LF Hiromichi 'Hitman' Sato #13
Chicago Gangsters ABA
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
05/02/2023
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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LF HIROMICHI 'HITMAN' SATO #13 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
28 104 28 8 0 3 11 13 38 .269 .356 .433 2 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 65 60 65 65
Power 50 50 55 55
Eye 55 55 55 60
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 30
Errors: - 30 65
Arm: 20 50 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/30/2023 @ VAC Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/29/2023 BOS Loss, 5-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
04/28/2023 BOS Loss, 9-12 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/27/2023 BOS Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
04/26/2023 @ SYR Loss, 2-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/25/2023 @ SYR Loss, 3-19 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
04/24/2023 @ SYR Loss, 1-15 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
04/23/2023 @ SYR Win, 6-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
04/21/2023 HLW Loss, 3-14 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/20/2023 HLW Win, 6-5 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1
PERSONALITY
Always has snacks in his locker.
Birthday:01/06/1995
Born in:Fukuoka, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$154,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:32 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 68 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2013, 19th Pick in Round 2
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 28 104 28 8 0 3 11 9 13 38 .269 .356 .433 .789 .343 .163 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 28 118 1 0 0 3 0 0 45 11 2 0 100.0 16.4 5.61 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   22 7 1 0 1 3 3 0 9 0 0 0 .318 .318 .500 .818
Versus Right   82 21 7 0 2 8 6 13 29 0 0 1 .256 .365 .415 .779
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0 1 .080 .207 .120 .327
March   3 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
April   101 26 8 0 3 9 9 12 38 0 0 1 .257 .342 .426 .768
Spring Training   52 24 2 0 3 10 11 6 16 0 0 0 .462 .517 .673 1.190
Last Year   316 85 20 1 14 34 43 56 87 2 2 9 .269 .392 .472 .863
2 Years Ago   370 93 18 0 7 41 47 54 68 0 0 5 .251 .354 .357 .711
Career   1908 534 115 4 93 254 284 197 499 5 2 50 .280 .362 .491 .852
Home   52 14 3 0 1 5 4 9 20 0 0 1 .269 .387 .385 .772
Road   52 14 5 0 2 6 5 4 18 0 0 0 .269 .321 .481 .802
Grass   104 28 8 0 3 11 9 13 38 0 0 1 .269 .356 .433 .789
Day   43 11 4 0 1 6 4 7 14 0 0 0 .256 .360 .419 .779
Night   61 17 4 0 2 5 5 6 24 0 0 1 .279 .353 .443 .796
As Starter   104 28 8 0 3 11 9 13 38 0 0 1 .269 .356 .433 .789
Close/Late   22 8 2 0 2 4 2 3 9 0 0 0 .364 .440 .727 1.167
Inning 1-3   32 6 3 0 0 4 0 5 12 0 0 1 .188 .316 .281 .597
Inning 4-6   37 12 2 0 0 2 5 4 12 0 0 0 .324 .390 .378 .769
Inning 7-9   31 9 3 0 2 4 3 4 12 0 0 0 .290 .371 .581 .952
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
0 Outs   30 7 1 0 2 2 5 5 9 0 0 0 .233 .343 .467 .810
1 Outs   38 7 2 0 1 4 3 4 18 0 0 0 .184 .262 .316 .578
2 Outs   36 14 5 0 0 5 1 4 11 0 0 1 .389 .463 .528 .991
Scoring Position   26 8 2 0 0 8 0 2 10 0 0 1 .308 .379 .385 .764
Bases Empty   56 16 5 0 3 3 7 8 21 0 0 0 .286 .375 .536 .911
Runner on 1st   22 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 .182 .280 .227 .507
Runner on 2nd   12 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 .333 .385 .500 .885
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   58 10 3 0 2 2 4 5 38 0 0 0 .172 .238 .328 .566
First Pitch   14 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .267 .214 .481
Count 0-1   5 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Count 0-2   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   10 3 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .700 1.000
Count 1-1   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-2   14 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 .071 .071 .286 .357
Count 2-0   6 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .833 .833 1.000 1.833
Count 2-1   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-2   19 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 .211 .211 .474 .684
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Full Count   14 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 .357 .526 .429 .955
Behind in Count   30 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 21 0 0 0 .133 .133 .267 .400
Ahead in Count   21 10 3 0 1 7 5 8 0 0 0 0 .476 .621 .762 1.383
Batting 3rd   27 9 3 0 0 3 4 4 9 0 0 0 .333 .419 .444 .864
Batting 4th   9 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Batting 5th   39 6 2 0 0 0 2 6 16 0 0 1 .154 .283 .205 .488
