Munenori Kawasaki

32-Year-Old Shortstop – Toronto Blue Jays

2013 Stats

AVG

.219

HR

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RBI

14

R

18

SB

7

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Kawasaki was a glorified mascot last season. He got just 115 plate appearances, didn't hit (.192, one double), didn't get on base (eight walks) and didn't run (two stolen bases in four attempts). He p...

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LEAGUE: Majors 40 MAN: YES BATS: L THROWS: R HT: 5' 10" WT: 165 DOB: 6/3/1981 BORN: Kagoshima, Japan COLLEGE: None DRAFTED: No

May 30, 2013 – Munenori Kawasaki News

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Munenori Kawasaki Stats

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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	G	PA	AB	R	H	XBH	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2009	28	JPN	JPN	143	740	640	73	140	38	26	8	4	34	44	17	47	90	43	3	7	.219	.278	.303	.581
2010	29	JPN	JPN	144	722	662	74	190	36	27	5	4	53	30	11	43	86	10	0	7	.287	.337	.361	.698
2011	30	JPN	JPN	144	707	655	71	161	27	19	7	1	37	31	10	36	84	9	4	3	.246	.287	.301	.587
2012	31	MAJ	SEA	61	115	104	13	20	1	1	0	0	7	2	2	8	18	2	0	1	.192	.257	.202	.459
2013	32	AAA	Buf	2	7	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	.400	.571	.400	.971
2013	32	MAJ	TOR	55	169	137	18	30	7	4	3	0	14	7	1	23	21	3	3	3	.219	.337	.292	.629
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3-Year Averages		MAJ		61	115	104	13	20	1	1	0	0	7	2	2	8	18	2	0	1	.192	.257	.202	.459

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Munenori Kawasaki Game Log (View Full Game Log)

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DATE	OPP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	SF	E	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jun. 18	Col	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.337	.292	.629
Jun. 17	Col	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.337	.292	.629
Jun. 16	@Tex	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.337	.292	.629
Jun. 15	@Tex	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.339	.294	.633
Jun. 14	@Tex	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.335	.293	.628
Jun. 13	@Tex	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.329	.275	.604
Jun. 12	@CWS	Did not play.
Jun. 11	@CWS	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.327	.277	.604
Jun. 10	@CWS	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.331	.272	.603
Jun. 9	Tex	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.322	.264	.586
Jun. 8	Tex	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.331	.274	.605
Jun. 7	Tex	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.219	.338	.281	.619
Jun. 5	@SF	Did not play.
Jun. 4	@SF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.331	.277	.608
Jun. 2	@SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.218	.336	.282	.618
Jun. 1	@SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.328	.284	.612
May. 31	@SD	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.331	.287	.618
May. 30	@Atl	Did not play.
May. 29	@Atl	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.339	.301	.640
May. 28	Atl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.307	.640
May. 27	Atl	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.307	.640
May. 26	Bal	5	0	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.345	.320	.665
May. 25	Bal	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.228	.333	.293	.626
May. 24	Bal	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.227	.336	.295	.631
May. 23	Bal	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.330	.274	.604
May. 22	TB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.337	.288	.625
May. 21	TB	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.351	.303	.654
May. 20	TB	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.344	.301	.645
May. 19	@NYY	Did not play.
May. 18	@NYY	Did not play.
Last 7 Days		7	1	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.500	.571	1.071
Last 14 Days		27	4	6	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.344	.333	.677
Last 30 Days		67	9	14	3	2	0	6	11	10	2	0	2	0	1	.209	.338	.313	.651
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Munenori Kawasaki: MLB Games Played By Position

Year	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	LF	CF	RF	DH
2013	–	–	–	–	52	–	–	–	–	–
2012	–	–	10	1	38	–	–	–	–	2

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Munenori Kawasaki Split Stats (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	SLG	OPS
2013	25	2	0	3	1	.120	.160	.473
2012	19	4	0	0	0	.105	.105	.255

Vs. Right

Year	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	SLG	OPS
2013	112	16	0	11	6	.241	.321	.665
2012	85	9	0	7	2	.212	.224	.503

Home

Year	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	SLG	OPS
2013	78	11	0	11	5	.231	.308	.619
2012	40	5	0	1	2	.125	.125	.311

