3B Tamasaburo Kato #25
Boston Patriots PL
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good    
12/31/2028
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3B TAMASABURO KATO #25 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 415 118 22 1 10 46 76 50 .284 .401 .414 2 4.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 7 6 6
Gap 7 7 6 7
Power 6 6 5 6
Eye 9 9 9 9
Avoid K's 8 8 8 8
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 6 2
Errors: - 8 7
Arm: 1 7 4
Turn DP: - 11 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 8 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 7
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/07/2028 @ PHX Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/06/2028 @ PHX Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
10/04/2028 PHX Win, 5-3 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/03/2028 PHX Loss, 3-7 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
09/24/2028 RC Loss, 4-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2028 RC Loss, 2-6 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/2028 RC Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/2028 ATL Win, 5-3 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 0
09/20/2028 ATL Loss, 3-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2028 ATL Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Kato has great knowledge of the game.
High: Intelligence
Low: Leader
Birthday:03/30/2000
Born in:Tokyo, TOK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,500,000
Signed Through:2032 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 415 118 22 1 10 46 61 76 50 .284 .401 .414 .815 .365 .130 148
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 108 499 6 3 0 21 0 2 172 33 2 0 100.0 69.8 5.89 4.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   139 45 7 0 5 17 22 23 16 1 0 2 .324 .424 .482 .906
Versus Right   276 73 15 1 5 29 39 53 34 1 0 4 .264 .389 .380 .770
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   89 24 6 0 2 12 16 20 10 1 0 2 .270 .411 .404 .815
June   85 24 3 0 3 10 13 17 13 1 0 1 .282 .404 .424 .827
July   91 33 8 1 2 11 16 19 9 0 0 2 .363 .482 .538 1.021
August   81 17 3 0 1 4 9 14 9 0 0 1 .210 .333 .284 .617
September   69 20 2 0 2 9 7 6 9 0 0 0 .290 .347 .406 .752
Spring Training   46 9 2 0 1 4 7 8 4 0 0 1 .196 .327 .304 .632
Postseason   52 11 2 0 1 6 8 12 14 0 0 1 .212 .369 .308 .677
Last Year   400 111 18 1 13 57 55 90 42 4 0 6 .278 .414 .425 .839
2 Years Ago   209 71 10 2 9 39 40 45 26 5 0 1 .340 .450 .536 .986
Career   2791 799 165 8 72 365 454 528 385 22 3 34 .286 .403 .429 .832
Home   195 51 14 1 5 21 26 44 20 2 0 1 .262 .397 .421 .817
Road   220 67 8 0 5 25 35 32 30 0 0 5 .305 .405 .409 .814
Grass   415 118 22 1 10 46 61 76 50 2 0 6 .284 .401 .414 .815
Day   123 34 9 1 1 7 18 29 16 0 0 4 .276 .429 .390 .820
Night   292 84 13 0 9 39 43 47 34 2 0 2 .288 .388 .425 .812
As Starter   415 118 22 1 10 46 61 76 50 2 0 6 .284 .401 .414 .815
Close/Late   95 25 4 0 4 15 11 23 12 0 0 2 .263 .417 .432 .848
Inning 1-3   175 54 9 1 5 20 25 26 22 0 0 1 .309 .401 .457 .858
Inning 4-6   119 33 8 0 1 9 22 21 14 1 0 2 .277 .392 .370 .761
Inning 7-9   113 30 5 0 3 16 12 28 12 1 0 3 .265 .421 .389 .810
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .500 .722
0 Outs   179 52 10 0 6 16 31 24 23 0 0 2 .291 .380 .447 .827
1 Outs   128 37 7 1 3 11 24 35 13 2 0 1 .289 .440 .430 .869
2 Outs   108 29 5 0 1 19 6 17 14 0 0 3 .269 .383 .343 .725
Scoring Position   92 24 5 0 2 34 13 26 12 2 0 2 .261 .426 .380 .807
Bases Empty   248 77 15 1 6 6 36 38 30 0 0 3 .310 .408 .452 .860
Runner on 1st   75 17 2 0 2 6 12 12 8 0 0 1 .227 .341 .333 .674
Runner on 2nd   34 6 1 0 1 6 7 13 6 0 0 2 .176 .429 .294 .723