Batting 6th   26 11 2 0 3 6 3 2 9 0 0 0 .423 .464 .846 1.310
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   44 12 5 0 1 4 3 5 17 0 0 0 .273 .347 .455 .801
Medium Leverage   47 11 3 0 1 6 4 5 16 0 0 1 .234 .321 .362 .682
High Leverage   12 5 0 0 1 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 .417 .533 .667 1.200
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2017 Cincinnati - ABA 22 18 22 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 0 0 .273 .304 .364 .668 81 78 0.1
2018 Oakland - ABA 23 105 401 121 26 0 22 56 71 27 14 0 99 1 1 .302 .367 .531 .898 131 132 2.1
2019 Oakland - ABA 24 103 394 120 26 2 27 53 68 20 10 1 117 0 0 .305 .353 .586 .939 151 157 3.3
2020 Cleveland - ABA 25 87 301 81 15 1 20 59 44 26 11 2 81 0 1 .269 .347 .525 .872 142 146 2.2
2021 Chicago - ABA 26 111 370 93 18 0 7 41 47 54 5 0 68 3 2 .251 .354 .357 .711 109 112 0.1
2022 Chicago - ABA 27 100 316 85 20 1 14 34 43 56 9 2 87 4 4 .269 .392 .472 .863 140 145 1.3
2023 Chicago - ABA 28 28 104 28 8 0 3 11 9 13 1 0 38 2 0 .269 .356 .433 .789 108 111 0.3
Total ABA 552 1908 534 115 4 93 254 284 197 50 5 499 10 8 .280 .362 .491 .852 132 136 9.4
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2011 Ft. Lauderdale HS - HS 16 39 142 46 12 0 13 26 28 25 6 0 38 2 0 .324 .445 .683 1.128 227 226 3.1
2012 Ft. Lauderdale HS - HS 17 16 66 15 2 1 3 6 13 8 2 0 13 0 0 .227 .329 .424 .753 85 78 0.0
2013 Ft. Lauderdale HS - HS 18 39 159 53 18 1 11 51 32 22 0 3 45 0 0 .333 .408 .667 1.074 148 137 1.3
2013 (AC) Palm Coast - DL 18 28 86 14 3 0 0 1 3 3 2 1 31 0 0 .163 .207 .198 .404 14 11 -0.8
2013 Riverside - R 18 41 158 34 7 0 4 14 10 3 6 0 45 0 0 .215 .257 .335 .593 65 62 -0.2
2014 (AC) Palm Coast - DL 19 26 94 20 3 0 3 16 8 6 3 0 33 0 0 .213 .282 .340 .622 73 74 -0.0
2014 White Deer - A 19 56 186 40 10 0 5 22 14 9 5 1 64 0 0 .215 .269 .349 .618 74 76 -0.1
2015 (AC) Palm Coast - DL 20 35 133 41 9 0 7 22 23 12 4 0 30 0 0 .308 .383 .534 .916 151 138 1.2
2015 White Deer - A 20 40 143 39 9 0 9 22 19 9 1 0 42 0 0 .273 .320 .524 .845 138 144 1.3
2015 Mesa - AA 20 93 331 79 15 0 13 36 38 27 8 4 102 1 0 .239 .308 .402 .710 107 104 1.7
2016 (AC) Palm Coast - DL 21 33 125 36 9 0 8 22 23 11 2 1 22 0 0 .288 .353 .552 .905 133 133 0.9
2016 Mesa - AA 21 27 100 25 10 0 4 10 14 5 4 0 24 0 0 .250 .312 .470 .782 123 123 0.5
2016 Portland - AAA 21 99 399 110 26 1 11 43 41 21 6 3 98 0 1 .276 .319 .429 .748 123 116 2.6
2017 Portland - AAA 22 112 346 74 12 0 13 33 34 18 7 0 100 0 0 .214 .267 .361 .628 90 91 0.9
2022 Dillonvale - AAA 27 15 50 13 2 0 3 10 8 2 1 0 12 0 0 .260 .302 .480 .782 126 134 0.4
Total AAA 226 795 197 40 1 27 86 83 41 14 3 210 0 1 .248 .295 .403 .698 109 107
Total AA 120 431 104 25 0 17 46 52 32 12 4 126 1 0 .241 .309 .418 .727 111 108
Total A 96 329 79 19 0 14 44 33 18 6 1 106 0 0 .240 .291 .426 .716 102 105
Total AHS 94 367 114 32 2 27 83 73 55 8 3 96 2 0 .311 .409 .629 1.038 169 162
Total AR 41 158 34 7 0 4 14 10 3 6 0 45 0 0 .215 .257 .335 .593 65 62
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2018 Oakland - ABA 23 14 57 17 4 0 4 7 13 5 1 0 15 0 1 .298 .365 .579 .944 141 138 -0.5
2019 Oakland - ABA 24 4 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .294 .312 .607 67 65 -1.1
Total ABA 18 73 21 5 0 4 7 13 6 1 0 19 0 1 .288 .350 .521 .871 125 122
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Cincinnati - ABA LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Cincinnati - ABA RF 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2018 Oakland - ABA LF 10 10 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 81.0 1.33 -0.1 .962
2018 Oakland - ABA RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Oakland - ABA LF 4 3 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 24.0 1.50 -0.1 .966
2019 Oakland - ABA RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.2 0.77 -0.0 .984
2020 Cleveland - ABA LF 23 23 26 1 0 27 0 1.000 193.2 1.25 -2.7 .898
2021 Chicago - ABA LF 93 93 151 0 0 154 3 .981 775.1 1.75 -16.3 .871
2022 Chicago - ABA 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2022 Chicago - ABA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Chicago - ABA LF 60 59 86 5 1 92 1 .989 500.0 1.64 -8.2 .893
2022 Chicago - ABA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 .988
2023 Chicago - ABA LF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 -0.0 .969
2023 Chicago - ABA CF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 19.0 2.37 -0.4 .803
TOTAL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 196 191 283 8 1 295 4 .986 1608.0 1.63 -27.4 .886
TOTAL CF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 -0.4 .849
TOTAL RF 8 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 19.2 0.92 -0.0 .984
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2010 Joined the Ft. Lauderdale HS Red Claws.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (70); Power: 35 (65); Eye: 25 (50).
