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Japanese outfielder Masataka Yoshida was posted on Wednesday morning. This meant that MLB teams had 30 days to sign the free agent outfielder. The Boston Red Sox wasted little time and inked Yoshida to a 5-year, $90 million deal on Wednesday afternoon. Yoshida is 29 years old and brings a combination of speed and power with him to shore up the Red Sox outfield.
Yoshida, 29, is an on-base machine who led Nippon Professional Baseball in OPS the last two seasons. His bat-to-ball skills are absolutely world-class: just 41 strikeouts in 508 plate appearances, with 80 walks. Only Luis Arraez had a lower strikeout rate in MLB last season.
– Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 7, 2022