Masataka Yoshida

Iron-pumping Samurai

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Height
173cm

Weight
85kg

Age
29

LHB Boston Red Sox

The only thing Yoshida needs is speed and a great arm. At 173 centimeters, the iron-pumping two-time PL batting champion and five-time Best Nine winner hit the ball harder than anyone in Japan last year other than Murakami, while he rarely offers at pitches out of the zone or swings and misses. During his time with the Orix Buffaloes, fans welcomed his at-bats at Kyocera Dome Osaka by pumping inflatable dumbbells.