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .200 .286 .200 .486
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 10 3 0 0 10 2 4 1 0 0 0 .303 .378 .394 .772
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 3 1 0 0 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 .600 .800 .800 1.600
Bases Loaded   10 3 0 0 1 10 2 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .333 .600 .933
Two Strikes   237 56 11 0 6 20 24 40 50 1 0 6 .236 .359 .359 .718
First Pitch   45 12 2 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .261 .311 .572
Count 0-1   40 14 4 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .450 .800
Count 0-2   29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 .103 .103 .103 .207
Count 1-0   26 14 4 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 .538 .538 .808 1.346
Count 1-1   33 10 1 1 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .303 .485 .788
Count 1-2   59 13 2 0 1 7 2 0 16 1 0 1 .220 .230 .305 .535
Count 2-0   9 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Count 2-1   19 9 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .474 .474 .632 1.105
Count 2-2   68 20 4 0 2 5 5 0 16 0 0 3 .294 .324 .441 .765
Count 3-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 0 0 0 0 .000 .850 .000 .850
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 7 19 0 0 0 0 .333 .909 .333 1.242
Full Count   81 20 5 0 3 8 17 40 7 0 0 2 .247 .504 .420 .924
Behind in Count   128 30 6 0 1 14 9 0 27 1 0 1 .234 .238 .305 .543
Ahead in Count   60 26 4 0 3 9 20 36 0 0 0 0 .433 .646 .650 1.296
Batting Leadoff   172 47 10 0 5 21 30 40 23 2 0 3 .273 .415 .419 .833
Batting 2nd   234 70 12 1 5 25 31 31 27 0 0 3 .299 .388 .423 .811
Batting 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .111 .429 .111 .540
Low Leverage   169 45 9 1 1 5 17 27 18 1 0 3 .266 .375 .349 .724
Medium Leverage   167 57 10 0 7 19 33 27 23 1 0 3 .341 .439 .527 .966
High Leverage   77 16 3 0 2 22 11 22 9 0 0 0 .208 .384 .325 .709
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
2021 Boston - PL 21 92 337 85 21 1 4 40 50 38 3 3 80 0 0 .252 .331 .356 .687 93 95 1.0
2022 Boston - PL 22 107 401 118 40 2 6 46 72 67 6 4 59 0 0 .294 .400 .449 .848 144 149 5.0
2023 Boston - PL 23 108 412 119 27 0 13 58 73 89 5 2 47 0 0 .289 .419 .449 .868 145 153 5.3
2024 Boston - PL 24 70 258 74 9 0 6 33 51 59 3 1 33 0 2 .287 .424 .391 .815 138 146 3.0
2025 Boston - PL 25 95 359 103 18 1 11 46 52 64 4 1 48 1 0 .287 .400 .435 .834 149 150 3.7
2026 Boston - PL 26 57 209 71 10 2 9 39 40 45 1 5 26 0 0 .340 .450 .536 .986 184 182 3.5
2027 Boston - PL 27 108 400 111 18 1 13 57 55 90 6 4 42 0 0 .278 .414 .425 .839 146 148 4.3
2028 Boston - PL 28 108 415 118 22 1 10 46 61 76 6 2 50 2 0 .284 .401 .414 .815 144 148 4.3
Total PL 745 2791 799 165 8 72 365 454 528 34 22 385 3 2 .286 .403 .429 .832 142 146 30.2
Total USSL 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 202 218 0.0
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
2019 Leupp - AA 19 63 252 84 14 1 1 31 39 33 2 3 55 0 1 .333 .410 .409 .819 119 124 0.0
2019 Thomasville - AAA 19 11 41 11 1 1 0 3 5 6 1 1 17 0 0 .268 .367 .341 .709 70 80 0.0
2020 Bakersfield - AAA 20 98 388 131 40 1 9 70 66 39 7 7 65 1 0 .338 .401 .515 .917 150 152 0.0
2021 Bakersfield - AAA 21 12 44 19 5 0 1 13 5 10 2 0 5 0 0 .432 .554 .614 1.167 218 228 0.0
2024 South Beach - A 24 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 202 218 0.0
2024 Mercer Island - AA 24 3 7 2 1 0 1 1 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .667 .857 1.524 318 263 0.0
Total PAAA 121 473 161 46 2 10 86 76 55 10 8 87 1 0 .340 .414 .510 .923 150 154
Total PAA 66 259 86 15 1 2 32 43 40 3 3 55 0 1 .332 .423 .421 .844 129 131
