1B Shunsho Kato #89
Age: 47 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal    
10/04/2046
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1B SHUNSHO KATO #89 - AGE: 47 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 10 9 11 11
Gap 11 9 12 12
Power 11 9 12 14
Eye 13 10 14 14
Avoid K's 9 8 10 10
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 3 4
Arm: 1 1 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 2 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Kato puts in long hours.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/15/1999
Born in:Tsuchiura, IBA
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 2"
Weight:275 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 78 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 143 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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
2023 Los Angeles - MLB 24 25 89 26 6 1 5 13 13 4 2 0 23 0 0 .292 .337 .551 .887 139 141 0.7
2024 Los Angeles - MLB 25 121 431 81 24 0 16 51 56 38 2 4 129 1 0 .188 .255 .355 .610 67 66 -1.5
2026 Minnesota - MLB 27 55 132 29 4 0 5 12 15 15 0 0 29 0 0 .220 .299 .364 .663 84 83 -0.1
2028 Minnesota - MLB 29 99 245 57 7 0 15 40 33 33 4 1 70 0 0 .233 .332 .445 .777 107 96 0.2
2029 Minnesota - MLB 30 76 113 27 5 0 9 23 16 17 1 2 37 0 0 .239 .338 .522 .860 131 113 0.5
2030 Minnesota - MLB 31 42 103 19 3 0 8 21 17 23 2 1 36 1 0 .184 .341 .447 .788 111 95 0.1
Total MLB 418 1113 239 49 1 58 160 150 130 11 8 324 2 0 .215 .301 .417 .718 95 88 -0.2
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
2022 Akron - AA 23 141 509 118 37 0 16 69 59 52 4 6 127 1 0 .232 .305 .399 .704 99 97 0.0
2023 Los Angeles A (AZL) - R 24 4 16 5 0 0 1 3 5 3 1 0 3 0 0 .312 .450 .500 .950 189 172 0.0
2023 Salt Lake - AAA 24 24 87 29 7 1 5 17 17 7 2 1 19 0 0 .333 .392 .609 1.001 163 165 0.0
2023 Columbus - AAA 24 102 388 118 27 1 19 69 56 30 3 3 78 0 0 .304 .356 .526 .882 156 152 0.0
2023 Total - AAA 24 126 475 147 34 2 24 86 73 37 5 4 97 0 0 .309 .363 .541 .904 0 0 0.0
2024 Salt Lake - AAA 25 25 92 24 9 0 5 18 12 10 2 3 20 0 0 .261 .336 .522 .858 124 118 0.0
2025 Rochester - AAA 26 142 551 162 35 2 23 99 69 69 3 2 111 1 0 .294 .374 .490 .864 152 148 0.0
2026 Rochester - AAA 27 31 93 33 7 0 3 11 13 9 1 0 15 0 0 .355 .417 .527 .944 180 181 0.0
2027 Rochester - AAA 28 114 382 109 30 2 11 54 59 61 5 2 99 0 0 .285 .389 .461 .850 144 139 0.0
2030 Rochester - AAA 31 45 167 41 10 0 3 21 22 31 3 1 32 0 0 .246 .371 .359 .731 113 122 0.0
2031 Rochester - AAA 32 122 465 121 17 2 17 64 57 55 8 7 128 0 1 .260 .344 .415 .759 108 103 0.0
2032 Portland - AA 33 90 236 74 16 1 16 63 43 41 4 5 48 0 1 .314 .416 .593 1.009 169 162 0.0
2032 Pawtucket - AAA 33 23 78 16 4 0 2 11 10 15 0 1 21 0 0 .205 .330 .333 .663 88 97 0.0
2033 Pawtucket - AAA 34 5 11 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 5 0 0 .182 .400 .182 .582 71 98 0.0
Total IL 584 2135 602 130 7 78 329 288 273 24 16 489 1 1 .282 .367 .459 .826 136 134
Total PCL 49 179 53 16 1 10 35 29 17 4 4 39 0 0 .296 .363 .564 .927 142 140
Total EL 231 745 192 53 1 32 132 102 93 8 11 175 1 1 .258 .342 .460 .802 123 119
Total AZL 4 16 5 0 0 1 3 5 3 1 0 3 0 0 .312 .450 .500 .950 189 172
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
2025 Rochester - IL 26 4 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 .214 .312 .214 .527 0 0 0.0
2026 Rochester - IL 27 12 48 12 4 0 2 7 8 4 0 0 8 0 0 .250 .308 .458 .766 0 0 0.0
2028 Minnesota - MLB 29 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0.0
2029 Minnesota - MLB 30 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0 0 0.0
2032 Pawtucket - IL 33 6 16 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 .125 .263 .188 .451 0 0 0.0
Total MLB 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 56 55
Total IL 22 78 17 5 0 2 7 10 8 1 0 19 0 0 .218 .299 .359 .658 92 95
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Akron - AA 1B 69 69 639 58 41 701 4 .994 619.1 10.13 +7.6 1.100
2023 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 23 23 176 21 20 199 2 .990 198.0 8.95 +0.2 1.011
2023 Columbus - AAA 1B 102 102 859 68 52 933 6 .994 877.1 9.51 +10.6 1.091
2023 Salt Lake - AAA 1B 18 18 142 13 6 156 1 .994 155.2 8.96 +0.4 1.022
2023 Los Angeles A (AZL) - R 1B 4 4 42 4 2 46 0 1.000 36.0 11.50 +0.6 1.103
2024 Salt Lake - AAA 1B 25 24 199 16 17 215 0 1.000 214.1 9.03 +1.2 1.046
2025 Rochester - AAA 1B 142 142 1391 105 91 1503 7 .995 1259.1 10.69 +12.3 1.076
2026 Minnesota - MLB 1B 8 7 63 4 3 67 0 1.000 68.0 8.87 -0.1 .993
2026 Rochester - AAA 1B 23 22 195 16 15 214 3 .986 191.1 9.93 -1.0 .968
