<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-odds-orioles-gunnar-henderson-al-roy-race-lead');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB Odds: Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson surpasses Josh Jung, Masataka Yoshida in AL ROY race');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mlb-odds-orioles-gunnar-henderson-surpasses-josh-jung-masataka-yoshida-in-al-roy-race.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB Odds: Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson surpasses Josh Jung, Masataka Yoshida in AL ROY race</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-25T11:30:48-07:00">July 25th, 11:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-25T11:39:18-07:00">July 25th, 11:39am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Baltimore Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb?tab=player-awards" rel="noopener">has surpassed</a> Josh Jung of the Texas Rangers and Masataka Yoshida of the Boston Red Sox in the American League Rookie of the Year odds, per FanDuel. Henderson’s odds to win the award now sit at +185. He’s followed by Jung (+210), Yoshida (+220), Tanner Bibee of the Cleveland Guardians (+2500), and Hunter Brown of the Houston Astros (+3000).</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-gunnar-henderson-unloads-yankees-shocking-rare-feat" rel="noopener">Henderson is having a strong season</a> for an Orioles team that currently leads the competitive American League East. He entered the season as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-gunnar-henderson-named-mlbs-top-prospect-for-2023" rel="noopener">MLB’s top prospect</a> but took a while to find his footing with Baltimore. He’s been swinging the bat well lately, while playing an impressive brand of defense in the infield.</p><p>The 22-year old is slashing .244/.340/.472 with an .812 OPS and 16 home runs. He’s versatile, as Henderson can play shortstop and third base. He’s made plenty of <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1683575011171246080" rel="noopener">highlight-reel plays</a> during the 2023 campaign as well.</p><p>Video via MLB on Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A great double play started by Gunnar Henderson is the <a href="https://twitter.com/chevrolet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Chevrolet</a> Play of the Week! <a href="https://t.co/R9C66IzLln">pic.twitter.com/R9C66IzLln</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1683575011171246080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Orioles 2023 season</b></h2><p>As mentioned earlier, the Orioles now lead the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. Tampa Bay enjoyed a historically good start to the season, however, they have labored through the month of July.</p><p>The AL East remains the best division in baseball with every team sporting a record of over .500. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are currently tied for last place in the division with identical 53-47 records, but they would be right in the thick of the AL Central given the first place Minnesota Twins’ record of 54-48.</p><p>The O’s, on the other hand, have a sparkling 62-38 mark on the year. Baltimore owns the best record in the American League and trail only the Atlanta Braves for the best mark in MLB.</p><p>Gunnar Henderson and the Orioles will try to keep playing well as the 2023 season continues on.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB Odds: Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson surpasses Josh Jung, Masataka Yoshida in AL ROY race

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/red-sox-news-masataka-yoshida-leaves-game-after-getting-hit-by-101-8-mph-fastball/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Masataka Yoshida leaves game after getting hit by 101.8 MPH fastball');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Masataka-Yoshida-leaves-game-after-getting-hit-by-101.8-MPH-fastball-1.jpg"><figcaption>7/1/23</figcaption></figure><h1>Masataka Yoshida leaves game after getting hit by 101.8 MPH fastball</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-01T16:49:09-07:00">July 1st, 4:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-01T16:49:59-07:00">July 1st, 4:49pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Playboy, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-brayan-bello-draws-4-word-truth-bomb-marlins-luis-arraez/" rel="noopener">Boston Red Sox</a> have been struggling with injuries throughout the season, and they received another scare in Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays when Masataka Yoshida was forced out of the game after he was hit with a <a href="https://twitter.com/RSNStats/status/1675274859935571968" rel="noopener">101.8 miles per hour</a> fastball.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Fastest pitch thrown today by any pitcher of the game was a 101.8 MPH 4-seam fastball from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlueJays</a> Nate Pearson to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RedSox?