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Yoshida Named AL Player Of Week; Has Not Yet Swung & Missed This Month

Masataka Yoshida was named the American League Player of the Week.

In six games, Yoshida batted .480/.519/.800 for a 1.319 OPS. Two doubles, two home runs, eight runs batted in. Zero strikeouts. In fact, he has not swung at and missed a single pitch in May.

Of the 90 pitches he has seen this month:

Called strike u00a0 u00a0 23
Swinging strike u00a0 0
Ball u00a0 u00a0 u00a0 u00a0 u00a0 u00a0 u00a0 36
Foulu00a0 u00a0 u00a0 u00a0 u00a0 u00a0 u00a0 u00a0u00a05Hit by pitchu00a0 u00a0 u00a0 u00a0 1
In play, outu00a0 u00a0 u00a0 u00a013
In play, hit 12

Yoshida leads the Red Sox in average (.