Red Sox DH Yoshida leaves game with hamstring tightness

The Associated Press• ·

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 15: Masataka Yoshida #7 of the Boston Red Sox leaves the game after being injured while running to second base during the third inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on August 15, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Boston Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida left Saturday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with left hamstring tightness.

Masataka Yoshida has left the game with a leg injury and it doesn't look good.

He's been swinging a strong bat the last couple of months. Not good. pic.twitter.com/UkYdC3PexP
— Tyler Milliken (@tylermilliken_) August 15, 2026

The 33-year-old Yoshida hit a double down the right-field line in the third inning, but had a noticable limp as he neared second base. He immediately called to the dugout and was replaced by Anthony Seigler.

Yoshida was batting .272 with five homers and 28 RBIs coming into Saturday's game. He's played the past four years for the Red Sox after coming over from Japan in 2023.

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