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Masataka Yoshida for Nelson Velazquez (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS  | Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | # 616 | # 1201 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 22 | 10 |
| Home Runs | 4 | 4 |
| RBI | 23 | 11 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .272 | .225 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 219 | ‐ |
| Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS | Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 107 | 3 |
| Runs | 12 | 2 |
| Hits | 27 | 2 |
| Singles | 19 | 1 |
| Doubles | 6 | 0 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 1 | 1 |
| RBI | 8 | 3 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 14 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 10 | 0 |
| Batting Average | .252 | .667 |
| On Base Pct | .347 | .750 |
| Slugging Pct | .355 | 1.667 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .702 | 2.417 |
| Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS | Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 172 | 77 |
| Runs | 22 | 10 |
| Hits | 47 | 17 |
| Singles | 32 | 10 |
| Doubles | 9 | 3 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 4 | 4 |
| RBI | 23 | 11 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 15 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 25 | 24 |
| Batting Average | .272 | .225 |
| On Base Pct | .339 | .299 |
| Slugging Pct | .409 | .417 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .747 | .716 |
| Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS | Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL | |
| News | ||
| Masataka Yoshida went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Twins with a home run, a double, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, May 25th | Nelson Velazquez went 2-for-3 in Friday's win over the Cubs with a home run, one walk, two runs scored and three RBI. Chase Davis Sat, May 30th | |
| Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-4 with three RBI in the Red Sox 8-6 loss on Sunday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 6th | The Cardinals selected the contract of Nelson Velazquez from Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| The Red Sox have five outfielders competing for four spots, including designated hitter, and Yoshida returned from the World Baseball Classic — where he played for Team Japan — in the same standing as when he departed. The logjam remains unresolved heading into the final week of spring training. Bruno Mulé Thu, Mar 19th | Cardinals outfielder Nelson Velázquez is expected to make the Opening Day roster. Brenton Kemp Mon, Mar 16th | |
| Masataka Yoshida will be in the lineup on Friday and Saturday for the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 19th | The Cardinals signed OF Nelson Velázquez to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Tue, Jan 27th | |
| Masataka Yoshida will represent Japan in the World Baseball Classic. Ari Koslow Wed, Feb 4th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS | Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (1-0) | #17 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs MIL | Shane Drohan (2-1) | #145 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #209 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #249 | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #194 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs HOU | Cody Bolton (0-1) | #396 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #147 | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs TB | Jesse Scholtens (5-3) | #283 | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #141 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ KC | Bailey Falter (0-2) | #311 | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | @ CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #234 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #58 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ TB | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs TEX | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs TEX | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs TEX | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs TOR | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs TOR | vs SD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs TOR | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ SEA | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ COL | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs NYY | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs NYY | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs NYY | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs NYY | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs WSH | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs WSH | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs WSH | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ CWS | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ CWS | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ CWS | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs TB | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs TB | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs TB | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs TOR | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs TOR | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs TOR | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs CWS | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs CWS | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs CWS | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs ATH | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs ATH | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs ATH | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ TOR | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ TOR | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ TOR | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ TOR | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ PIT | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ PIT | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ PIT | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ARI | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ARI | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ARI | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs SF | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs SF | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs SF | @ PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ MIA | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ MIA | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ MIA | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ NYY | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ NYY | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ NYY | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs SEA | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs SEA | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs SEA | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ BAL | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ BAL | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ BAL | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ BAL | @ COL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs LAA | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs LAA | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs LAA | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs KC | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs KC | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs KC | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TEX | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TEX | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ TB | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ TB | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ TB | vs WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CLE | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CLE | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CLE | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs CHC | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs CHC | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs CHC | @ MIL | ||||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ NYM | |||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs SD | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ ATL | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs MIL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ NYY | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs BAL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs SF | |||||
