2006 Chiba Lotte Marines Roster
Team Record: 65-70
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Bobby Valentine (65-70)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
The Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2006 season with a record of 65 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Marines scored 502 runs and allowed 562 runs. Benny Agbayani and Tomoya Satozaki led Chiba Lotte with 17 home runs apiece. Benny Agbayani accounted for 65 RBI. Kazuya Fukuura paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .312 clip. Naoyuki Shimizu and Hiroyuki Kobayashi topped the squad with 10 wins each, while Shingo Ono recorded a 2.67 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 2006 Chiba Lotte Marines who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Yasuhiko Yabuta, Kevin Beirne, Matt Watson, Satoru Komiyama, Justin Miller, Benny Agbayani, Matt Franco, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Val Pascucci and Masahide Kobayashi.
Bobby Valentine served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Agbayani | R | R | December 28, 1971 | 6'0" | 225 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Katsuyuki Aihara | R | R | July 24, 1983 | 6'3" | 192 | Kodama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Keiyo Aomatsu | R | R | December 7, 1986 | 6'1" | 183 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Takeshi Aono | R | R | January 12, 1983 | 5'10" | 183 | Bonotsu, Kagoshima JP |
| Kevin Beirne | L | R | January 1, 1974 | 6'4" | 210 | Houston, TX US |
| Takenori Daita | S | R | February 11, 1974 | 5'11" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Matt Franco | L | R | August 19, 1969 | 6'2" | 200 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Soichi Fujita | L | L | October 17, 1972 | 5'9" | 175 | Yawata, Kyoto JP |
| Kazuya Fukuura | L | L | December 14, 1975 | 5'11" | 180 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Takuya Furuya | L | L | July 14, 1981 | 5'11" | 163 | Kitami, Hokkiado JP |
| Tasuku Hashimoto | L | R | May 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 194 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Keisuke Hayasaka | S | R | June 19, 1984 | 5'9" | 139 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Hisao Heiuchi | L | R | July 7, 1981 | 5'11" | 181 | Seiyo, Ehime JP |
| Koji Hirashita | L | R | February 1, 1978 | 5'10" | 178 | Nichinan, Miyazaki JP |
| Koichi Hori | R | R | April 2, 1969 | 6'0" | 187 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Toshiaki Imae | R | R | August 26, 1983 | 5'10" | 175 | Muko, Kyoto JP |
| Jun Inoue | L | L | June 8, 1970 | 6'0" | 167 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Tetsuya Kakiuchi | R | R | June 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshihide Kanda | R | R | February 27, 1979 | 5'10" | 159 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Kosuke Kato | L | L | July 2, 1978 | 5'11" | 183 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Yusuke Kawasaki | L | L | February 17, 1982 | 5'11" | 189 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Hiroyuki Kobayashi | R | R | June 4, 1978 | 6'0" | 175 | Kusaka, Saitama JP |
| Masahide Kobayashi | R | R | May 24, 1974 | 6'0" | 195 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Satoru Komiyama | R | R | September 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 183 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Yasutomo Kubo | R | R | August 6, 1980 | 5'11" | 175 | Kashihara, Nara JP |
| Tomohiro Kuroki | R | R | December 13, 1973 | 5'10" | 175 | Hyuga, Miyazaki JP |
| Justin Miller | R | R | August 27, 1977 | 6'2" | 215 | Torrance, CA US |
| Ryusuke Minami | R | R | July 9, 1981 | 6'1" | 194 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Kenji Morozumi | L | R | May 29, 1969 | 5'11" | 162 | Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima JP |
| Yoshihisa Naruse | L | L | October 13, 1985 | 5'11" | 190 | Oyama, Tochigi JP |
| Shunichi Nemoto | L | R | July 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Nishi Tama-gun, Tokyo JP |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | S | R | July 27, 1984 | 6'1" | 175 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Shoitsu Omatsu | L | L | June 16, 1982 | 6'0" | 198 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Saburo Omura | R | R | June 1, 1976 | 5'11" | 187 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Shingo Ono | R | R | April 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 181 | Sunto-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Akira Otsuka | R | R | April 28, 1975 | 6'0" | 183 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Val Pascucci | R | R | November 17, 1978 | 6'6" | 265 | Bellflower, CA US |
| Tomoya Satozaki | R | R | May 20, 1976 | 5'9" | 175 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Naoyuki Shimizu | R | R | November 24, 1975 | 5'11" | 175 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Koji Takagi | L | L | May 10, 1968 | 6'0" | 181 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Naotaka Takehara | R | L | April 21, 1980 | 6'0" | 194 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Shiro Teramoto | L | L | July 25, 1980 | 5'9" | 170 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Toshiya Tsuji | R | R | July 14, 1979 | 5'10" | 181 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Tatsuya Uchi | R | R | July 13, 1985 | 6'0" | 165 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Masato Watanabe | R | R | April 3, 1979 | 6'0" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shunsuke Watanabe | R | R | August 27, 1976 | 5'10" | 155 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Matt Watson | L | R | September 5, 1978 | 5'11" | 205 | Lancaster, PA US |
| Yasuhiko Yabuta | R | R | June 19, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Shigetoshi Yamakita | L | L | January 6, 1978 | 6'3" | 179 | Tajimi, Gifu JP |
