1B Yujiro Kurihara #8
Birmingham Barons (BIR) ITL
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy    
12/31/2026
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1B YUJIRO KURIHARA #8 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
11 38 10 1 0 1 4 6 5 .263 .364 .368 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 12
Gap 10
Power 7
Eye 14
Avoid K's 11
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 9
Errors: - 10 3
Arm: 1 9 7
Turn DP: - 13 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 11 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 5 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 7
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2026 DXW Win, 7-3 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
09/25/2026 DXW Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2026 @ TUS Loss, 7-14 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/2026 @ BLU Loss, 5-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/19/2026 @ BLU Win, 9-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/2026 @ BLU Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/2026 ALN Loss, 4-11 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/2026 @ TPK Win, 7-4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/12/2026 @ TPK Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/11/2026 WAB Win, 10-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Low
Loyalty:Very Low
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Very Low
Work Ethic:Normal
Birthday:06/15/1998
Born in:Kawagoe, SAI
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 1"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 121 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 11 38 10 1 0 1 4 5 6 5 .263 .364 .368 .732 .345 .105 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 8 44 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 2 0 0 0.0 5.3 4.94 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .958
Versus Right   30 8 1 0 0 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 .267 .371 .300 .671
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   38 10 1 0 1 4 5 6 5 0 0 0 .263 .364 .368 .732
Career   567 174 29 8 14 97 97 88 111 5 0 8 .307 .404 .460 .865
Home   21 7 0 0 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .391 .476 .867
Road   17 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 .176 .333 .235 .569
Grass   34 9 1 0 1 4 4 5 4 0 0 0 .265 .359 .382 .741
Turf   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Day   8 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Night   30 9 0 0 1 3 5 5 5 0 0 0 .300 .400 .400 .800
As Starter   32 8 1 0 1 2 5 6 3 0 0 0 .250 .368 .375 .743
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   7 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .714 1.159
Inning 1-3   15 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267 .313 .267 .579
Inning 4-6   12 4 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .467 .417 .883
Inning 7-9   11 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .182 .308 .455 .762
0 Outs   14 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 .357 .400 .571 .971
1 Outs   12 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 .167 .375 .250 .625
2 Outs   12 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
Scoring Position   9 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Bases Empty   18 4 0 0 1 1 3 4 5 0 0 0 .222 .364 .389 .753
Runner on 1st   11 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   21 6 1 0 0 3 1 3 5 0 0 0 .286 .375 .333 .708
First Pitch   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Count 0-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Full Count   9 3 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .444 .944
Behind in Count   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Ahead in Count   8 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .455 .250 .705
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   32 8 1 0 1 2 5 6 3 0 0 0 .250 .368 .375 .743
