Red Sox star Masataka Yoshida can't be confined to the bench much longer
He's doing way too good this season.
Red Sox star Masataka Yoshida can't be confined to the bench much longer originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Red Sox ’ offense has been quite shaky this season, but they have had a few key players who have hit the ground running.
One of those players is the star DH Masataka Yoshida, who recently hit a walk-off RBI single in extra innings to win a game against the Detroit Tigers . However, Yoshida has not been in the starting lineup for a majority of games. Red Sox beat reporter Marino Pepen noticed this, and thinks Boston can’t keep him out as a regular starter for much longer.
MORE: Red Sox top prospect Payton Tolle is the logical replacement after latest Sonny Gray injury news “He has been a starter in 9 of 22 games. His performance is screaming for more playing time,” Pepen posted on X . So far this season, Yoshida has played in 14 games, where’s slashed .
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