2007 Chiba Lotte Marines Roster
Team Record: 76-61
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Bobby Valentine (76-61)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
Playoffs - Chiba Lotte Marines 2 games, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 1
Playoffs - Nippon Ham Fighters 3 games, Chiba Lotte Marines 2
The Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2007 season with a record of 76 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Marines topped the circuit with 629 runs. Chiba Lotte yielded 525 runs. Julio Zuleta paced the team with 15 home runs Tomoya Satozaki accounted for 75 RBI. Tsuyoshi Nishioka topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .300 clip. Yoshihisa Naruse led the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 1.82 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Satoru Komiyama, José Ortiz, Benny Agbayani, Matt Watson, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Masato Yoshii, Masahide Kobayashi, Julio Zuleta and Yasuhiko Yabuta were all players from the 2007 Chiba Lotte Marines who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
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 |
| Takeshi Aono | R | R | January 12, 1983 | 5'10" | 183 | Bonotsu, Kagoshima JP |
| Takenori Daita | S | R | February 11, 1974 | 5'11" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| 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 |
| Tasuku Hashimoto | L | R | May 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 194 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Daisuke Hayakawa | S | R | June 3, 1975 | 5'10" | 170 | Itami, Hyogo 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 |
| Katsuya Kakunaka | L | R | May 25, 1987 | 5'11" | 176 | Nanao, Ishikawa JP |
| Yoshihide Kanda | R | R | February 27, 1979 | 5'10" | 159 | Takamatsu, Kagawa 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 |
| Ryusuke Minami | R | R | July 9, 1981 | 6'1" | 194 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Taiki Nakago | R | R | September 21, 1984 | 5'10" | 165 | Naka-gun, Tokushima 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 |
| Tadahiro Ogino | R | R | April 26, 1982 | 5'9" | 159 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yuta Ohmine | L | R | June 16, 1988 | 6'0" | 176 | Ishigakijima, Okinawa 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 |
| José Ortiz | R | R | June 13, 1977 | 5'9" | 177 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Akira Otsuka | R | R | April 28, 1975 | 6'0" | 183 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| 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 |
| Masahiko Tanaka | R | R | January 9, 1982 | 5'9" | 165 | , Osaka 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 |
| Masato Yoshii | R | R | April 20, 1965 | 6'2" | 210 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Julio Zuleta | R | R | March 28, 1975 | 6'6" | 230 | Panama, Panama PA |