Away

Year	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	SLG	OPS
2013	59	7	0	3	2	.203	.271	.640
2012	64	8	0	6	0	.234	.250	.550

Munenori Kawasaki Advanced Stats

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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	PA	AB	Walk Rate	Strikeout Rate	BB/K Ratio	Contact Rate	BABIP	Isolated Power
2009	28	JPN	JPN	740	640	6.4%	12.2%	0.52	86%	.249	.084
2010	29	JPN	JPN	722	662	6%	11.9%	0.50	87%	.325	.074
2011	30	JPN	JPN	707	655	5.1%	11.9%	0.43	87%	.281	.055
2012	31	MAJ	SEA	115	104	7%	15.7%	0.44	83%	.233	.010
2013	32	AAA	Buf	7	5	28.6%	28.6%	1.00	60%	.667	.000
2013	32	MAJ	TOR	169	137	13.6%	12.4%	1.10	85%	.259	.073
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3-Year Averages		MAJ		115	104	7%	15.7%	0.44	83%	.233	.010

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2013 Stat Review for Munenori Kawasaki As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

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.219 AVG

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85% Contact Rate

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.259 BABIP

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Power

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.292 SLG

TERRIBLE

.073 ISO

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Plate Discipline

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1.10 BB/K

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13.6% BB Rate

ELITE

12.4% K Rate

GREAT

OPS/OBP

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.629 OPS

POOR

.337 OBP

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2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Munenori Kawasaki

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Toronto Blue Jays Roster

Majors

Arencibia, J.P. (C)
Bautista, Jose (OF)
Bonifacio, Emilio (OF)
Buehrle, Mark (P)
Cabrera, Melky (OF)
Cecil, Brett (P)
Davis, Rajai (OF)
Delabar, Steve (P)
DeRosa, Mark (OF)
Dickey, R.A. (P)
Drabek, Kyle (P)
Encarnacion, Edwin (1B)
Happ, J.A. (P)
Hutchison, Drew (P)
Izturis, Maicer (3B)
Janssen, Casey (P)
Johnson, Josh (P)
Munenori Kawasaki (SS)
Lawrie, Brett (3B)
Lind, Adam (1B)
Loup, Aaron (P)
McGowan, Dustin (P)
Morrow, Brandon (P)
Oliver, Darren (P)
Ortiz, Ramon (P)
Perez, Juan (P)
Perez, Luis (P)
Rasmus, Colby (OF)
Reyes, Jose (SS)
Rogers, Esmil (P)
Santos, Sergio (P)
Thole, Josh (C)

Wagner, Neil (P)
Wang, Chien-Ming (P)

AAA

Beck, Chad (P)
Brummett, Tyson (P)
Bush, Dave (P)
Carlyle, Buddy (P)
Carreno, Joel (P)
Collazo, Willie (P)
Germano, Justin (P)
Goins, Ryan (SS)
Gomez, Mauro (1B)
Gose, Anthony (OF)
Hoffpauir, Jarrett (2B)
Hottovy, Tommy (P)
Jeffress, Jeremy (P)
Jenkins, Chad (P)
Jimenez, Luis (1B)
Jimenez, Alvido (P)
Korecky, Bobby (P)
Langerhans, Ryan (OF)
LaRoche, Andy (3B)
Lincoln, Brad (P)
Loewen, Adam (OF)
McCoy, Mike (OF)
Murphy, Bill (P)
Nanita, Ricardo (OF)
Negrych, Jim (2B)
Nickeas, Mike (C)
Nieves, Efrain (P)
Redding, Tim (P)
Redmond, Todd (P)
Romero, Ricky (P)

Schwimer, Michael (P)
Sierra, Moises (OF)
Smith, Dwight (OF)
Stilson, John (P)
Storey, Mickey (P)
Uviedo, Ronald (P)
Vargas, Claudio (P)
Velez, Eugenio (2B)
Weber, Thad (P)

