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| Name | Team | Age |
| Minoru Kato | Retired (2001, Age 36) | Died (2035, Age 70) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 30 (1991) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Murray Maddux League | 0 | 4 years (144 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
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 9/29/1965 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1993 | AHP | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 1993 | HHP | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .343 | .200 | .143 | .143 |
| 1993 | LHP | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .661 | .375 | .286 | .286 |
| 1993 | RHP | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
| 1995 | AHP | 35 | 92 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 25 | .778 | .343 | .435 | .250 |
| 1995 | HHP | 34 | 108 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 20 | .645 | .265 | .380 | .231 |
| 1995 | LHP | 55 | 130 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 22 | .769 | .331 | .438 | .269 |
| 1995 | RHP | 37 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 23 | .593 | .250 | .343 | .186 |
| 1996 | AHP | 15 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .205 | .160 | .045 | .045 |
| 1996 | HHP | 18 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .359 | .192 | .167 | .167 |
| 1996 | LHP | 24 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .293 | .171 | .121 | .121 |
| 1996 | RHP | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .264 | .188 | .077 | .077 |
| 1997 | AHP | 10 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .623 | .364 | .259 | .222 |
| 1997 | HHP | 9 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .691 | .345 | .346 | .269 |
| 1997 | LHP | 18 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | .677 | .370 | .308 | .256 |
| 1997 | RHP | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .598 | .312 | .286 | .214 |
| 1998 | AHP | 38 | 100 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 19 | .874 | .394 | .480 | .350 |
| 1998 | HHP | 39 | 99 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | .498 | .265 | .232 | .162 |
| 1998 | LHP | 76 | 145 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 28 | .734 | .361 | .372 | .276 |
| 1998 | RHP | 29 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | .547 | .232 | .315 | .204 |
| 1999 | AHP | 27 | 76 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | .706 | .337 | .368 | .250 |
| 1999 | HHP | 26 | 68 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | .512 | .276 | .235 | .191 |
| 1999 | LHP | 52 | 117 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 23 | .688 | .346 | .342 | .256 |
| 1999 | RHP | 20 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .286 | .138 | .148 | .074 |
| 2000 | AHP | 24 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | .585 | .290 | .295 | .213 |
| 2000 | HHP | 39 | 102 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 26 | .447 | .202 | .245 | .157 |
| 2000 | LHP | 54 | 104 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | .536 | .248 | .288 | .192 |
| 2000 | RHP | 32 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | .436 | .215 | .220 | .153 |
| Total | AHP | 151 | 382 | 98 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 43 | 45 | 77 | .711 | .336 | .374 | .257 |
| Total | HHP | 169 | 441 | 83 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 95 | .524 | .252 | .272 | .188 |
| Total | LHP | 283 | 575 | 141 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 58 | 63 | 117 | .668 | .322 | .346 | .245 |
| Total | RHP | 142 | 248 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 55 | .477 | .219 | .258 | .161 |
| Total | 320 | 823 | 181 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 86 | 82 | 172 | .611 | .292 | .320 | .220 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2001-11-01 | Minoru Kato has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 2001-04-10 | The Houston Colt .45s have waived Minoru Kato. |
| 2001-04-01 | The Houston Colt .45s have promoted Willie Briggs to the major league team. The Houston Colt .45s have designated Zack Ribant for assignment. The Houston Colt .45s have designated Minoru Kato for assignment. |
| 2000-09-12 | Minoru Kato of the Houston Colt .45s is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1997-08-13 | The Houston Colt .45s have promoted Minoru Kato to the major league team. The Houston Colt .45s have designated Jack Bauer for assignment. |
| 1997-08-13 | The Houston Colt .45s have acquired Minoru Kato from the waiver wire. |
| 1997-04-11 | The Washington G-Men have waived Minoru Kato. |
| 1997-04-01 | The Washington G-Men have promoted Ernie Lefebvre to the major league team. The Washington G-Men have designated Minoru Kato for assignment. |
| 1996-07-22 | The Washington G-Men have placed Minoru Kato on the trade block. |
| 1996-06-22 | The Washington G-Men have promoted Minoru Kato to the major league team. The Washington G-Men have designated Dante Pierce for assignment. |
| 1996-04-01 | The Washington G-Men have promoted Bill Getz to the major league team. The Washington G-Men have designated Minoru Kato for assignment. |
| 1995-03-25 | The Washington G-Men have promoted Minoru Kato to the major league team. The Washington G-Men have designated John Bean for assignment. |
| 1994-03-25 | The Washington G-Men have promoted Rudy McClellan to the major league team. The Washington G-Men have designated Minoru Kato for assignment. |
| 1993-09-21 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Minoru Kato to the major league team. |