1B Kunihiko Sakai #82
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry    
12/31/2028
1B KUNIHIKO SAKAI #82 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
36 111 35 7 0 2 15 7 26 .315 .369 .432 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 20
Gap 23
Power 33
Eye 42
Avoid K's 46
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 10 2
Errors: - 25 6
Arm: 2 20 13
Turn DP: - 4 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 23 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 28
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/2028 PEO Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2028 @ ANT Loss, 0-11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2028 VAN Loss, 6-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/16/2028 @ OMA Loss, 6-7 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/13/2028 BIL Win, 6-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/2028 @ BRO Win, 5-0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/2028 @ PAS Loss, 1-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/03/2028 CHI Win, 4-3 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
08/31/2028 @ DET Win, 5-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
08/27/2028 PHI Win, 6-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Low
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Very Low
Work Ethic:Normal
Birthday:09/17/2004
Born in:Yokohama, KAN
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 8"
Weight:270 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:-
TRIPLE A 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 36 111 35 7 0 2 15 10 7 26 .315 .369 .432 .801 .355 .117 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 30 122 3 1 0 6 0 1 48 9 0 0 0.0 16.3 5.29 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   17 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .353 .353 .471 .824
Versus Right   94 29 5 0 2 15 9 7 24 1 0 3 .309 .371 .426 .797
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   10 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 .100 .182 .400 .582
July   37 14 3 0 1 2 4 5 5 0 0 0 .378 .452 .541 .993
August   35 12 3 0 0 9 3 2 10 1 0 1 .343 .385 .429 .813
September   29 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 1 .276 .300 .310 .610
Career   111 35 7 0 2 15 10 7 26 1 0 3 .315 .369 .432 .801
Home   55 14 2 0 2 5 4 3 10 1 0 1 .255 .300 .400 .700
Road   56 21 5 0 0 10 6 4 16 0 0 2 .375 .435 .464 .900
Grass   111 35 7 0 2 15 10 7 26 1 0 3 .315 .369 .432 .801
Day   37 15 4 0 1 7 7 3 8 0 0 2 .405 .476 .595 1.071
Night   74 20 3 0 1 8 3 4 18 1 0 1 .270 .313 .351 .664
As Starter   104 34 6 0 2 15 9 6 23 1 0 3 .327 .377 .442 .820
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   21 8 2 0 0 4 3 2 9 0 0 0 .381 .435 .476 .911
Inning 1-3   34 13 1 0 2 5 4 2 5 0 0 1 .382 .432 .588 1.021
Inning 4-6   43 9 2 0 0 4 1 3 11 0 0 1 .209 .277 .256 .532
Inning 7-9   32 11 4 0 0 5 5 2 10 1 0 1 .344 .389 .469 .858
Extra Innings   2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   46 8 2 0 0 1 3 3 14 0 0 1 .174 .240 .217 .457
1 Outs   36 11 1 0 0 4 3 3 7 1 0 2 .306 .381 .333 .714
2 Outs   29 16 4 0 2 10 4 1 5 0 0 0 .552 .567 .897 1.463
Scoring Position   23 6 2 0 0 13 3 2 6 1 0 1 .261 .333 .348 .681
Bases Empty   69 22 4 0 2 2 6 3 17 0 0 1 .319 .356 .464 .820
Runner on 1st   19 7 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 .368 .455 .421 .876
Runner on 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 .111 .200 .111 .311
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   4 2 2 0 0 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .400 1.000 1.400
Two Strikes   51 10 1 0 1 5 5 3 26 0 0 1 .196 .255 .275 .529
First Pitch   10 5 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .700 1.200
Count 0-1   9 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .444 .500 .778 1.278
Count 0-2   13 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 .077 .077 .308 .385
Count 1-0   13 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .538 .923
Count 1-1   13 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .615 .615 .692 1.308
Count 1-2   21 5 1 0 0 3 3 0 9 0 0 1 .238 .273 .286 .558
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 2-2   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Full Count   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .222 .417 .222 .639
Behind in Count   43 10 1 0 2 5 5 0 18 0 0 2 .233 .267 .395 .662
Ahead in Count   28 8 3 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .393 .768
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 6th   64 23 5 0 2 12 7 6 13 1 0 2 .359 .425 .531 .956
Batting 7th   43 12 2 0 0 3 3 0 10 0 0 1 .279 .295 .326 .621
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   45 20 4 0 2 3 6 3 7 0 0 1 .444 .490 .667 1.156
Medium Leverage   40 8 0 0 0 2 3 4 11 0 0 2 .200 .304 .200 .504
High Leverage   26 7 3 0 0 10 1 0 8 1 0 0 .269 .259 .385 .644
DOUBLE A 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 42 71 19 3 0 1 13 8 20 19 .268 .443 .352 .795 .374 .085 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 97 4 3 0 2 0 2 25 4 0 0 0.0 13.3 6.42 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 5 0 0 0 2 3 2 4 1 0 0 .217 .269 .217 .487
