1-0   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-2   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Ahead in Count   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
TRIPLE A 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 139 541 189 38 7 13 95 97 51 84 .349 .409 .518 .927 .412 .168 138
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 131 607 7 0 0 9 3 5 280 58 6 5 54.5 116.1 8.38 5.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   125 41 7 1 2 24 20 13 19 2 1 2 .328 .394 .448 .842
Versus Right   416 148 31 6 11 71 77 38 65 3 2 5 .356 .413 .538 .952
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   82 27 4 0 1 17 18 8 15 2 0 2 .329 .394 .415 .808
May   96 30 6 1 3 17 14 7 22 0 2 1 .313 .365 .490 .855
June   105 34 7 2 1 11 19 8 14 0 1 1 .324 .377 .457 .834
July   106 43 8 2 3 18 14 11 13 1 0 2 .406 .467 .604 1.070
August   104 39 9 1 4 24 26 10 12 1 0 1 .375 .431 .596 1.027
September   48 16 4 1 1 8 6 7 8 1 0 0 .333 .411 .521 .932
All-Star Game   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Career   541 189 38 7 13 95 97 51 84 5 3 7 .349 .409 .518 .927
Home   256 94 15 3 5 41 43 24 32 4 2 1 .367 .418 .508 .925
Road   285 95 23 4 8 54 54 27 52 1 1 6 .333 .401 .526 .928
Grass   512 178 35 6 13 89 93 49 80 5 3 7 .348 .408 .516 .924
Turf   29 11 3 1 0 6 4 2 4 0 0 0 .379 .419 .552 .971
Day   179 61 16 3 4 35 34 17 27 1 1 2 .341 .402 .531 .933
Night   362 128 22 4 9 60 63 34 57 4 2 5 .354 .412 .511 .923
As Starter   531 185 37 7 13 94 94 49 82 5 3 7 .348 .407 .518 .925
As Reliever / Substitution   10 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .500 1.000
Pinch Hitting   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Close/Late   116 42 9 1 2 18 23 10 25 0 1 4 .362 .431 .509 .939
Inning 1-3   195 71 12 4 7 32 42 20 26 2 0 1 .364 .422 .574 .996
Inning 4-6   169 56 11 1 3 34 22 14 23 3 0 2 .331 .383 .462 .845
Inning 7-9   160 56 13 2 2 25 29 17 31 0 3 3 .350 .422 .494 .916
Extra Innings   17 6 2 0 1 4 4 0 4 0 0 1 .353 .389 .647 1.036
0 Outs   170 51 10 1 4 25 41 13 30 3 3 1 .300 .348 .441 .789
1 Outs   205 78 17 4 4 32 35 25 28 2 0 2 .380 .449 .561 1.010
2 Outs   166 60 11 2 5 38 21 13 26 0 0 4 .361 .421 .542 .963
Scoring Position   151 55 18 1 5 81 28 18 21 5 1 4 .364 .433 .596 1.029
Bases Empty   287 93 13 6 5 5 41 19 49 0 0 1 .324 .368 .463 .831
Runner on 1st   103 41 7 0 3 9 28 14 14 0 2 2 .398 .479 .553 1.032
Runner on 2nd   42 10 7 0 1 11 2 6 4 0 0 1 .238 .347 .476 .823
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .250 .286 .250 .536
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 15 3 1 1 14 9 3 6 0 1 2 .385 .455 .590 1.044
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 7 2 0 2 12 2 1 2 0 0 0 .389 .421 .833 1.254
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   17 8 1 0 1 12 7 5 3 0 0 1 .471 .609 .706 1.315
Bases Loaded   31 14 5 0 0 29 7 2 5 3 0 0 .452 .444 .613 1.057
Two Strikes   220 60 13 1 5 28 31 22 84 1 0 2 .273 .343 .409 .752
First Pitch   77 35 3 3 2 14 16 0 0 1 0 3 .455 .469 .649 1.118
Count 0-1   60 22 5 1 2 16 11 0 0 3 1 1 .367 .359 .583 .943
Count 0-2   30 8 2 0 2 8 2 0 15 0 0 0 .267 .267 .533 .800
Count 1-0   61 24 3 1 3 8 15 0 0 0 2 0 .393 .393 .623 1.016
Count 1-1   57 19 6 0 1 11 8 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .345 .491 .836
Count 1-2   78 12 2 0 0 3 6 0 33 1 0 2 .154 .173 .179 .352
Count 2-0   13 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .538 1.000
Count 2-1   41 17 5 1 0 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 .415 .415 .585 1.000
Count 2-2   67 22 7 0 2 11 9 0 20 0 0 0 .328 .328 .522 .851
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 6 2 0 0 5 4 17 0 0 0 0 .500 .793 .667 1.460
Full Count   45 18 2 1 1 6 14 22 16 0 0 0 .400 .597 .556 1.153
Behind in Count   168 42 9 1 4 27 19 0 48 4 1 3 .250 .257 .387 .644
