2B Hiroshige Yamada #8
Vrede Snappers (WEL) SARB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
05/14/2029
BNN Index | SARB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B HIROSHIGE YAMADA #8 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
32 140 43 12 2 0 16 13 28 .307 .370 .421 1 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 40 50
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 45 45 40 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 55
Errors: - 50 50
Arm: 20 55 55
Turn DP: - 65 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/10/2029 HOW Win, 4-1 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
05/09/2029 HOW Win, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
05/08/2029 HOW Win, 3-2 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
05/06/2029 @ PS Loss, 4-6 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
05/05/2029 @ PS Win, 3-2 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
05/04/2029 @ PS Win, 2-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/03/2029 WIT Win, 6-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/02/2029 WIT Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/01/2029 WIT Loss, 3-6 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
04/29/2029 @ SUN Win, 7-6 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He has an engine that never quits.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:11/19/2002
Born in:Kawanishi, HYO
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$150,000
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 43 Days
Service This Yr:4 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 63 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2024, 7th Pick in Round 2
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2029 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 3 10 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 .300 .000 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 100.0 1.9 6.26 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Versus Right   5 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   10 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Spring Training   47 8 1 0 2 4 6 2 13 0 4 0 .170 .204 .319 .523
Last Year   499 116 26 2 8 52 51 51 149 3 6 5 .232 .308 .341 .649
2 Years Ago   222 56 10 1 2 23 23 36 64 2 7 1 .252 .356 .333 .690
Career   815 192 39 3 11 85 90 95 240 5 18 8 .236 .320 .331 .651
Home   10 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Turf   10 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Day   4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Night   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
As Starter   10 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Close/Late   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Inning 1-3   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Inning 7-9   4 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
0 Outs   3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1 Outs   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Scoring Position   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Empty   8 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Runner on 1st   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
First Pitch   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Ahead in Count   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting 2nd   8 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   8 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Medium Leverage   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
High Leverage   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
SOUTH AFRICA ROOKIE BASEBALL 2029 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 32 140 43 12 2 0 16 24 13 28 .307 .370 .421 .792 .356 .114 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 32 155 1 2 0 3 1 0 59 14 1 1 50.0 21.6 5.72 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   35 12 2 1 0 3 5 2 7 0 0 0 .343 .378 .457 .836
Versus Right   105 31 10 1 0 13 19 11 21 0 1 1 .295 .368 .410 .777
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 4 1 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 .444 .615 .556 1.171
March   36 15 2 2 0 6 8 2 8 0 0 0 .417 .447 .583 1.031
April   71 18 7 0 0 5 11 5 12 0 1 0 .254 .303 .352 .655