Total PA 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 202 218
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
2021 Boston - PL 21 22 71 19 2 0 2 7 9 11 2 2 24 0 1 .268 .372 .380 .752 0 0 0.0
2022 Boston - PL 22 20 82 18 6 0 0 9 12 14 1 2 15 0 0 .220 .333 .293 .626 0 0 0.0
2023 Boston - SL 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0.0
2023 Boston - PL 23 26 99 22 4 0 3 9 16 24 1 1 12 0 0 .222 .376 .354 .730 0 0 0.0
2023 Total - PL 23 27 103 22 4 0 3 9 16 25 1 1 12 0 0 .214 .369 .340 .709 0 0 0.0
2024 Boston - PL 24 13 40 13 2 0 2 10 13 18 1 0 6 0 0 .325 .542 .525 1.067 0 0 0.0
2025 Boston - SL 25 2 7 3 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .600 .857 1.457 0 0 0.0
2025 Boston - PL 25 15 58 17 5 0 2 10 15 10 2 1 8 0 0 .293 .408 .483 .891 0 0 0.0
2025 Total - PL 25 17 65 20 8 0 2 13 16 13 2 1 9 0 0 .308 .432 .523 .955 0 0 0.0
2026 Boston - SL 26 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819 0 0 0.0
2026 Boston - PL 26 13 47 19 2 0 2 8 11 11 1 0 5 0 0 .404 .525 .574 1.100 0 0 0.0
2026 Total - PL 26 15 55 22 2 0 2 8 12 12 1 0 5 0 0 .400 .515 .545 1.060 0 0 0.0
2027 Boston - SL 27 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311 0 0 0.0
2027 Boston - PL 27 15 60 11 2 0 0 2 6 6 1 1 5 0 0 .183 .265 .217 .481 0 0 0.0
2027 Total - PL 27 17 69 12 2 0 0 2 7 7 1 1 9 0 0 .174 .256 .203 .459 0 0 0.0
2028 Boston - PL 28 14 52 11 2 0 1 6 8 12 1 0 14 0 0 .212 .369 .308 .677 0 0 0.0
Total PL 138 509 130 25 0 12 61 90 106 10 7 89 0 1 .255 .389 .375 .764 123 127
Total SL 7 28 7 3 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 5 0 0 .250 .382 .357 .739 123 114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Bakersfield - AAA 2B 27 27 61 69 20 133 3 .977 248.0 4.72 +2.2 1.042
2020 Bakersfield - AAA 3B 70 70 35 150 17 192 7 .964 611.2 2.72 -2.4 .979
2020 Bakersfield - AAA SS 2 0 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 +0.0 1.016
2021 Boston - ML 2B 10 10 21 31 6 52 0 1.000 88.0 5.32 +0.4 1.017
2021 Boston - ML 3B 82 82 43 152 10 206 11 .947 744.2 2.36 -3.2 .972
2021 Bakersfield - AAA 3B 12 12 9 21 3 30 0 1.000 107.0 2.52 -0.3 .985
2022 Boston - ML 2B 56 56 99 157 47 256 0 1.000 508.0 4.54 +5.9 1.062
2022 Boston - ML 3B 45 45 14 96 8 114 4 .965 399.2 2.48 -3.4 .955
2022 Boston - ML SS 5 5 6 15 2 22 1 .955 44.0 4.30 -0.4 .957
2023 Boston - ML 2B 108 108 145 310 84 460 5 .989 970.0 4.22 +1.2 1.006
2023 Boston - ML 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.021
2024 Boston - ML 2B 60 60 93 186 50 281 2 .993 542.0 4.63 +0.7 1.006
2024 Mercer Island - AA 2B 3 3 2 9 2 11 0 1.000 25.0 3.96 +0.9 1.178
2024 South Beach - A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.052
2024 Boston - ML 3B 11 10 5 16 1 21 0 1.000 103.1 1.83 +0.4 1.036
2024 Mercer Island - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Boston - ML 2B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 .982
2025 Boston - ML 3B 95 95 42 154 8 203 7 .966 846.0 2.09 -5.7 .955
2026 Boston - ML 2B 12 12 23 42 9 66 1 .985 108.0 5.42 -0.5 .978
2026 Boston - ML 3B 45 45 21 94 3 119 4 .966 388.2 2.66 +0.3 1.003
2027 Boston - ML 2B 67 67 129 194 50 328 5 .985 613.0 4.74 -2.7 .975
2027 Boston - ML 3B 42 41 18 70 5 90 2 .978 364.1 2.17 -2.0 .965
2028 Boston - ML 2B 24 24 37 58 14 98 3 .969 206.0 4.15 -1.5 .951
2028 Boston - ML 3B 86 84 47 181 18 233 5 .979 762.2 2.69 -4.1 .972
TOTAL 2B 370 367 611 1058 282 1688 19 .989 3313.0 4.53 +6.5 1.009
TOTAL 3B 491 484 234 935 73 1209 40 .967 4333.0 2.43 -20.3 .973
TOTAL SS 7 5 9 18 3 28 1 .964 54.0 4.50 -0.4 .967
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2018 Entered the United States Premier League as an international amateur free agent from Japan.
