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| Name | Team | Age |
| Yoshifumi Sato | Retired (1992, Age 36) | Died (2023, Age 67) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 42 (1986) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Ford Hernandez League | 0 | 3 years (147 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 10/12/1956 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (5.4 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1986 | Minors | 34.00 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 5 / 34 | |||
| 1987 | Minors | 30.00 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 9 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 9 / 30 | |||
| 1988 | Majors | 46.61 | 162 | 67 | 0 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 46 |
| 1989 | Majors | 32.91 | 105 | 49 | 57 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 32 |
| 1990 | Majors | 37.88 | 162 | 56 | 0 | -4 / 5 | -7 / 4 | -5 / 3 | -1 / 7 | -4 / 5 | 0 / 10 | -1 / 3 | -22 / 37 |
| 1991 | Majors | 29.84 | 147 | 37 | 0 | -4 / 6 | -8 / 3 | -3 / 3 | -4 / 7 | -6 / 4 | -4 / 3 | -3 / 3 | -32 / 29 |
| 1992 | Majors | 16.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 16 | |||
| Total | 576 | 209 | 57 | -6 / 28 | -13 / 42 | -6 / 15 | 0 / 42 | -7 / 29 | -2 / 39 | -3 / 29 | -37 / 224 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1992-11-01 | Yoshifumi Sato has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1992-04-18 | The Seattle Lunatic Fringe have waived Yoshifumi Sato. |
| 1992-03-25 | The Seattle Lunatic Fringe have designated Al Boisclair for assignment. The Seattle Lunatic Fringe have designated Yoshifumi Sato for assignment. The Seattle Lunatic Fringe have designated Kevin Treadaway for assignment. |
| 1991-04-18 | The Seattle Lunatic Fringe have acquired Yoshifumi Sato from the waiver wire. |
| 1991-04-01 | The Kansas City Royals have promoted Odalis Henderson to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Larry Gura to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Garlic Gouzzie for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have designated Yoshifumi Sato for assignment. |
| 1989-07-16 | Yoshifumi Sato of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 34 days. |
| 1989-06-05 | Yoshifumi Sato of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 31 days. |
| 1988-04-01 | The Kansas City Royals have promoted Yoshifumi Sato to the major league team. |