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RedSox</a> Masataka Yoshida for a hit by pitch. <a href="https://t.co/yFBchnhXzc">pic.twitter.com/yFBchnhXzc</a></p><p>— Red Sox Nation Stats (@RSNStats) <a href="https://twitter.com/RSNStats/status/1675274859935571968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The pitch came came in the top of the 7th inning and was thrown by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-masataka-yoshida-al-rookie-of-the-year-odds/" rel="noopener">the Blue Jays’</a> fireballing reliever Nate Pearson. The pitch hit Yoshida in the right knee and Boston’s training staff came out of the dugout to attend to the star first-year Japanese star.</p><p>While Yoshida limped noticeably as he made his way to first base, he stayed in the game for the time being. However, before he came up for his next at bat, he was removed from the game. Triston Casas pinch hit for Yoshida in the ninth inning and delivered a double down the right field line.</p><p>Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that X-rays were taken and they were negative. “It’s sore. We took him out of the game. We’ll see tomorrow,” <a href="https://twitter.com/RSNStats/status/1675278053684187136" rel="noopener">Cora said</a>. “He’ll be sore for a little bit.”</p><p>The Red Sox won their second consecutive game over the Blue Jays with a 7-6 triumph in Toronto. Masataka Yoshida had 2 hits in 3 at bats and also drove in a run before getting hit with the pitch. Justin Turner and Rafael Devers homered for the Red Sox in the victory.</p><p>The Blue Jays trailed 6-2 before mounting a strong comeback, but they could not get the tying run home in the bottom of the ninth inning. Right fielder Alex Verdugo threw out Bo Bichette at home plate on the final play of the game following a single by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. that brought in George Springer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Masataka Yoshida leaves game after getting hit by 101.8 MPH fastball

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/red-sox-news-masataka-yoshida-al-rookie-of-the-year-odds');   ga('set', 'title', 'Latest AL ROY odds favor Red Sox’s Masataka Yoshida after huge offensive week');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/red-sox-news-latest-al-roy-odds-favor-masataka-yoshida-after-huge-offensive-week.jpg"></figure><h1>Latest AL ROY odds favor Red Sox’s Masataka Yoshida after huge offensive week</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-06T11:11:51-07:00">May 6th, 11:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-06T11:15:06-07:00">May 6th, 11:15am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Boston Red Sox star Masataka Yoshida is now the American League Rookie of the Year <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb?tab=player-awards" rel="noopener">favorite</a> after a strong past week, per FanDuel. Yoshida effectively surpassed Josh Jung, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-josh-jung-favorite-al-rookie-of-the-year" rel="noopener">who was favored last week</a>, as the AL ROY favorite.</p><p>Yoshida, 29, is in his first MLB season after previously playing in Japan. He enjoyed a tremendous career in Japan but faced questions before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-boston-lands-japanese-star-masataka-yoshida-in-free-agency" rel="noopener">signing with Boston</a> ahead of the 2023 campaign. Yoshida has done a tremendous job of answering those questions though, performing well so far this season.</p><p>As of this story’s publication, Yoshida owns a tremendous .315/.400/.537 slash line with a .937 OPS and six home runs. He’s been everything the Red Sox could have hoped for up to this point.</p><p>Boston is off to a strong 20-14 start in 2023. They weren’t picked by many people around the MLB world to make a legitimate playoff run during the ’23 season following their forgettable 2022 performance. The Red Sox have silenced the critics so far, but it is still early. Regardless, there’s no question that Masataka Yoshida has the potential to become an MLB star.</p><p>It will be interesting to see who ultimately takes home the AL Rookie of the Year award. Yoshida and Jung currently lead the way, but there are other candidates with chances of making a run at the award.</p><p>Antony Volpe was the favorite heading into 2023, but he hasn’t played up to his full capability. Hunter Brown is a young and talented pitcher with a high-ceiling. Volpe and Brown are currently third and fourth in the AL ROY odds according to FanDuel, respectively.</p><p>For now, though, it’s the Red Sox’s budding star outfielder who leads the charge.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Latest AL ROY odds favor Red Sox’s Masataka Yoshida after huge offensive week