Versus Right   48 14 3 0 1 11 5 18 15 1 0 4 .292 .507 .417 .924
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   26 6 1 0 0 2 5 9 5 0 0 2 .231 .459 .269 .729
May   28 7 1 0 1 7 1 6 12 1 0 1 .250 .389 .393 .782
June   17 6 1 0 0 4 2 5 2 1 0 1 .353 .500 .412 .912
Last Year   417 126 36 1 12 70 51 71 112 5 0 8 .302 .409 .480 .889
2 Years Ago   413 93 28 1 5 49 49 53 144 3 1 6 .225 .320 .334 .654
Career   901 238 67 2 18 132 108 144 275 10 1 18 .264 .373 .403 .776
Home   35 12 2 0 1 9 4 13 9 2 0 1 .343 .510 .486 .996
Road   36 7 1 0 0 4 4 7 10 0 0 3 .194 .370 .222 .592
Grass   71 19 3 0 1 13 8 20 19 2 0 4 .268 .443 .352 .795
Day   31 6 1 0 0 3 2 10 7 0 0 1 .194 .405 .226 .631
Night   40 13 2 0 1 10 6 10 12 2 0 3 .325 .473 .450 .923
As Starter   59 18 2 0 1 11 7 15 15 2 0 3 .305 .456 .390 .846
As Reliever / Substitution   12 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 4 0 0 1 .083 .389 .167 .556
Pinch Hitting   12 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 4 0 0 1 .083 .389 .167 .556
Close/Late   20 2 1 0 0 3 2 9 7 0 0 2 .100 .419 .150 .569
Inning 1-3   17 6 0 0 1 4 3 4 5 2 0 0 .353 .435 .529 .964
Inning 4-6   27 10 2 0 0 5 2 7 4 0 0 2 .370 .528 .444 .972
Inning 7-9   27 3 1 0 0 4 3 9 10 0 0 2 .111 .368 .148 .517
0 Outs   22 7 2 0 1 4 5 4 8 0 0 2 .318 .464 .545 1.010
1 Outs   21 5 1 0 0 4 2 8 2 2 0 0 .238 .419 .286 .705
2 Outs   28 7 0 0 0 5 1 8 9 0 0 2 .250 .447 .250 .697
Scoring Position   16 7 2 0 0 12 1 6 2 2 0 1 .438 .560 .563 1.123
Bases Empty   42 11 1 0 1 1 7 10 14 0 0 3 .262 .436 .357 .794
Runner on 1st   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 .077 .294 .077 .371
Runner on 2nd   5 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .600 .750 .600 1.350
Runner on 3rd   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   3 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Two Strikes   29 4 0 0 0 1 4 9 19 0 0 1 .138 .359 .138 .497
First Pitch   12 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .417 .385 .417 .801
Count 0-1   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Count 1-1   9 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .444 .455 .667 1.121
Count 1-2   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661
Count 2-0   3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 2-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 2 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Full Count   6 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 2 0 0 0 .167 .667 .167 .833
Behind in Count   16 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 .250 .294 .250 .544
Ahead in Count   14 4 1 0 1 5 1 11 0 0 0 2 .286 .630 .571 1.201
Batting Leadoff   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 2nd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   61 18 2 0 1 11 7 16 16 2 0 3 .295 .451 .377 .828
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   27 7 0 0 0 1 3 6 8 0 0 1 .259 .412 .259 .671
Medium Leverage   30 9 1 0 1 5 4 9 6 1 0 1 .300 .463 .433 .897
High Leverage   13 3 2 0 0 7 1 5 4 1 0 2 .231 .476 .385 .861
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
2025 Winfield - A 20 54 187 49 6 0 4 22 18 23 2 1 75 0 0 .262 .347 .358 .706 90 93 0.0
2026 Cincinnati - AA 21 114 413 93 28 1 5 49 49 53 6 3 144 0 0 .225 .320 .334 .654 86 82 0.0
2027 Cincinnati - AA 22 120 417 126 36 1 12 70 51 71 8 5 112 0 1 .302 .409 .480 .889 154 143 0.0
2028 Cincinnati - AA 23 42 71 19 3 0 1 13 8 20 4 2 19 0 0 .268 .443 .352 .795 122 116 0.0
2028 Minneapolis - AAA 23 36 111 35 7 0 2 15 10 7 3 1 26 0 0 .315 .369 .432 .801 103 103 0.0
Total Triple 36 111 35 7 0 2 15 10 7 3 1 26 0 0 .315 .369 .432 .801 103 103
Total Double 276 901 238 67 2 18 132 108 144 18 10 275 0 1 .264 .373 .403 .776 121 113
Total Single 54 187 49 6 0 4 22 18 23 2 1 75 0 0 .262 .347 .358 .706 90 93
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2027 Cincinnati - AA 1B 3 0 11 0 2 11 0 1.000 8.2 11.42 +0.0 1.109
2028 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 34 30 193 16 28 217 8 .963 256.0 7.35 -2.9 .752
2028 Cincinnati - AA 1B 26 23 149 15 15 167 3 .982 186.2 7.91 -1.1 .875
2028 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.056
TOTAL 1B 63 53 353 31 45 395 11 .972 451.1 7.66 -4.0 .811
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.056
PLAYER HISTORY
06/25/2022 Entered the ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE as an international amateur free agent from Japan.
06/29/2022 Signed a minor league contract ($384,000 bonus) out of Japan with the Mile High Mustangs organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (26); Eye: - (38).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (16); Power: - (26); Eye: - (41).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (18); Power: - (30); Eye: - (42).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (20); Power: - (32); Eye: - (41).
08/25/2026 Injured (gout), out for 2 days.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (22); Power: - (32); Eye: - (42).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (21); Power: - (33); Eye: - (43).
08/08/2028 Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
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