P Rikiya Sakurai #65
Kalamazoo Royale with Cheese BSA
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good    
12/31/2026
BNN Index | BSA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P RIKIYA SAKURAI #65 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
44 0 1-5 7 4.60 47.0 52 5 10 42 1.32 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 16
Movement 13
Control 16
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 16
Curveball - 16
Forkball - 13
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Groundball Percentage 58 %
Hold Runners 15
Defense 6
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/02/2026 HOU Win, 2-1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/2026 SCS Loss, 3-11 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
09/26/2026 SCS Loss, 5-9 1.1 3 2 2 0 2
09/20/2026 @ SEA Loss, 0-1 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 Loss
09/09/2026 VIS Win, 14-6 0.2 1 0 0 2 2
09/03/2026 POC Loss, 5-7 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
09/01/2026 @ SPR Win, 6-3 0.0 3 2 2 0 0
08/29/2026 @ AUS Loss, 5-11 0.2 3 3 3 1 2
08/28/2026 @ AUS Loss, 7-9 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 Loss
08/25/2026 JER Loss, 5-6 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very Low
Loyalty:Very High
Desire f. Win:Very High
Greed:High
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:10/02/1992
Born in:Fukuoka, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 5"
Weight:255 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$400,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 59 Days
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 23rd Pick in Round 7
BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 44 0 1 5 7 4.60 47.0 52 27 24 5 10 42 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 15 2 77.8 44 22 12.06 9.96 8.04 1.91 3.53 1.32 81 0.6 .333        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 80 21 5 0 2 14 7 12 0 0 0 .263 .322 .400 .722      
vs. RHB 108 31 5 1 3 13 3 30 0 1 1 .287 .313 .435 .748      
BASEBALL STARS ASSOCIATION 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 7 0 0 1 3 0.73 12.1 8 1 1 0 1 6  
June 11 0 0 0 3 0.66 13.2 7 1 1 0 0 14  
July 10 0 1 2 1 7.88 8.0 13 10 7 2 3 5  
August 9 0 0 1 0 11.05 7.1 12 9 9 2 4 10  
September 6 0 0 1 0 10.13 5.1 11 6 6 1 2 7  
October 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
Spring Training 6 0 0 1 1 13.50 8.2 16 13 13 4 2 7  
Last Year 25 0 3 2 2 3.19 36.2 39 16 13 2 6 22  
2 Years Ago 5 0 0 2 1 3.86 7.0 7 3 3 3 0 7  
Career 74 0 4 9 10 3.97 90.2 98 46 40 10 16 71  
Home 27 0 1 1 4 3.34 29.2 27 14 11 3 3 29  
Road 17 0 0 4 3 6.75 17.1 25 13 13 2 7 13  
Grass 42 0 1 5 7 4.67 44.1 49 26 23 5 9 39  
Turf 2 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 3  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 4.70 7.2 5 4 4 1 2 8  
Night 40 0 1 5 7 4.58 39.1 47 23 20 4 8 34  
As Reliever / Substitution 44 0 1 5 7 4.60 47.0 52 27 24 5 10 42  
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 14 1 0 0 2 2.30 15.2 11 4 4 1 4 13 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 5 0 100.0 13 9 9.19 6.32 7.47 2.30 4.52 0.96 76 0.3 .256        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 21 7 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .391 .381 .772      
vs. RHB 32 4 0 0 1 4 2 8 0 0 1 .125 .200 .219 .419      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 9 0 0 0 2 1.59 11.1 9 2 2 0 4 7  
May 5 1 0 0 0 4.15 4.1 2 2 2 1 0 6  
Last Year 31 0 1 1 5 1.85 39.0 21 10 8 3 7 28  
2 Years Ago 62 0 2 6 5 4.86 70.1 68 41 38 10 22 64  
Career 307 2 28 18 17 4.59 404.1 404 230 206 53 113 374  
Home 6 1 0 0 2 5.14 7.0 6 4 4 1 3 9  
Road 8 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.2 5 0 0 0 1 4  
Grass 13 1 0 0 2 2.70 13.1 7 4 4 1 4 13  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 4 0 0 0 0 0  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.2 1 0 0 0 1 4  
Night 10 1 0 0 2 3.27 11.0 10 4 4 1 3 9  
As Starter 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 0  
