Earned a Gold Medal with Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games...Helped Japan win the 2023 World Baseball Classic title...Named to the All-World Baseball Classic Team, selected by a panel of broadcasters, media members and WBC official scorers...Set a WBC record with 13 RBI in only seven games...Recorded a 1.258 OPS and struck out only once...In the WBC semifinals against Mexico, tied the score at 3-3 in the seventh inning with a two-out, three-run HR...Also threw out a runner at home in Japan’s eventual 6-5 win.
2023
Made his MLB debut and finished sixth in AL Rookie of the Year voting after leading AL rookies in hits (155), doubles (33) and AVG (.289)...Became the first position player born in Japan to play a full season with the Red Sox...The only other position player born in Japan to appear in a game for the Red Sox is Dave Roberts (August-October 2004)...Ranked fifth in the AL and 13th in MLB in AVG (.289)...Posted a 14.0% strikeout rate (81 SO/580 PA), the fifth-lowest mark in the AL and 10th lowest in MLB. Ranked second on the Red Sox in hits (155), third in RBI (72), fourth in runs scored (71) and XBH (51)...Led the Red Sox and ranked T-11th in the Majors with 50 multi-hit games, the most by a BOS rookie since Nomar Garciaparra in 1997 (68)...Led the Sox and ranked T-8th in MLB with 14 three-hit games...In 67 home games, batted .306 with a .360 OBP and .835 OPS (78-for-255, 21 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 18 BB, 4 HBP)...In 54 day games, hit .312 with a .372 OBP and .852 OPS (63-for-202, 9 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 16 BB, 4 HBP)...When leading off an inning, hit .390 with a .433 OBP, .585 SLG, and 1.018 OPS (46-for-118, 12 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 9 BB)...Hit two grand slams (4/23 at MIL and 7/16 at CHC).
2022
Set career highs in RBI (88), walks (80) and OPS (1.008). Helped lead Orix to the 2022 Japan Series title, the club’s first in 26 years...Hit a walk-off HR in Game 5.
