2009 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 81-62
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Hiromitsu Ochiai (81-62)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
2009 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 81-62
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Hiromitsu Ochiai (81-62)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Playoffs - Chunichi Dragons 2 games, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1
Playoffs - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Chunichi Dragons 1
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 2009 season with a record of 81 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 605 runs and conceded 508 runs. Tony Blanco walloped 39 home runs for Chunichi, while Masahiko Morino and Kazuhiro Wada added 15 or more, too. Tony Blanco drove in 110 runs. Hirokazu Ibata paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .306. Kazuki Yoshimi topped the team with 16 wins, and Wei-Yin Chen recorded a 1.54 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 2009 Chunichi Dragons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Wei-Yin Chen, Tomás de la Rosa and Tony Blanco.
Hiromitsu Ochiai served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryota Arai | R | R | August 16, 1983 | 6'2" | 196 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Masahiro Araki | R | R | September 13, 1977 | 5'11" | 163 | Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Kenta Asakura | R | R | June 11, 1981 | 6'1" | 201 | Fukui, Fukui JP |
| Takuya Asao | R | R | October 22, 1984 | 6'0" | 165 | Chita, Aichi JP |
| Tony Blanco | R | R | November 10, 1981 | 6'2" | 200 | San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO |
| Wei-Yin Chen | R | L | July 21, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | Kaohsiung City, TW |
| Tomás de la Rosa | R | R | January 28, 1978 | 5'10" | 165 | La Victoria, Santo Domingo DO |
| Naomichi Donoue | R | R | September 23, 1988 | 6'0" | 176 | Kasugai, Aichi JP |
| Takehiro Donoue | L | R | May 27, 1985 | 5'9" | 185 | Kasugai, Aichi JP |
| Atsushi Fujii | R | R | May 20, 1981 | 5'10" | 180 | Toyohashi, Aichi JP |
| Nobumasa Fukuda | R | R | July 23, 1988 | 5'11" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Masafumi Hirai | R | R | April 21, 1975 | 6'1" | 214 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Ryosuke Hirata | R | R | March 23, 1988 | 5'9" | 185 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hirokazu Ibata | R | R | May 12, 1975 | 5'8" | 165 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuki Inoue | L | L | July 25, 1971 | 6'0" | 205 | Aira-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Junki Itoh | L | R | January 7, 1991 | 6'1" | 159 | Inazawa, Aichi JP |
| Kyohei Iwasaki | L | R | April 4, 1986 | 5'10" | 161 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Tatsuro Iwasaki | R | R | December 28, 1984 | 5'9" | 165 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hitoki Iwase | L | L | November 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 179 | Nishio, Aichi JP |
| Junichi Kawahara | R | R | January 22, 1973 | 6'0" | 163 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yudai Kawai | L | L | June 17, 1980 | 5'8" | 158 | Kita Saku-gun, Nagano JP |
| Masanori Kikuchi | L | L | September 9, 1984 | 5'9" | 180 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Masato Kobayashi | L | L | August 21, 1980 | 5'9" | 190 | Agatsuma-gun, Gunma JP |
| Masaaki Koike | R | R | May 15, 1980 | 6'0" | 194 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hidenori Kuramoto | R | R | May 9, 1976 | 6'0" | 163 | , Gifu JP |
| Byung Kyu Lee | L | L | October 25, 1974 | 6'1" | 181 | |
| Akihiro Maeda | R | R | June 19, 1983 | 6'1" | 198 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Masahiko Morino | L | R | July 28, 1978 | 5'11" | 187 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shoji Nagamine | L | L | August 8, 1984 | 6'2" | 194 | Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Hiroki Nakagawa | R | R | April 26, 1985 | 5'9" | 167 | Gamo-gun, Shiga JP |
| Issei Nakamura | R | R | April 2, 1982 | 6'1" | 187 | , Tokyo JP |
| Koji Nakamura | R | R | May 6, 1981 | 6'1" | 183 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Kenichi Nakata | R | R | May 11, 1982 | 5'9" | 175 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Atsushi Nakazato | L | R | September 12, 1982 | 6'1" | 185 | Asaka, Saitama JP |
| Maximo Nelson | R | R | April 21, 1982 | 6'5" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Akira Nishikawa | L | R | April 2, 1984 | 5'9" | 159 | Taki-gun, Mie JP |
| Kei Nomoto | L | L | July 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 179 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Kohei Oda | R | R | March 15, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Takashi Ogasawara | L | L | November 29, 1976 | 5'8" | 168 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Masatoshi Ogawa | R | R | January 18, 1979 | 6'2" | 187 | Saitama, Saitama JP |
| Keiji Oyama | R | R | November 19, 1980 | 5'9" | 179 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Nelson Payano | L | L | November 13, 1982 | 6'1" | 190 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Shinsuke Saito | R | R | February 12, 1982 | 6'0" | 187 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Michihisa Sawai | S | R | June 25, 1979 | 5'9" | 163 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Akinobu Shimizu | R | R | October 26, 1983 | 5'9" | 187 | Matsusaka, Mie JP |
| Masaumi Shimizu | R | R | January 9, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Yoshihiro Suzuki | R | R | January 5, 1983 | 6'2" | 194 | Nakatado-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Akifumi Takahashi | L | L | May 29, 1983 | 5'9" | 176 | Oi-gun, Fukui JP |
| Tetsuya Tani | R | R | July 9, 1985 | 5'10" | 175 | Mima-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Motonobu Tanishige | R | R | December 21, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | Hiba-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuyoshi Tatsunami | L | R | August 19, 1969 | 5'8" | 154 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
| Kazuhiro Wada | R | R | June 19, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Daisuke Yamai | R | R | May 10, 1978 | 5'10" | 181 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | L | L | August 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 192 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Soma Yamauchi | R | R | July 1, 1985 | 5'11" | 170 | Toyoda, Aichi JP |
| Shigeo Yanagida | R | R | March 31, 1982 | 5'10" | 170 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuki Yoshimi | R | R | September 19, 1984 | 5'9" | 182 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto JP |