As Reliever / Substitution 13 0 0 0 2 1.15 15.2 9 2 2 0 4 13  
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+
2024 Kalamazoo - BSA 31 5 0 0 2 1 3.86 7.0 7 3 3 3 0 7 0 0 1.00 .222 6.92 -0.2 113
2025 Kalamazoo - BSA 32 25 0 3 2 2 3.19 36.2 39 16 13 2 6 22 0 0 1.23 .306 3.42 0.6 139
2026 Kalamazoo - BSA 33 44 0 1 5 7 4.60 47.0 52 27 24 5 10 42 0 0 1.32 .333 3.53 0.6 95
Total BSA 74 0 4 9 10 3.97 90.2 98 46 40 10 16 71 0 0 1.26 .314 3.75 1.0 114
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+
2012 Mississippi State - COL 19 22 0 4 2 12 3.34 29.2 25 11 11 3 14 45 0 0 1.31 .349 3.67 0.6 162
2013 Mississippi State - COL 20 17 0 2 1 6 2.25 16.0 18 4 4 1 4 17 0 0 1.38 .362 3.73 0.3 246
2014 Mississippi State - COL 21 18 0 0 1 8 4.58 19.2 24 14 10 4 5 36 0 0 1.47 .465 3.47 0.4 105
2015 Mississippi State - COL 22 19 0 1 3 13 6.27 18.2 20 13 13 4 4 32 0 0 1.29 .390 3.77 0.3 76
2016 Bemidji - A 23 27 0 1 1 4 2.54 28.1 26 10 8 1 6 29 0 0 1.13 .309 2.88 0.6 171
2017 Bemidji - A 24 41 0 3 0 1 2.93 46.0 38 15 15 1 20 62 0 0 1.26 .346 2.71 1.0 146
2018 Bemidji - A 25 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.92 .182 4.08 0.0 999
2018 Springfield - AA 25 36 0 0 2 3 3.62 32.1 30 13 13 6 17 37 0 0 1.45 .304 5.58 -0.0 145
2018 Cape Cod - AAA 25 16 1 0 3 1 13.50 18.0 30 27 27 3 13 16 0 0 2.39 .429 6.59 -0.1 40
2019 Springfield - AA 26 56 0 4 2 2 3.83 56.1 48 26 24 6 27 55 0 0 1.33 .276 4.66 0.4 131
2020 Springfield - AA 27 78 0 4 3 1 2.86 78.2 75 26 25 11 13 84 0 0 1.12 .308 4.21 1.3 191
2021 Springfield - AA 28 2 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1.50 .500 1.81 0.1 164
2021 Cape Cod - AAA 28 49 0 4 3 3 4.81 67.1 72 39 36 10 13 73 0 0 1.26 .346 4.62 0.8 114
2022 Cape Cod - AAA 29 71 0 10 2 0 3.64 96.1 96 49 39 13 29 89 0 0 1.30 .304 4.93 1.1 157
2023 Cape Cod - AAA 30 64 0 11 3 1 4.98 97.2 106 60 54 13 25 91 0 0 1.34 .321 5.01 1.3 123
2024 Blueville - AAA 31 62 0 2 6 5 4.86 70.1 68 41 38 10 22 64 0 0 1.28 .296 5.03 0.6 116
2025 Blueville - AAA 32 31 0 1 1 5 1.85 39.0 21 10 8 3 7 28 0 0 0.72 .175 4.32 0.6 298
2026 Blueville - AAA 33 14 1 0 0 2 2.30 15.2 11 4 4 1 4 13 0 0 0.96 .256 4.52 0.3 259
Total ITL 307 2 28 18 17 4.59 404.1 404 230 206 53 113 374 0 0 1.28 .307 4.91 146.7
Total ESL (28 & Under) 172 0 8 7 6 3.34 170.0 156 66 63 23 58 179 0 0 1.26 .299 4.58 161.7
Total MWL (24 & Under) 71 0 4 1 5 2.63 78.2 66 25 23 2 28 93 0 0 1.19 .322 2.85 202.1
Total NCAA 76 0 7 7 39 4.07 84.0 87 42 38 12 27 130 0 0 1.36 .387 3.66 145.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Kalamazoo - ML P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
2025 Kalamazoo - ML P 25 0 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 36.2 1.72 +0.2 1.055
2026 Kalamazoo - ML P 40 0 3 8 0 12 1 .917 47.0 2.11 -0.1 .952
2026 Blueville - AAA P 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 +0.6 2.112
TOTAL P 82 0 7 12 0 20 1 .950 106.1 1.61 +0.7 1.057
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (13); Movement: - (11); Control: - (15).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (11); Control: - (16).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (16); Movement: - (12); Control: - (18).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (16); Movement: - (13); Control: - (16).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (12); Control: - (15).
11/25/2023 Drafted in the 2023 expansion draft (Round 29, Pick 1, 57th overall pick) by the Kalamazoo Royale with Cheese.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (12); Control: - (16).
06/14/2024 Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/29/2024 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (12); Control: - (16).
05/31/2025 Injured (torn fingernail), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/02/2025 Injured (oblique strain), out for one week.
12/05/2025 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (12); Control: - (15).
12/06/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
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