Ahead in Count   127 53 11 2 3 26 31 29 0 0 2 0 .417 .526 .606 1.132
Batting 2nd   309 113 21 7 8 51 54 26 38 3 2 3 .366 .416 .557 .973
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   46 17 5 0 1 10 8 6 4 0 0 0 .370 .442 .543 .986
Batting 7th   49 12 4 0 0 8 10 5 12 1 0 0 .245 .309 .327 .636
Batting 8th   122 40 6 0 4 25 22 10 29 1 1 3 .328 .390 .475 .865
Batting 9th   13 5 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 .385 .500 .538 1.038
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
2027 Manhattan Beach - ABL 20 2 5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 152 161 0.0
Total ABL 2 5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 152 161 0.0
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
2025 Hanshin - COL 18 37 140 50 9 1 5 30 28 27 3 2 12 3 3 .357 .465 .543 1.008 156 161 0.0
2026 Hanshin - COL 19 59 231 86 18 2 5 40 47 34 4 1 31 9 4 .372 .459 .532 .992 156 171 0.0
2026 Beach City - A 19 95 346 91 22 3 9 55 45 34 3 6 82 5 8 .263 .329 .422 .751 117 108 0.0
2027 South Bay - AAA 20 139 541 189 38 7 13 95 97 51 7 5 84 6 5 .349 .409 .518 .927 135 138 0.0
Total AAA 139 541 189 38 7 13 95 97 51 7 5 84 6 5 .349 .409 .518 .927 135 138
Total A 95 346 91 22 3 9 55 45 34 3 6 82 5 8 .263 .329 .422 .751 117 108
Total Pro Feeder 96 371 136 27 3 10 70 75 61 7 3 43 12 7 .367 .462 .536 .998 156 167
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
2026 Hanshin - Pro Feeder 19 6 27 11 4 1 0 9 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .407 .448 .630 1.078 0 0 0.0
Total Pro Feeder 6 27 11 4 1 0 9 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .407 .448 .630 1.078 177 189
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Hanshin - COL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2025 Hanshin - COL SS 37 37 73 107 42 187 7 .963 322.2 5.02 +0.6 1.005
2026 Beach City - A SS 95 95 118 235 59 370 17 .954 812.0 3.91 +6.5 1.037
2026 Hanshin - COL SS 59 59 79 145 43 235 11 .953 524.2 3.84 +3.3 1.029
2027 Manhattan Beach - ML 2B 1 0 2 1 1 4 1 .750 6.1 4.26 -0.5 .521
2027 South Bay - AAA 2B 5 4 8 11 3 21 2 .905 38.0 4.50 -0.7 .915
2027 South Bay - AAA 3B 24 20 7 38 4 51 6 .882 193.0 2.10 -3.9 .881
2027 South Bay - AAA SS 74 73 102 202 59 315 11 .965 645.0 4.24 +5.8 1.041
TOTAL 2B 6 4 10 12 4 25 3 .880 44.1 4.47 -1.2 .869
TOTAL 3B 25 20 8 38 4 52 6 .885 195.0 2.12 -3.9 .881
TOTAL SS 265 264 372 689 203 1107 46 .958 2304.1 4.14 +16.2 1.031
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2025 Joined the Hanshin Tigers.
08/04/2025 Wins the Pro Feeder CL Player of the Week Award.
08/25/2025 Wins the Pro Feeder CL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (36); Power: - (32); Eye: - (37).
03/26/2026 Goes 5-6 against the Chunichi Dragons, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
03/30/2026 Wins the Pro Feeder CL Player of the Week Award.
04/01/2026 Wins the Pro Feeder CL Batter of the Month Award.
04/04/2026 Was selected to the 2026 NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE All-Star Game.
05/22/2026 Wins the 2026 Japan Series Championship MVP Award.
05/23/2026 Wins the 2026 NIPPON BASEBALL LEAGUE Japan Series Championship with the Hanshin Tigers!
06/07/2026 Drafted in the 2026 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Manhattan Beach Patriots.
06/15/2026 Released by the Hanshin Tigers.
06/15/2026 Signed a minor league contract with the Manhattan Beach Patriots organization with a signing bonus of $1,500,000.
08/20/2026 Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (42); Power: - (32); Eye: - (35).
06/24/2027 Was selected to the 2027 TRIPLE A All-Star Game.
08/16/2027 Wins the AAA KSL Player of the Week Award.
11/29/2027 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
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