Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Masataka Yoshida was born July 15, 1993, in Fukui, Japan. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

Yoshida represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2014 Haarlem Baseball Week, 2015 Summer Universiade, 2019 exhibition games against Mexico and 2019 WBSC Premier12.

On February 27, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.

On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.

Yoshida was drafted by the Orix Buffaloes in the first round of the 2015 NPB draft. His uniform number is 34, the same number previously worn by one of his favorite MLB players, Bryce Harper.

Yoshida hit two home runs in Game 5 of the 2022 Japan Series, including a walk-off home run.

Following the 2022 season, on December 7, 2022, Yoshida was posted by Orix and made available to all 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, opening a 30-day period to negotiate a contract.