The Boston Red Sox will lean on Trevor Story and Masataka Yoshida to put together full seasons and produce in the lineup.

With important 2024 campaigns ahead for both players, Story and Yoshida were featured in “MLB The Show 24” early ratings. The video game is set to release on March 15.

Story got to guess a pair of his ratings in the game with fielding and durability. The Red Sox shortstop earned a 93 and a 87 in those respective categories. Story will look to improve his durability after playing just 137 games over his first two seasons in Boston. Meanwhile, Story maintains a respected level of excellence with the glove, immediately making an impact during his 2023 season with eight defensive runs in 43 games.

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As for Yoshida, the game highlighted his quality bat-to-ball skills, earning a 92 overall contact against right-handed pitching and an 89 overall contact against left-handed pitching. Yoshida certainly hit to that level to start last season, batting over .300 over the summer and finishing with a .289 average. He took sixth place in Rookie of the Year voting.

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This year’s release of the popular game brings us another step closer to Opening Day, where Story and Yoshida hope to heavily impact the Red Sox.

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