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Name Team Age
Katsuyuki Kato Retired (2026, Age 33) 79
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 26
(2020)		 SS B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Billy Williams League 0 4 years (42 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C  C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C  A 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 11/18/1992
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (RF)
B- (58.6 %) F  (3.1 %) F  (0.9 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
2020 PIT 3 12 3 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 .647 .231 .417 .167
2022 CLE 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 .500 .500 .500
2023 CLE 14 36 5 9 1 0 3 5 3 12 2 2 1 .835 .308 .528 .250
2024 CLE 73 241 25 56 12 0 9 34 21 63 13 9 22 .688 .294 .394 .232
2025 CLE 60 177 29 46 9 3 8 27 16 50 13 7 13 .805 .325 .480 .260
2026 CLE 28 80 11 24 3 1 1 12 4 17 6 3 4 .737 .337 .400 .300
Total 180 548 73 138 25 4 22 80 45 144 34 21 41 .743 .310 .432 .252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2026-11-01Katsuyuki Kato has retired from the Cleveland Rockers
2022-08-29The Cleveland Rockers have promoted Katsuyuki Kato to the major league team. The Cleveland Rockers have sent Van Loun to the minors.
2022-05-15The Cleveland Rockers have acquired Katsuyuki Kato from the waiver wire.
2022-04-12The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Katsuyuki Kato.
2020-07-05The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Katsuyuki Kato for assignment.
2020-06-22The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Katsuyuki Kato to the major league team.
2020-04-02The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Eddie Davis to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Katsuyuki Kato for assignment.
2020-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Floyd Loviglio to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Homer Hofman to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Katsuyuki Kato to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Al Trammell for assignment.