04/20/2011 Was selected to the 2011 ABA High School All-Star Game.
06/10/2011 Wins the 2011 World Series MVP Award.
06/11/2011 Wins the 2011 ABA High School World Series with the Ft. Lauderdale HS Red Claws!
06/22/2011 Wins the 2011 AHS SL2 Platinum Stick Award at LF.
06/25/2011 Finished 2nd in 2011 AHS SL2 Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (70); Power: 35 (65); Eye: 25 (45).
03/24/2012 Injured (concussion),out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (70); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 25 (45).
04/02/2013 Injured on 03/31/2013, diagnosed with a sore shoulder, is day-to-day.
06/05/2013 Released by the Ft. Lauderdale HS Red Claws.
06/05/2013 Drafted in the 2013 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 19, 44th overall pick) by the Atlantic City Laughing Gulls.
06/11/2013 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlantic City Laughing Gulls organization with a signing bonus of $16,000.
06/28/2013 Named the #46 prospect in the ABA
08/05/2013 Injured on 08/02/2013, diagnosed with a broken collarbone, will miss 4 weeks.
10/30/2013 Named the #79 prospect in the ABA
12/01/2013 Named to the 2013 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AC) Palm Coast Pilots.
12/20/2013 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
12/21/2013 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (75); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 25 (45).
04/03/2014 Named the #100 prospect in the ABA
06/23/2014 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
09/05/2014 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for 5 days.
12/01/2014 Named to the 2014 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AC) Palm Coast Pilots.
12/31/2014 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 30 (45).
04/17/2015 Injured on 04/15/2015, diagnosed with a sore ankle, will not miss additional time.
05/14/2015 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
07/26/2015 Was selected to the 2015 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
08/20/2015 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/23/2015 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
12/15/2015 Named to the 2015 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AC) Palm Coast Pilots.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 30 (45).
05/05/2016 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks.
12/15/2016 Named to the 2016 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AC) Palm Coast Pilots.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 30 (45).
07/23/2017 Was selected to the 2017 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
09/09/2017 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/13/2017 Was traded by the Cincinnati Royals to the Oakland Invaders, along with SP Jonathan Higginbotham and RP Dan Mathis, in exchange for RP Juan Loera and RF Timmy Coenen.
11/26/2017 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $9,000.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (45).
03/29/2018 Named the #96 prospect in the ABA
05/06/2018 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 5 weeks.
06/17/2018 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
07/22/2018 Suspended 4 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
07/28/2018 Hits three home runs against the Charleston Shiners, going 3-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
09/10/2018 Wins the ABA NC Player of the Week Award.
10/29/2018 Wins the 2018 World Series with the Oakland Invaders.
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $9,200.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/2019 Goes 5-5 against the Hollywood Stars, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
05/17/2019 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
07/06/2019 Injured (bruised calf),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/02/2019 Wins the ABA NC Player of the Week Award.
09/07/2019 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2-3 weeks.
11/20/2019 Was traded by the Oakland Invaders to the Cleveland Wild Things, along with SP Lorenzo Sanchez and SP Cesar Chairez, in exchange for 2B Greg Griggs, CF Raul Arreola, a 2nd round draft pick, and a 6th round draft pick.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (45).
04/20/2020 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
05/01/2020 Wins the ABA AC Batter of the Month Award.
05/13/2020 Injured (herniated disc (neck)),out for 2 months.
11/28/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $56,375 with the Cleveland Wild Things organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
04/04/2021 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week.
07/15/2021 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 5 weeks.
09/13/2021 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
11/23/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $101,500.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
06/28/2022 Injured (fractured foot),out for 4-5 weeks.
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $154,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2015 5 2
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