Impact Yoshida will dodge a matchup with southpaw Cade Povich, yielding to Connor Wong at DH. Yoshida is 8-for-13 with a home run, four RBI and four runs scored in his last four games.
AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE
MASATAKA YOSHIDA #7 - LEFT FIELDER - BOSTON RED SOX
10 HR •
56 RBI •
.280 AVG
10 HR
56 RBI
.280 AVG
Idle against lefty Yoshida is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
Masataka Yoshida's RBI single | 08/16/2024 The Official Site of Major League Baseball
AUGUST 17 • MLB.COM
Masataka Yoshida on four-RBI outing | 08/16/2024 Masataka Yoshida reacts to his four-RBI game against the Orioles
AUGUST 17 • MLB.COM
Masataka Yoshida's three-run home run (8) | 08/16/2024 Masataka Yoshida cranks a three-run home run to right field for his 8th homer of the season, extending the lead to 8-4
AUGUST 17 • MLB.COM
Masataka Yoshida's RBI knock | 08/11/2024 Masataka Yoshida pokes an RBI single to center field to score David Hamilton in the bottom of the 6th inning
AUGUST 11 • MLB.COM
Masataka Yoshida's solo home run (7) | 08/10/2024 Masataka Yoshida crushes a solo home run to right field, cutting the Red Sox's deficit to 4-2 in the bottom of the 7th inning
AUGUST 11 • MLB.COM
Visualizing Masataka Yoshida's swing using bat tracking technology | 08/10/2024 The data behind Masataka Yoshida's swing
AUGUST 11 • MLB.COM
Visualizing Masataka Yoshida's swing using bat tracking technology | 08/06/2024 The data behind Masataka Yoshida's swing
AUGUST 7 • MLB.COM
Masataka Yoshida's two-run single | 08/06/2024 Masataka Yoshida knocks a two-run single to right field, extending the Red Sox's lead to 6-3 in the top of the 6th
AUGUST 7 • MLB.COM
Masataka Yoshida's solo home run (6) | 08/06/2024 Masataka Yoshida belts a solo home run to right field, extending the Red Sox's lead to 3-1 in the top of the 3rd inning
AUGUST 7 • MLB.COM
Drives in three in win Yoshida went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a two-run single in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Royals.
Impact Yoshida entered the week on an 0-for-13 skid, but he's torched the Royals for six hits over the first two games of this series. Three of those knocks have gone for extra bases, including his solo shot in the third inning Tuesday. The 31-year-old is up to a .279/.353/.406 slash line with six homers, 37 RBI, 30 runs scored, 11 doubles and no stolen bases over 64 contests this year while serving as the Red Sox's primary designated hitter.
AUGUST 7 • ROTOWIRE
Racks up four hits Monday Yoshida went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs Monday in a 9-5 win against the Royals.
Impact None of Yoshida's hits knocked in a run, but he did score twice in the victory. The big performance snapped a four-game hitless stretch during which the DH had gone 0-for-13. This was Yoshida's second four-hit effort of the campaign.
AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE
Masataka Yoshida goes 4-for-5 | 08/05/2024 Masataka Yoshida goes 4-for-5 against the Royals
AUGUST 6 • MLB.COM
Homers, drives in four in win Yoshida went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, four RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 14-7 win over the Mariners.
Impact Yoshida continued his hot stretch with another three hits on Monday and tying a season-high with four RBI. Over his last 20 games, Yoshida is hitting .347 with 20 RBI, and he's hit three of five home runs this season in that span. The 31-year-old has been playing regularly since returning from the injured list on June 11 and has settled into a key role in the middle of the Red Sox lineup.
JULY 30 • ROTOWIRE
Homers, drives in four in win Yoshida went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, four RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 14-7 win over the Mariners.
Impact Yoshida continued his hot stretch with another three hits on Monday and tying a season-high with four RBI. Over his last 20 games, Yoshida is hitting .347 with 20 RBI, and he's hit three of five home runs this season in that span. The 31-year-old has been playing regularly since returning from the injured list on June 11 and has settled into a key role in the middle of the Red Sox lineup.
JULY 30 • ROTOWIRE
Masataka Yoshida's two-run home run (5) | 07/29/2024 Masataka Yoshida makes it a 4-0 Red Sox lead as he crushes a two-run home run to right-center field
JULY 30 • MLB.COM
Not in Sunday's lineup Yoshida is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Impact Yoshida has an .875 OPS in eight games since the All-Star break but will head to the bench Sunday as lefty Carlos Rodon takes the mound for New York. Danny Jansen will make his Red Sox debut at designated hitter in the series finale.
JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE
Masataka Yoshida's RBI single | 07/27/2024 Masataka Yoshida lines a single to left field to score Jarren Duran and give the Red Sox a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the 2nd
JULY 28 • MLB.COM
Key hit in win Yoshida went 1-for-3 with a walk, three RBI and a run scored in Friday's 9-7 win over the Yankees.
Impact Yoshida had the decisive blow in a wild game at Fenway Park. His eighth-inning, two-run single broke a 7-7. He had earlier produced a run on a sacrifice fly and scored on Ceddane Rafaela's two-run homer in the seventh. Yoshida is batting .267/.344/.372 with four home runs, 28 RBI and 21 runs over 55 games this season.
JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE
Masataka Yoshida's go-ahead two-run single | 07/26/2024 Masataka Yoshida laces a go-ahead two-run single to center field, giving the Red Sox a 9-7 lead during the bottom of the 8th inning
JULY 27 • MLB.COM
Not in lineup Wednesday Yoshida is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Colorado, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
Impact Yoshida was in the initial lineup, but the Red Sox elected to shift Rafael Devers (shoulder) to the designated hitter spot after he got banged up in Tuesday's contest. Romy Gonzalez will shift from second base to third base, while Jamie Westbrook will enter the lineup at second base.
JULY 24 • ROTOWIRE
Masataka Yoshida's RBI forceout | 07/21/2024 The Official Site of Major League Baseball
JULY 22 • MLB.COM
Breather versus left-hander Yoshida will sit Saturday against the Dodgers, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Impact Yoshida will get a breather as Boston faces left-hander Justin Wrobleski on the mound. Tyler O'Neill will handle the designated hitter role while Romy Gonzalez enters the lineup at shortstop after some shuffling, batting sixth versus Los Angeles.
JULY 20 • ROTOWIRE
On bench vs. southpaw Yoshida is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Impact Yoshida has a .923 OPS with five extra-base hits and 12 RBI over his past 14 games, but he'll head to the bench Friday as lefty Cole Ragans pitches for Kansas City. Tyler O'Neill will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Rob Refsnyder picks up a start in the outfield.
JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE
Racks up three hits, four RBI Yoshida went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and two additional RBI in Thursday's 7-0 win against Oakland.
Impact Yoshida put Boston on the board in the first inning with a two-run single and capped the team's scoring with a two-run homer in the sixth. He finished with his fourth multi-hit effort through nine games in July. Yoshida is batting .333 (12-for-36) over that stretch with two long balls, 11 RBI and five runs.
JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE