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
SOUTHERN LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 143 506 166 32 1 12 79 111 139 128 .328 .476 .466 .942 .435 .138 163
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 143 654 6 9 0 14 0 3 236 45 14 3 82.4 126.0 9.45 6.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   118 47 6 1 4 27 34 47 25 2 0 0 .398 .563 .568 1.131
Versus Right   388 119 26 0 8 52 77 92 103 1 0 6 .307 .446 .436 .881
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   82 25 4 0 3 13 19 25 18 2 0 2 .305 .468 .463 .932
May   98 34 9 0 1 14 24 27 28 0 0 1 .347 .492 .469 .961
June   106 37 8 1 3 19 23 24 23 0 0 0 .349 .469 .528 .998
July   93 24 3 0 0 11 18 33 25 0 0 1 .258 .457 .290 .747
August   107 41 7 0 4 17 24 27 30 1 0 1 .383 .507 .561 1.068
September   20 5 1 0 1 5 3 3 4 0 0 1 .250 .375 .450 .825
Last Year   579 181 27 2 13 83 119 151 129 3 0 5 .313 .457 .434 .890
2 Years Ago   222 48 6 0 8 33 38 52 62 4 0 2 .216 .364 .351 .716
Career   1307 395 65 3 33 195 268 342 319 10 0 13 .302 .449 .432 .881
Home   249 89 11 0 9 45 67 86 51 2 0 3 .357 .524 .510 1.034
Road   257 77 21 1 3 34 44 53 77 1 0 3 .300 .424 .424 .848
Grass   364 126 19 1 11 60 85 110 83 3 0 5 .346 .500 .495 .995
Turf   142 40 13 0 1 19 26 29 45 0 0 1 .282 .407 .394 .801
Day   159 53 10 0 5 32 37 44 41 1 0 0 .333 .475 .491 .966
Night   347 113 22 1 7 47 74 95 87 2 0 6 .326 .476 .455 .931
As Starter   506 166 32 1 12 79 111 139 128 3 0 6 .328 .476 .466 .942
Close/Late   90 32 8 0 2 15 21 37 23 0 0 2 .356 .550 .511 1.061
Inning 1-3   190 60 12 0 7 30 45 50 55 1 0 4 .316 .465 .489 .955
Inning 4-6   174 58 10 1 2 28 34 35 33 2 0 0 .333 .441 .437 .878
Inning 7-9   134 44 10 0 1 16 29 49 38 0 0 1 .328 .511 .425 .936
Extra Innings   8 4 0 0 2 5 3 5 2 0 0 1 .500 .714 1.250 1.964
0 Outs   135 43 5 0 3 14 39 39 36 1 0 1 .319 .472 .422 .894
1 Outs   180 64 11 0 6 34 47 53 45 2 0 3 .356 .504 .517 1.021
2 Outs   191 59 16 1 3 31 25 47 47 0 0 2 .309 .450 .450 .900
Scoring Position   136 44 4 1 3 66 37 49 36 3 0 3 .324 .503 .434 .936
Bases Empty   274 90 21 0 7 7 48 66 71 0 0 1 .328 .460 .482 .942
Runner on 1st   96 32 7 0 2 6 26 24 21 0 0 2 .333 .475 .469 .944
Runner on 2nd   49 15 2 0 1 13 16 16 13 0 0 1 .306 .485 .408 .893
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 4 3 8 2 1 0 0 .429 .688 .429 1.116
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 14 0 0 1 14 9 11 9 0 0 1 .333 .481 .405 .886
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 4 1 0 0 7 1 1 4 0 0 1 .286 .375 .357 .732
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 4 1 0 0 10 3 7 3 1 0 0 .400 .611 .500 1.111
Bases Loaded   14 4 0 1 1 18 5 6 5 1 0 0 .286 .476 .643 1.119
Two Strikes   278 69 13 0 4 30 54 67 128 1 0 0 .248 .393 .338 .731
First Pitch   58 26 8 0 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 1 .448 .458 .638 1.096
Count 0-1   26 13 2 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .536 .577 1.113
Count 0-2   49 5 0 0 1 1 3 0 34 0 0 0 .102 .102 .163 .265
Count 1-0   39 14 2 1 2 15 9 0 0 1 0 0 .359 .350 .615 .965
Count 1-1   36 13 2 0 2 9 5 0 0 0 0 2 .361 .395 .583 .978
Count 1-2   68 18 3 0 1 9 5 0 33 1 0 0 .265 .261 .353 .614
Count 2-0   22 11 4 0 1 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .478 .818 1.296
Count 2-1   32 14 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .438 .455 .563 1.017
Count 2-2   92 23 3 0 0 7 9 0 46 0 0 0 .250 .250 .283 .533
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 13 38 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 6 0 0 1 8 8 34 0 0 0 0 .400 .816 .600 1.416
Full Count   69 23 7 0 2 13 37 67 15 0 0 0 .333 .662 .522 1.184
Behind in Count   143 36 5 0 2 12 14 0 67 1 0 2 .252 .260 .329 .589
Ahead in Count   108 45 7 1 5 30 38 72 0 2 0 1 .417 .645 .639 1.284
Batting 3rd   506 166 32 1 12 79 111 139 128 3 0 6 .328 .476 .466 .942
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
2022 Los Cabos - BSA 23 129 452 120 25 1 13 65 52 31 2 3 107 8 1 .265 .314 .412 .725 101 102 0.2
2023 Los Cabos - BSA 24 83 281 67 6 0 5 19 32 21 1 1 77 4 1 .238 .293 .313 .606 66 68 -1.0
Total BSA 212 733 187 31 1 18 84 84 52 3 4 184 12 2 .255 .306 .374 .679 88 89 -0.7
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
2017 Savannah - A 18 49 105 17 5 0 1 11 16 12 0 1 25 2 0 .162 .246 .238 .484 33 33 0.0
2018 Savannah - A 19 41 39 8 1 0 2 8 3 3 0 0 8 1 0 .205 .262 .385 .647 75 72 0.0
2019 Savannah - A 20 99 269 85 22 2 8 49 46 46 3 2 67 21 5 .316 .419 .502 .921 149 139 0.0
2020 Wilmington - AA 21 154 539 163 27 1 12 84 77 78 5 1 136 25 5 .302 .395 .423 .818 104 103 0.0
2021 Indiana - AAA 22 127 400 129 22 7 10 73 69 59 6 5 81 14 5 .323 .413 .487 .900 112 114 0.0
2023 Cape Cod - AAA 24 37 129 35 6 1 3 20 23 23 2 0 25 4 0 .271 .390 .403 .793 89 97 0.0
2024 Montgomery - A 25 10 16 8 1 0 1 2 5 6 0 0 2 0 1 .500 .636 .750 1.386 287 252 0.0
2024 Montgomery - AA 25 62 222 48 6 0 8 33 38 52 2 4 62 8 1 .216 .364 .351 .716 91 96 0.0
2025 Montgomery - AA 26 158 579 181 27 2 13 83 119 151 5 3 129 21 12 .313 .457 .434 .890 144 151 0.0
2026 Montgomery - AA 27 143 506 166 32 1 12 79 111 139 6 3 128 14 3 .328 .476 .466 .942 159 163 0.0
2026 Birmingham - AAA 27 11 38 10 1 0 1 4 5 6 0 0 5 0 0 .263 .364 .368 .732 77 84 0.0
Total ITL 175 567 174 29 8 14 97 97 88 8 5 111 18 5 .307 .404 .460 .865 104 108
Total SNL (28 & Under) 363 1307 395 65 3 33 195 268 342 13 10 319 43 16 .302 .449 .432 .881 141 146
Total ESL (28 & Under) 154 539 163 27 1 12 84 77 78 5 1 136 25 5 .302 .395 .423 .818 104 103
Total APL (24 & Under) 199 429 118 29 2 12 70 70 67 3 3 102 24 6 .275 .375 .436 .810 122 113
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Los Cabos - ML 1B 2 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 3.0 15.00 +0.1 1.106
2022 Los Cabos - ML 2B 65 59 101 208 56 314 5 .984 535.2 5.19 -9.6 .931
2022 Los Cabos - ML 3B 40 40 22 61 7 91 8 .912 332.1 2.25 -6.2 .887
2022 Los Cabos - ML SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Los Cabos - ML 1B 22 19 163 12 12 176 1 .994 163.1 9.64 +0.8 1.065
2023 Los Cabos - ML 2B 4 3 6 9 3 17 2 .882 28.0 4.82 -1.0 .862
2023 Los Cabos - ML 3B 12 11 3 15 3 21 3 .857 96.2 1.68 -3.1 .786
2026 Montgomery - AA 1B 143 143 1169 70 110 1247 8 .994 1281.2 8.70 +3.2 1.031
2026 Birmingham - AAA SS 8 8 12 18 7 32 2 .938 67.2 3.99 -2.5 .824
2026 Birmingham - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 167 162 1335 84 122 1428 9 .994 1448.0 8.82 +4.1 1.035
TOTAL 2B 69 62 107 217 59 331 7 .979 563.2 5.17 -10.5 .927
TOTAL 3B 52 51 25 76 10 112 11 .902 429.0 2.12 -9.2 .866
TOTAL SS 9 9 12 18 7 32 2 .938 75.2 3.57 -2.5 .824
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
03/04/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Browns organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (10); Power: - (5); Eye: - (6).
09/02/2019 Wins the APL APL Player of the Week Award.
09/10/2019 Goes 0-2 against the State College Spikes, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (11); Power: - (7); Eye: - (7).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (8); Eye: - (13).
04/06/2021 Injured (fever), out for 4 days.
12/01/2021 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall Pick) by the Los Cabos Cartel, from the St. Louis Browns.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (8); Eye: - (14).
04/08/2022 Injured (hip strain), out for 3 weeks.
05/26/2022 Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (14); Power: - (7); Eye: - (13).
11/20/2023 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (7); Eye: - (14).
07/02/2024 Signed a minor league contract with the Birmingham Steeldogs organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (7); Eye: - (14).
04/21/2025 Wins the SNL (28 & Under) SNL Player of the Week Award.
09/17/2025 Goes 5-5 against the Memphis Blues, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
09/22/2025 Wins the SNL (28 & Under) SNL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (13); Power: - (7); Eye: - (14).
07/01/2026 Wins the SNL (28 & Under) SNL Batter of the Month Award.
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