Masataka Yoshida (Boston Red Sox), who contributed greatly to Japan’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) national team’s victory, broke the silence of two consecutive games without a hit and played a multi-hit game again.
On the 7th (Korean time), Yoshida started as a left fielder and hitter 4 in an away match against the 2023 Major League Detroit Tigers held at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, and played an active role with 2 hits, 1 score and 1 walk in 3 at-bats. Boston won 6-3 that day.
Yoshida, who signed a 5-year, $90 million (approximately 118.6 billion won) contract with Boston prior to this season, made an impressive start by hitting multiple hits in his first game and hitting his first home run in 4 games. However, his recent hitting wasn’t very good. He was silent for two consecutive games against the Pittsburgh Pirates, dropping his batting average to 0.200 for the season.
However, his sluggishness did not last long. Yoshida showed off his third multi-hit game of the season in four games. In the first at-bat in the top of the second inning, Yoshida made the first hit by targeting Detroit starter Spencer Turnbull’s high fastball that left the strike zone.
Yoshida bowed his head with a double hit in his second at-bat, but acted as a ‘link’ by getting a walk in his third at-bat in the 6th inning, and scored on Adam Duvall’s home run. And in the top of the ninth inning, he hit a double in his last at-bat and played a multi-hit game in four games. The season batting average rose from 0.200 to 0.250.
According to Japan’s ‘Full Count’, Yoshida said,먹튀검증 “I’m happy to hit in any form. While the hitting mechanic has collapsed, it gets worse when I respond. First of all, I need to check my condition and then stick with the opponent.” revealed
Yoshida continued, “In the last at-bat in the ninth inning, I hit the breaking ball because it seemed to float a little. As a result, I think strong liner hits are my strength. I hope many such hits come out.” Therefore, I hope that the on-base continues to be made, including walks.”