May   33 10 3 0 0 5 5 6 8 0 0 1 .303 .425 .394 .819
2 Years Ago   171 44 10 2 1 21 24 18 27 3 2 2 .257 .330 .357 .687
Career   1139 324 71 11 12 132 155 120 224 7 9 8 .284 .355 .398 .753
Home   57 12 4 0 0 4 9 6 16 0 1 1 .211 .297 .281 .578
Road   83 31 8 2 0 12 15 7 12 0 0 0 .373 .422 .518 .940
Grass   140 43 12 2 0 16 24 13 28 0 1 1 .307 .370 .421 .792
Day   74 24 7 0 0 9 11 7 12 0 1 0 .324 .383 .419 .802
Night   66 19 5 2 0 7 13 6 16 0 0 1 .288 .356 .424 .780
As Starter   140 43 12 2 0 16 24 13 28 0 1 1 .307 .370 .421 .792
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
2026 Welkom - SAB 23 32 84 16 3 0 1 10 14 8 2 0 26 0 0 .190 .277 .262 .539 46 47 -0.3
2027 Welkom - SAB 24 81 222 56 10 1 2 23 23 36 1 2 64 4 0 .252 .356 .333 .690 84 85 0.6
2028 Welkom - SAB 25 143 499 116 26 2 8 52 51 51 5 3 149 11 1 .232 .308 .341 .649 80 79 2.0
2029 Welkom - SAB 26 3 10 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 119 84 0.0
Total SAB 259 815 192 39 3 11 85 90 95 8 5 240 16 1 .236 .320 .331 .651 78 78 2.4
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
2022 Total - 19 46 211 69 8 5 3 39 51 18 1 2 27 31 6 .327 .379 .455 .834 100 100 1.5
2023 Total - 20 50 228 70 11 4 3 35 52 19 1 2 25 37 6 .307 .360 .430 .790 100 100 1.2
2024 Total - 21 63 288 98 11 5 3 56 72 24 1 2 36 35 8 .340 .390 .444 .835 100 100 2.1
2025 Vrede - AA 22 124 506 145 31 4 5 47 58 43 4 0 108 12 2 .287 .347 .393 .740 133 141 5.1
2026 Vrede - AA 23 86 322 92 18 3 6 48 49 46 1 4 61 6 0 .286 .373 .416 .789 133 135 2.5
2027 Vrede - AA 24 47 171 44 10 2 1 21 24 18 2 3 27 8 0 .257 .330 .357 .687 108 111 1.4
2029 Vrede - AA 26 32 140 43 12 2 0 16 24 13 1 0 28 1 1 .307 .370 .421 .792 126 122 1.3
Total SARB 289 1139 324 71 11 12 132 155 120 8 7 224 27 3 .284 .355 .398 .753 128 132
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Welkom - INT 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.2 .000
2026 Welkom - INT SS 28 28 29 64 15 94 1 .989 225.0 3.72 -0.1 1.025
2027 Welkom - INT 2B 14 6 8 15 6 24 1 .958 58.0 3.57 -0.3 .949
2027 Welkom - INT SS 66 65 73 167 33 248 8 .968 559.0 3.86 +0.4 1.001
2028 Welkom - INT SS 143 143 155 364 89 533 14 .974 1251.1 3.73 +5.1 1.026
2029 Vrede - AA 2B 31 31 54 97 28 151 0 1.000 280.2 4.84 +3.5 1.073
2029 Vrede - AA SS 6 1 4 5 1 9 0 1.000 17.0 4.76 +0.1 1.030
2029 Welkom - INT SS 3 3 0 7 1 8 1 .875 27.0 2.33 -0.4 .870
TOTAL 2B 47 37 63 112 34 176 1 .994 342.2 4.60 +2.9 1.054
TOTAL SS 246 240 261 607 139 892 24 .973 2079.1 3.76 +5.1 1.017
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (50); Power: 20 (30); Eye: 25 (40).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 30 (40).
11/15/2024 Drafted in the 2024 first-year player draft out of college (Hiroshimia Shudo University; Hiroshima, HIR) by the Welkom Renegades. (Round 2, Pick 7, 19th overall pick).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (40).
03/28/2025 Named the #45 prospect in the SAB
04/21/2025 Wins the SARB EL Player of the Week Award.
05/01/2025 Wins the SARB EL Batter of the Month Award.
06/29/2025 Was selected to the 2025 South Africa Rookie Baseball All-Star Game.
08/18/2025 Wins the SARB EL Player of the Week Award.
08/20/2025 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week.
10/23/2025 Wins the 2025 SARB EL Platinum Stick Award at SS.
10/25/2025 Wins the 2025 SARB EL Best Player Award.
11/12/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
03/27/2026 Named the #37 prospect in the SAB
03/31/2026 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/14/2026 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
07/13/2026 Wins the SARB EL Player of the Week Award.
09/21/2026 Wins the SARB EL Player of the Week Award.
10/20/2026 Wins the 2026 SARB EL Golden Glove Award at SS.
10/22/2026 Named the #31 prospect in the SAB
10/22/2026 Wins the 2026 SARB EL Platinum Stick Award at SS.
11/13/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
07/23/2027 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week.
10/11/2027 Wins the 2027 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Vrede Snappers!
11/14/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
11/15/2028 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2028 143 1
Year K Rank
2028 149 3
Year IBB Rank
2028 1 6
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