AA

Clemens, Koby (1B)
Crawford, Evan (P)
Hernandez, Fernando (P)
Jacobo, Gabe (1B)
Jimenez, A.J. (C)
Manzella, Tommy (SS)
McGuire, Deck (P)
Mozingo, Harold (P)
Nay, Mitch (3B)
Nolin, Sean (P)
Pillar, Kevin (OF)
Robinson, Clint (1B)
Sanchez, Luis (SS)
Schimpf, Ryan (2B)
Spoone, Chorye (P)
Stroman, Marcus (P)
Tepera, Ryan (P)
Tolisano, John (OF)
Wilson, Kenny (OF)
Zawadzki, Lance (SS)

A+

Ahrens, Kevin (3B)

Farina, Alan (P)
Knecht, Marcus (OF)
Sanchez, Aaron (P)
Smith, Egan (P)

A

Alford, Anthony (OF)
Brisker, Markus (OF)
Hawkins, Chris (3B)
Hobson, K.C. (1B)
Lopes, Christian (2B)
Norris, Daniel (P)
Osuna, Roberto (P)
Pompey, Dalton (OF)
Sweeney, Kellen (SS)

Rookie

Anderson, Jacob (OF)
Barreto, Franklin (OF)
Bickford, Phil (P)
Davis, D.J. (OF)
DeJong, Chase (P)
Gabryszwski, Jeremy (P)
Gonzales, Tyler (P)
Jackson, Justin (P)
Murphy, Griffin (P)
Smoral, Matt (P)
Thon, Jr, Dickie (SS)
Boyd, Matt (P)
Hollon, Clinton (P)
Lietz, Daniel (P)
Murphy, Patrick (P)

Smith, Evan (P)

Career Batter vs. Pitcher Stats (View All Matchup Data)

Best Matchups for Munenori Kawasaki (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter	Team	AB	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	SLG	OPS
Collin Balester	TEX	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Tommy Hunter	BAL	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Matt Lindstrom	CHI-A	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Mark Melancon	PIT	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Carlos Villanueva	CHI-N	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Pedro Strop	BAL	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Henderson Alvarez	MIA	2	1	0	1	0	.500	.500	1.167
Ervin Santana	KC	5	2	3	0	0	.400	.600	1.000
Zach Britton	BAL	2	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000
Bartolo Colon	OAK	2	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000

Worst Matchups for Munenori Kawasaki (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter	Team	AB	BB	K	AVG	SLG	OPS
David Phelps	NY-A	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Zach Phillips	MIA	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Cesar Ramos	TB	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Clay Rapada	CLE	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Fernando Rodney	TB	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Rafael Soriano	WAS	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Alex Cobb	TB	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Louis Coleman	KC	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
Scott Downs	ANA	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Joe Thatcher	SD	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

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Munenori Kawasaki: Past News Updates ( ▲ View most recent update )

5/28/2013

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Kawasaki is out of the Blue Jays' lineup Tuesday versus the Braves, MLB.com reports.

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5/26/2013

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Kawasaki went 3-for-5 with three RBI and the game-winning double in Sunday's comeback win over the Orioles.

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5/18/2013

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Kawasaki is not in the starting lineup Saturday, Barry Davis of Sportsnet reports.

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5/3/2013

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Kawasaki was 1-for-3 with a stolen base in the Blue Jays loss to Seattle on Friday night.

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4/30/2013

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Kawasaki is not in the Blue Jays' lineup Tuesday against Boston, Rogers Broadcasting reports.

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4/27/2013

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Kawasaki is out of the Blue Jays' lineup Saturday at the Yankees, Sportsnet reports.

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4/24/2013

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Kawasaki is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

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4/20/2013

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Kawasaki's strong play has given him a pretty firm hold on the starting shortstop gig with Jose Reyes (ankle) out for three months, Sportsnet reports.

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4/13/2013

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Kawasaki went 0-for-1 with a run scored and a sac fly RBI in the Blue Jays' win over the Royals on Saturday.

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4/13/2013

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Kawasaki will start at shortstop and bat ninth Saturday in Kansas City, Rogers Broadcasting reports.

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4/13/2013

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Kawasaki was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday, FOX Sports reports.

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2013

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2012

Kawasaki left the Softbank Hawks and signed a minor league contract with Seattle. The frequent .300 hitter fell to just .267 last season with a .609 OPS. He could win a utility role with the Mariners and has some speed (31 stolen bases last year) for fantasy purposes.

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