01/28/2018 Signed a minor league contract ($9,000,000 bonus) out of Japan with the Louisville Slugs organization.
05/01/2018 Named the #45 prospect in the PL
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (13); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 2 (11).
05/01/2019 Named the #40 prospect in the PL
07/28/2019 Injured (bruised knee), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (10); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 3 (10).
01/02/2020 Was traded by the Louisville Slugs to the Boston Patriots in exchange for SP Cris Mendoza, 2B Paul Houston, CF Darrell Terwey.
05/01/2020 Named the #18 prospect in the PL
06/01/2020 Wins the PAAA PAAA Player of the Week Award.
06/07/2020 Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/13/2020 Wins the PAAA PAAA Player of the Week Award.
07/17/2020 Injured on 07/15/2020, diagnosed with a dead arm, will miss 3 days.
08/01/2020 Wins the PAAA PAAA Batter of the Month Award.
09/14/2020 Wins the PAAA PAAA Player of the Week Award.
09/25/2020 Wins the 2020 PL AAA Championship MVP Award.
09/26/2020 Wins the 2020 USPL Triple A PL AAA Championship with the Bakersfield Nobles!
10/07/2020 Wins the 2020 PAAA PAAA Outstanding Hitter Award.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (8); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 6 (9).
05/01/2021 Named the #10 prospect in the PL
07/01/2021 Wins the PL PL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/25/2021 Finished 3rd in 2021 PL PL Newcomer of the Year Award voting.
12/31/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (8); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 7 (9).
05/22/2022 Injured on 05/21/2022, diagnosed with a bruised ankle, is day-to-day.
06/25/2022 Injured (intercostal strain), out for 6 days.
09/22/2022 Goes 5-5 against the Athletic Club KC, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
09/25/2022 Wins the 2022 PLGC with the Boston Patriots.
10/29/2022 Wins the 2022 PL PL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
12/31/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 9 (9).
08/29/2023 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $25,590,000 with the Boston Patriots organization.
09/25/2023 Wins the 2023 The Shield with the Boston Patriots.
10/28/2023 Wins the 2023 PL PL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 9 (9).
05/26/2024 Injured on 05/22/2024, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will miss 6 weeks.
09/27/2024 Wins the 2024 President's Shield with the Boston Patriots.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 9 (9).
06/17/2025 Injured (bruised finger), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/25/2025 Hits three home runs against the Oakland Oaks, going 3-3 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/01/2025 Wins the PL PL Batter of the Month Award.
07/14/2025 Injured (torn thumb ligament), out for 2 weeks.
08/11/2025 Wins the PL PL Player of the Week Award.
09/26/2025 Wins the 2025 President's Shield with the Boston Patriots.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 9 (9).
03/19/2026 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $81,000,000 with the Boston Patriots organization.
06/02/2026 Injured (torn quadriceps), out for 4-5 weeks.
07/20/2026 Wins the PL PL Player of the Week Award.
07/23/2026 Injured on 07/21/2026, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, will miss 5 weeks.
08/01/2026 Wins the PL PL Batter of the Month Award.
09/25/2026 Wins the 2026 President's Shield with the Boston Patriots.
10/20/2026 Won the 2026 United States Baseball Association Tournament of Champions with the Boston Patriots!
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 9 (9).
07/20/2027 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/14/2027 Injured (calf soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
09/25/2027 Wins the 2027 President's Shield with the Boston Patriots.
10/31/2027 Wins the 2027 PL PL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 9 (9).
05/22/2028 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for one week.
08/01/2028 Wins the PL PL Batter of the Month Award.
10/25/2028 Wins the 2028 PL PL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
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