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Bobby Doerr League 5-22-2028 |
| Hirotsugu Araidai |  Third BaseRetired (2002, Age 38) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .256 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .687 | Status | Retired (2002) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 407 | Age | 64 (OS 64) | Date of Birth | 01-09-1964 | |
| HR | 21 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 37 (1991) |
Majors Svc Time | 4 years (123 games) |
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| RBI | 169 | |||||
| SB | 25 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (82.5%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (3.0%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (84.1%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | (100%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1991 | Minors | 27 | 52.00 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 1 / 6 | 7 / 52 | |||
| 1992 | Minors | 28 | 46.00 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 12 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 3 | 8 / 46 | |||
| 1992 | Pos (2B) | 28 | 27.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 15 / 27 | |||
| 1993 | Minors | 29 | 49.00 | 0 / 4 | 3 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 8 | 4 / 49 | |||
| 1993 | Pos (2B) | 29 | 11.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 11 | |||
| 1994 | Minors | 30 | 63.00 | 2 / 18 | 1 / 7 | 4 / 9 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 13 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 8 / 63 | |||
| 1995 | Minors | 31 | 59.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 59 | |||
| 1996 | Minors | 32 | 63.00 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 12 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 9 | 6 / 63 | |||
| 1996 | Pos (3B) | 32 | 23.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 23 | |||
| 1997 | Minors | 33 | 61.00 | 1 / 12 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 4 / 61 | |||
| 1997 | Pos (3B) | 33 | 37.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 8 / 37 | |||
| 1998 | Majors | 34 | 42.27 | 122 | 71 | 29 | 0 / 7 | -2 / 6 | -1 / 2 | -1 / 6 | -2 / 4 | -1 / 9 | -2 / 8 | -9 / 42 |
| 1999 | Majors | 35 | 42.42 | 162 | 56 | 0 | -2 / 4 | 0 / 6 | -2 / 3 | -1 / 9 | -4 / 6 | 0 / 10 | -3 / 4 | -12 / 42 |
| 2000 | Majors | 36 | 54.35 | 162 | 83 | 0 | -1 / 7 | -4 / 9 | -1 / 3 | 0 / 8 | -6 / 8 | -2 / 10 | -1 / 9 | -15 / 54 |
| 2001 | Majors | 37 | 67.32 | 162 | 135 | 0 | -1 / 15 | -1 / 7 | -4 / 9 | -3 / 8 | -1 / 7 | -1 / 10 | -1 / 11 | -12 / 67 |
| 2002 | Majors | 38 | 37.75 | 162 | 40 | 0 | -3 / 5 | -6 / 7 | -1 / 7 | -1 / 5 | -9 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | -20 / 37 |
| Total | 770 | 385 | 29 | -1 / 97 | -6 / 93 | -2 / 76 | -1 / 94 | -20 / 88 | 3 / 103 | -3 / 84 | 0 / 733 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2002-11-01 | Hirotsugu Araidai has retired from the Kansas City Royals |
| 2000-04-10 | Trade #1893699 has been completed between the Kansas City Royals and the Colorado Space Ghosts. The Colorado Space Ghosts receive Garry Fuentes, Draft Pick 2003 Round 3 KC (Marty Cruz), Draft Pick 2003 Round 2 KC (Frank Gibson) from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Hirotsugu Araidai. |
| 1998-08-17 | Hirotsugu Araidai of the Colorado Space Ghosts is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
| 1998-08-05 | The Colorado Space Ghosts have placed Hirotsugu Araidai on the trade block. |
| 1997-10-03 | The Colorado Space Ghosts have promoted Hirotsugu Araidai to the major league team. |
| 1991-04-18 | The Colorado Space Ghosts have acquired Hirotsugu Araidai from the waiver wire. |
| 1991-04-01 | The Chicago Cubs have waived Hirotsugu Araidai. |