Masataka Yoshida became relegated to full-time designated hitter duty in 2024. The explanation at the time was that the club had superior defensive options, which made sense considering that Tyler ...

The Red Sox had indicated previously that Yoshida's lack of time in the field was simply due to the club having better defensive options. However, Cora is now saying it was mainly because of ...

Yoshida (shoulder) said at January's Fan Fest that he's not sure he'll be ready for the start of the regular season, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. Yoshida was set to begin swinging a bat ...

Boston Red Sox outfielder/designated hitter Masataka Yoshida ... make that tough too. Yoshida hit .280 with 10 homers and 56 RBI in 2024, battling a thumb injury and his defensive limitations ...

According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the Boston Red Sox attempted to move designated hitter Masataka ... Walker Buehler. Yoshida has been deployed as a pure DH given his defensive struggles ...

BOSTON--Former Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka passed along some advice to Masataka Yoshida, another Japanese star who came over to play for the Red Sox. “His advice to me: Boston is really ...