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/red-sox-news-masataka-yoshida-opens-up-squaring-off-against-idol-bryce-harper');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox rookie Masataka Yoshida opens up on squaring off against idol Bryce Harper');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Masataka-Yoshida-opens-up-on-squaring-off-against-idol-Bryce-Harper.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox rookie Masataka Yoshida opens up on squaring off against idol Bryce Harper</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-05T09:01:29-07:00">May 5th, 9:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-05T09:02:15-07:00">May 5th, 9:02am</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/masataka-yoshidas-epic-performance-for-red-sox-vs-brewers-not-seen-since-1962" rel="noopener">Masataka Yoshida</a> may be a 29-year-old rookie for the Boston Red Sox with a well-established track record in Japan, but he long imagined making a name for himself in the MLB. And the <a href="https://theathletic.com/4490790/2023/05/05/masataka-yoshida-bryce-harper-meet/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">star he aspired to emulate</a> was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-bryce-harper-gets-brutally-honest-on-poor-performance-in-return-from-injury" rel="noopener">Bryce Harper</a>.</p><p>Yoshida wore the two-time MVP’s No. 34 (Washington Nationals days), has “bh”  in the beginning of his Instagram handle and named his dog Harper. Of course an even more flattering form of imitation is studying and mirroring his approach in the batter’s box and in the field. Eventually, he earned the nickname Harper-san.</p><p>Now, the Boston left fielder who is taking the league by storm gets to come face-to-face with his baseball hero.</p><p>“I’m really honored to play against him,” Yoshida told Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic.</p><p>The streaking Sox (19-14) visit the underachieving Philadelphia Phillies (15-17) for a three-game set this weekend. Yoshida started off slow and chased too many pitches out of the zone before surging near the end of April. He has undeniably been an essential part of one of MLB’s most dangerous offenses.</p><p>Yoshida is batting .317 with six home runs, 24 RBIs and a .948 OPS. His adjustment period feels like ages ago, with surefire American League Rookie of the Year honors waiting for him if he maintains this type of production. The Red Sox will likely need him to if they are going to play October baseball.</p><p>He has quickly introduced himself to an American audience and already feels like a pretty big name in the sport, but that does not mean the player also called “Macho Man” won’t be a little starstruck when he shares Citizens Bank Park with his idol. Whatever chills he feels will not rattle his concentration, though</p><p>“He’s a really great hitter and swings aggressively and is powerful,” Yoshida said, per The Athletic. “I was watching him since he was with the Nationals as a rookie, I really respected how he played.”</p><p>It is Harper’s turn to become better acquainted with this Japanese juggernaut.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox rookie Masataka Yoshida opens up on squaring off against idol Bryce Harper

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The left fielder first belted a solo home run in the inning, connecting on a 76.4 mph curveball pitch from Brewers reliever Matt Bush to provide Boston with a 5-4 lead.</p><p>Yoshida once again stepped up to the plate later in the inning with a grand opportunity to essentially put the game away for the American League East powerhouse. The rookie outfielder wound up doing just that, as he slugged the first grand slam of his MLB career off of an 84.5 mph slider pitch from Brewers reliever Javy Guerra.</p><p>Boston opened up a commanding eight-run lead with Yoshida’s second home run of the inning.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Masataka Yoshida's second homer of the inning was SLAMMED to right! 😱 <a href="https://t.co/ySDpYYy01V">pic.twitter.com/ySDpYYy01V</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1650241487697838082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Overall, Yoshida became just the fourth rookie in MLB <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1650253495872651266?s=20" rel="noopener">history</a> to record two home runs in a single inning, and the first since Joe Pepitone did so in the 1962 season with the New York Yankees.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Masataka Yoshida is the 4th rookie in MLB history with two home runs in an inning and the first since Joe Pepitone in 1962. <a href="https://t.co/pVthttN7Si">pic.twitter.com/pVthttN7Si</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1650253495872651266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Yoshida finished with six RBI in Boston’s victory against Milwaukee, which sure was much-needed for him considering that he entered Sunday with a .213 batting average this year. He has also tallied 15 RBI in 17 games played, and he now boasts a slugging percentage of .400 in his rookie campaign.</p><p>The Red Sox clinched a road series win over the Brewers, and they moved to a 12-11 record on the season. They will now look ahead to a three-game road series against the Baltimore <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-adley-rutschman-reacts-to-first-career-walk-off-home-run-vs-athletics" rel="noopener">Orioles</a> beginning on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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