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| Player Report for #26 Sadao Ichihara | | Monday, July 23rd, 2029 | 
| AB | 201 | | HR | 0 | | RBI | 24 | | AVG | .264 | | OPS | .671 |
| | Name: | Sadao Ichihara | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $1,890,000 | | Birthday: | 01-17-1994 | Signed Through: | 2029 Season | | Age: | 35 | Years of Major League Service: | 12 Years, 8 Days | | Born in: | Fuji (Shizuoka) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 113 Days | | Nationality: | Japanese | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 12 Years, 158 Days | | Weight: | 206 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 13 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | SS | Minor League Option Years: | 1 option year left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Angry | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | Versus RHP | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | Talent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 4 | | First Base 20 | | Stealing Ability: | 7 | | Second Base 11 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 4 | | Third Base 9 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 12 | | Shortstop 8 | | Bunt for Hit: | 4 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 07-22-2029 | OAK | Win, 6-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-18-2029 | BOS | Loss, 6-11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-14-2029 | @ CLE | Win, 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-13-2029 | BAL | Loss, 3-13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-12-2029 | BAL | Win, 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-11-2029 | BAL | Win, 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-09-2029 | @ SEA | Loss, 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-08-2029 | @ SEA | Win, 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-05-2029 | @ MIN | Win, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-04-2029 | @ MIN | Loss, 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Hickory Baseball League 2029 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 70 | 201 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 42 | .264 | .327 | .343 | .671 | .578 | .080 | -2.8 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 55 | 223 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22.7 | 3.93 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 68 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .347 | .338 | .685 | | Versus Right | | 133 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .256 | .318 | .346 | .663 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | | Last Week | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | | April | | 55 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .345 | .400 | .400 | .800 | | May | | 75 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .187 | .265 | .253 | .518 | | June | | 41 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .292 | .293 | .584 | | July | | 30 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .367 | .406 | .533 | .940 | | Spring Training | | 72 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .325 | .333 | .658 | | Last Year | | 520 | 146 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 64 | 31 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .281 | .321 | .383 | .704 | | Career | | 721 | 199 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 82 | 87 | 46 | 125 | 8 | 1 | 8 | .276 | .323 | .372 | .695 | | Home | | 104 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .240 | .283 | .317 | .600 | | Road | | 97 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .373 | .371 | .744 | | Grass | | 88 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .318 | .400 | .409 | .809 | | Turf | | 113 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .221 | .268 | .292 | .560 | | Day | | 70 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .354 | .357 | .712 | | Night | | 131 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .252 | .313 | .336 | .648 | | Pinch Hitting | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | | Close/Late | | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .130 | .286 | .217 | .503 | | Inning 1-3 | | 70 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .274 | .314 | .588 | | Inning 4-6 | | 72 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .264 | .338 | .333 | .671 | | Inning 7-9 | | 58 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .377 | .397 | .773 | | Extra Innings | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 0 Outs | | 74 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .291 | .365 | .656 | | 1 Outs | | 56 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .266 | .232 | .498 | | 2 Outs | | 71 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .338 | .412 | .408 | .821 | | Scoring Position | | 53 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .358 | .390 | .491 | .880 | | Bases Empty | | 112 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .295 | .286 | .581 | | Runner on 1st | | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .333 | .306 | .639 | | Runner on 2nd | | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .615 | .643 | .846 | 1.489 | | Runner on 3rd | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .556 | .571 | 1.127 | | Bases Loaded | | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .333 | .500 | .833 | | Two Strikes | | 92 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .260 | .272 | .532 | | First Pitch | | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .250 | .333 | .583 | | Count 0-1 | | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .400 | .764 | | Count 0-2 | | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .267 | .231 | .497 | | Count 1-0 | | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .409 | .435 | .500 | .935 | | Count 1-1 | | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .350 | .368 | .718 | | Count 1-2 | | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .114 | .143 | .257 | | Count 2-0 | | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .385 | .538 | .923 | | Count 2-1 | | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .400 | .667 | | Count 2-2 | | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .290 | .400 | .690 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .571 | .000 | .571 | | Full Count | | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .474 | .357 | .831 | | Behind in Count | | 58 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .155 | .197 | .207 | .404 | | Ahead in Count | | 53 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .340 | .453 | .453 | .906 |
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| 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 | VORP | | 2023 Seibu - NPB | 29 | 136 | 567 | 163 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 66 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 89 | 1 | 2 | .287 | .340 | .386 | .726 | 26.6 | | 2024 Seibu - NPB | 30 | 136 | 533 | 155 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 82 | 58 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 5 | 2 | .291 | .361 | .351 | .712 | 9.6 | | 2025 Seibu - NPB | 31 | 136 | 570 | 203 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 82 | 47 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 0 | .356 | .402 | .467 | .868 | 62.7 | | 2026 Seibu - NPB | 32 | 125 | 519 | 144 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 76 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .341 | .378 | .719 | 7.7 | | 2027 Seibu - NPB | 33 | 120 | 509 | 160 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 78 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 3 | .314 | .384 | .407 | .791 | 37.7 | | 2028 Toronto - HBL | 34 | 136 | 520 | 146 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 64 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 83 | 2 | 0 | .281 | .321 | .383 | .704 | 4.1 | | 2029 Toronto - HBL | 35 | 70 | 201 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .327 | .343 | .671 | -2.8 | | Total HBL | | 206 | 721 | 199 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 82 | 87 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 125 | 2 | 0 | .276 | .323 | .372 | .695 | 1.3 | | Total NPB | | 653 | 2698 | 825 | 167 | 16 | 17 | 296 | 384 | 253 | 19 | 30 | 361 | 7 | 7 | .306 | .366 | .398 | .764 | 144.3 |
| | 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 | VORP |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 2025 Seibu - NPB | 31 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .316 | .632 | .947 | 0.0 | | 2026 Seibu - NPB | 32 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .316 | .267 | .582 | 0.0 | | Total NPB | | 9 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .316 | .471 | .786 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 07-17-2025 | Was selected to the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 09-19-2025 | Injured (strained groin muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks. | | 09-23-2025 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,534,800 with the Seibu Lions organization. | | 10-12-2025 | Won the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball League Round 1 with the Seibu Lions! | | 01-01-2026 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 6 (4). | | 04-15-2026 | Injured (hyperextended knee), out for 2 weeks. | | 01-01-2027 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 6 (4). | | 06-28-2027 | Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award. | | 07-22-2027 | Was selected to the 2027 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 08-03-2027 | Injured (strained thigh muscle), out for 1-2 weeks. | | 09-20-2027 | Injured (dislocated shoulder), out for 4 weeks. | | 11-11-2027 | Became a free agent. | | 01-01-2028 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 6 (4). | | 01-15-2028 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,780,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. | | 04-28-2028 | Injured (strained hamstring muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks. | | 07-06-2028 | Injured (concussion), day-to-day for 3 days. | | 01-01-2029 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (4); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 6 (4). | | 05-30-2029 | Suspended 2 games after ejection following a brawl. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | GS | Rank | | 2023 | 136 | 1 | | 2025 | 136 | 1 | | | Year | PA | Rank | | 2023 | 623 | 1 | | 2025 | 625 | 7 | | | Year | AB | Rank | | 2023 | 567 | 1 | | 2025 | 570 | 3 | | | Year | H | Rank | | 2023 | 163 | 4 | | 2024 | 155 | 9 | | 2025 | 203 | 1 | | 2027 | 160 | 2 | | | | Year | 2B | Rank | | 2023 | 38 | 6 | | 2025 | 48 | 1 | | | | | Year | SF | Rank | | 2024 | 8 | 4 | | 2025 | 7 | 8 | | 2026 | 7 | 5 | | | Year | AVG | Rank | | 2025 | .356 | 1 | | 2027 | .314 | 5 | | | Year | OBP | Rank | | 2025 | .402 | 5 | | 2027 | .384 | 7 | | | | | | Year | VORP | Rank | | 2025 | 62.7 | 2 | | 2027 | 37.7 | 9 | | | |
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