2015 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 62-77
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Motonobu Tanishige (62-77)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
2015 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 62-77
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Motonobu Tanishige (62-77)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 2015 season with a record of 62 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 473 runs and surrendered 504 runs.
Members of the 2015 Chunichi Dragons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Anderson Hernández, Héctor Luna and Raúl Valdés.
Motonobu Tanishige served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryuichiro Akada | L | R | January 7, 1988 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Kazuyuki Akasaka | R | R | September 4, 1989 | 6'0" | 183 | Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 |
| Naomichi Donoue | R | R | September 23, 1988 | 6'0" | 176 | Kasugai, Aichi JP |
| Issei Endoh | L | R | March 23, 1989 | 5'11" | 171 | |
| 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 |
| Koji Fukutani | R | R | January 9, 1991 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Tatsuro Hamada | L | L | August 4, 1994 | 6'0" | 198 | Nagoya, JP |
| Tomohiro Hamada | L | L | October 1, 1992 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Anderson Hernández | S | R | October 30, 1982 | 5'9" | 190 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ryosuke Hirata | R | R | March 23, 1988 | 5'9" | 185 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Masataka Iryo | L | R | November 4, 1989 | 5'8" | 180 | |
| Junki Itoh | L | R | January 7, 1991 | 6'1" | 159 | Inazawa, Aichi JP |
| Shinji Iwata | L | R | January 27, 1987 | 5'11" | 176 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Kyohei Kamezawa | L | R | October 15, 1988 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Takeshi Kaneko | R | R | February 25, 1993 | 6'2" | 198 | |
| Takuma Katoh | R | R | April 29, 1992 | 5'9" | 163 | |
| Iori Katsura | R | R | July 9, 1991 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Yudai Kawai | L | L | June 17, 1980 | 5'8" | 158 | Kita Saku-gun, Nagano JP |
| Takahito Kudo | L | L | March 30, 1981 | 5'7" | 161 | Kurioshi, Aomori JP |
| Héctor Luna | R | R | February 1, 1980 | 6'1" | 190 | Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi DO |
| Katsuki Matayoshi | R | R | November 4, 1990 | 5'10" | 163 | Nishihara, 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 |
| Taiki Mitsumata | R | R | May 11, 1992 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| 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 |
| Ricardo Nanita | L | L | June 12, 1981 | 6'1" | 195 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Drew Naylor | R | R | May 31, 1986 | 6'4" | 235 | Brisbane, Queensland AU |
| Kentaro Nishikawa | R | R | April 18, 1993 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Kei Nomoto | L | L | July 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 179 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Ryosuke Nomura | R | R | July 9, 1993 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| Michihiro Ogasawara | L | R | October 25, 1973 | 5'10" | 185 | Chiba, 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 |
| Toshiya Okada | L | L | December 5, 1991 | 5'10" | 143 | |
| Daisuke Sobue | L | R | August 11, 1987 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Shota Sugiyama | R | R | February 10, 1991 | 5'8" | 194 | |
| Shota Suzuki | R | R | June 16, 1995 | 6'0" | 163 | |
| 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 | |
| Shingo Takeyama | R | R | June 22, 1984 | 5'10" | 190 | , Aichi 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 |
| Shota Tomonaga | L | R | April 1, 1991 | 5'7" | 163 | |
| Raúl Valdés | L | L | November 27, 1977 | 5'11" | 190 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Kazuhiro Wada | R | R | June 19, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Shunta Wakamatsu | R | R | February 28, 1995 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Tomoya Yagi | L | L | November 7, 1983 | 5'11" | 172 | Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 |
| Masashi Yamamoto | L | R | November 3, 1994 | 5'8" | 172 | |
| Kazuki Yoshimi | R | R | September 19, 1984 | 5'9" | 182 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto JP |
