2012 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 75-53
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Morimichi Takagi (75-53)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
2012 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 75-53
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Morimichi Takagi (75-53)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
Playoffs - Chunichi Dragons 2 games, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1
Playoffs - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Chunichi Dragons 3
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 2012 season with a record of 75 wins and 53 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 423 runs and yielded 405 runs.
Players from the 2012 Chunichi Dragons who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jorge Sosa, Víctor Díaz, Tony Blanco and Kenshin Kawakami.
Morimichi Takagi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Víctor Díaz | R | R | December 10, 1981 | 6'0" | 210 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional 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 |
| Yuichi Hisamoto | L | L | March 14, 1979 | 5'9" | 160 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Hirokazu Ibata | R | R | May 12, 1975 | 5'8" | 165 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Junki Itoh | L | R | January 7, 1991 | 6'1" | 159 | Inazawa, Aichi 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 |
| Shinji Iwata | L | R | January 27, 1987 | 5'11" | 176 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Yudai Kawai | L | L | June 17, 1980 | 5'8" | 158 | Kita Saku-gun, Nagano JP |
| Kenshin Kawakami | R | R | June 22, 1975 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Masato Kobayashi | L | L | August 21, 1980 | 5'9" | 190 | Agatsuma-gun, Gunma JP |
| Hidenori Kuramoto | R | R | May 9, 1976 | 6'0" | 163 | , Gifu JP |
| Akihiro Maeda | R | R | June 19, 1983 | 6'1" | 198 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Masato Matsui | L | R | November 19, 1987 | 5'10" | 172 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Yusuke Matsui | R | R | July 10, 1987 | 6'0" | 183 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Koji Mise | L | L | March 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 170 | Kannonji, Kagawa JP |
| Masahiko Morino | L | R | July 28, 1978 | 5'11" | 187 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yuta Mutoh | R | R | June 14, 1989 | 5'10" | 187 | Iruma, Saitama JP |
| Kenichi Nakata | R | R | May 11, 1982 | 5'9" | 175 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Ryoji Nakata | L | R | November 3, 1987 | 5'7" | 254 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Maximo Nelson | R | R | April 21, 1982 | 6'5" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Kentaro Nishikawa | R | R | April 18, 1993 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| 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 |
| Ryuya Ogawa | L | L | September 3, 1991 | 5'11" | 154 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Ryosuke Oguma | R | R | August 11, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | Otsu, Shiga JP |
| Yudai Ohno | L | L | September 26, 1988 | 6'0" | 171 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Yohei Ohshima | L | L | November 9, 1985 | 5'9" | 163 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Jorge Sosa | R | R | April 28, 1978 | 6'2" | 220 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Enyelbert Soto | L | L | August 20, 1982 | 6'1" | 200 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Yoshihiro Suzuki | R | R | January 5, 1983 | 6'2" | 194 | Nakatado-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Shinji Tajima | R | R | December 21, 1989 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Akifumi Takahashi | L | L | May 29, 1983 | 5'9" | 176 | Oi-gun, Fukui JP |
| Shuhei Takahashi | L | R | January 18, 1994 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Daisuke Tanaka | R | R | December 18, 1984 | 5'9" | 165 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima 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 |
| Kazuhiro Wada | R | R | June 19, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Kento Yachi | R | R | January 15, 1988 | 5'11" | 150 | Shinminato, Toyama 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 |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | R | R | November 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 220 | Tokai, Aichi 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 |
| Daiki Yoshikawa | S | R | August 21, 1992 | 5'8" | 154 | |
| Kazuki Yoshimi | R | R | September 19, 1984 | 5'9" | 182 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto JP |