2026 Minnesota - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Minnesota - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 Rochester - AAA 1B 3 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 -0.6 .000
2028 Minnesota - MLB C 1 1 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 9.0 9.00 -0.2 .000 0 3 0 0.0
2028 Minnesota - MLB 1B 20 0 52 3 11 55 0 1.000 43.2 11.34 +0.1 1.019
2028 Minnesota - MLB SS 2 1 4 6 2 10 0 1.000 13.0 6.92 -0.0 .986
2028 Minnesota - MLB CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.1 3.24 +0.0 1.004
2029 Minnesota - MLB 1B 36 0 75 5 8 81 1 .988 82.0 8.78 +0.7 1.094
2029 Minnesota - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2030 Minnesota - MLB 1B 9 1 29 3 3 32 0 1.000 22.2 12.71 +0.3 1.090
2030 Rochester - AAA 1B 45 45 417 23 28 443 3 .993 398.2 9.93 -3.6 .937
2031 Rochester - AAA 1B 94 94 850 62 64 917 5 .995 814.0 10.08 -5.7 .944
2031 Rochester - AAA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 0.0 .000
2031 Rochester - AAA CF 28 28 30 3 0 39 6 .846 240.0 1.24 -9.9 .701
2032 Portland - AA C 1 1 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 9.0 13.00 -0.5 .000 2 0 0 0.0
2032 Pawtucket - AAA 1B 23 23 187 10 9 198 1 .995 181.0 9.80 -1.3 .943
2032 Portland - AA 1B 49 37 293 19 9 315 3 .990 317.1 8.85 -2.2 .945
2033 Pawtucket - AAA 1B 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 2.0 22.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 2 2 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 18.0 11.00 -0.6 .000 2 3 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 694 611 5619 430 379 6085 36 .994 5487.2 9.92 +19.6 1.029
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 2 1 4 6 2 10 0 1.000 13.0 6.92 -0.0 .986
TOTAL LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 29 29 33 3 0 42 6 .857 248.1 1.30 -9.9 .720
PLAYER HISTORY
11/28/2021 Entered the Major League Baseball as a free agent from Japan.
12/13/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (14); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 11 (13).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 12 (13).
07/31/2023 Wins the IL IL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/2023 Was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Los Angeles Angels, along with RP Chad Sobotka, in exchange for $6,000,000.
11/30/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 13 (13).
04/07/2024 Named the #28 prospect in the MLB
11/28/2024 Was traded by the Los Angeles Angels to the Minnesota Twins, along with RP Adam Laskey, SP Bobby Barrios, RP Kyle Ostrowski, SP Mario Hernandez, in exchange for SP Philip Scott, 2B Eric Brugger, SP D.J. Funk.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 13 (13).
06/23/2025 Wins the IL IL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/2025 Wins the IL IL Batter of the Month Award.
09/08/2025 Wins the IL IL Player of the Week Award.
10/06/2025 Wins the 2025 IL IL Most Valuable Player Award.
12/07/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 12 (12).
11/29/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 13 (13).
07/26/2027 Injured (thumb contusion), out for 3 days.
09/06/2027 Wins the IL IL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 12 (12).
05/01/2028 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
11/25/2028 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $753,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 12 (12).
11/30/2029 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 13 (13).
12/01/2030 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,400,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 13 (13).
11/30/2031 Became a free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 13 (13).
03/02/2032 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.
05/10/2032 Wins the EL EL Player of the Week Award.
05/31/2032 Wins the EL EL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/2032 Wins the EL EL Batter of the Month Award.
07/12/2032 Was selected to the 2032 Eastern League All-Star Game.
09/27/2032 Wins the 2032 International League Round 2 with the Pawtucket Red Sox!
11/09/2032 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 13 (14).
04/17/2033 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/02/2033 Released by the Boston organization.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 13 (14).
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 11 (14); Eye: 13 (14).
01/01/2035 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2028 9 7
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