2010 Chiba Lotte Marines Roster
Team Record: 75-67
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Norifumi Nishimura (75-67)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
Playoffs - Chiba Lotte Marines 2 games, Saitama Seibu Lions 0
Playoffs - Chiba Lotte Marines 4 games, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 3
Japan Series - Chiba Lotte Marines 4 games, Chunichi Dragons 2
The Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2010 season with a record of 75 wins and 67 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Marines paced the circuit with 708 runs. Chiba Lotte yielded 635 runs. Tae-Kyun Kim powered the team with 21 home runs, while Tadahito Iguchi, Shoitsu Omatsu and Saburo Omura each walloped 15 or more as well. Tadahito Iguchi accounted for 103 RBI. Tsuyoshi Nishioka topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .346 clip. Yoshihisa Naruse led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.32 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 2010 Chiba Lotte Marines who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Hayden Penn, Tadahito Iguchi, Bryan Corey, Bill Murphy and Yasuhiko Yabuta.
Norifumi Nishimura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katsuyuki Aihara | R | R | July 24, 1983 | 6'3" | 192 | Kodama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Takeshi Aono | R | R | January 12, 1983 | 5'10" | 183 | Bonotsu, Kagoshima JP |
| Bryan Corey | R | R | October 21, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Thousand Oaks, CA US |
| 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 |
| Kentaro Hashimoto | R | R | April 28, 1980 | 6'4" | 215 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Yasutaka Hattori | L | L | September 10, 1982 | 5'8" | 157 | Mima, Tokushima 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 |
| Kei Hosoya | R | R | January 17, 1988 | 6'0" | 185 | Isezaki, Gunma JP |
| Tadahito Iguchi | R | R | December 4, 1974 | 5'10" | 185 | Tanashi, Tokyo JP |
| Toshiaki Imae | R | R | August 26, 1983 | 5'10" | 175 | Muko, Kyoto JP |
| Makoto Imaoka | R | R | September 11, 1974 | 6'1" | 183 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshihiro Ito | R | R | June 2, 1982 | 5'10" | 165 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsuya Kakunaka | L | R | May 25, 1987 | 5'11" | 176 | Nanao, Ishikawa JP |
| Takeshi Kanazawa | L | R | May 5, 1984 | 5'11" | 181 | Odawara, Tochigi JP |
| Yuki Karakawa | R | R | July 5, 1989 | 5'11" | 168 | Narita, Chiba JP |
| Ryoji Katsuki | R | R | January 22, 1984 | 5'11" | 174 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Hidetaka Kawagoe | R | R | June 8, 1973 | 5'9" | 163 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Tae-Kyun Kim | R | R | May 29, 1982 | 6'0" | 220 | |
| Ikuhiro Kiyota | R | R | February 11, 1986 | 5'11" | 187 | Kamagaya, Chiba JP |
| Hiroyuki Kobayashi | R | R | June 4, 1978 | 6'0" | 175 | Kusaka, Saitama JP |
| Takumi Kobe | L | R | February 23, 1985 | 6'3" | 216 | Uku, Ibaraki JP |
| Naoki Matoba | R | R | May 9, 1977 | 5'11" | 187 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kodai Matsumoto | L | L | December 23, 1980 | 5'9" | 165 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Ryusuke Minami | R | R | July 9, 1981 | 6'1" | 194 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| JC Muñíz | R | R | January 28, 1976 | 6'1" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Bill Murphy | L | L | May 9, 1981 | 5'11" | 195 | Anaheim, CA US |
| 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 |
| Tomohisa Nemoto | L | L | March 21, 1986 | 5'10" | 173 | Motomiya, Fukushima JP |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | S | R | July 27, 1984 | 6'1" | 175 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Takashi Ogino | R | R | October 21, 1985 | 5'8" | 160 | Takaichi-gun, Nara JP |
| Yuta Ohmine | L | R | June 16, 1988 | 6'0" | 176 | Ishigakijima, Okinawa JP |
| Tomohisa Ohtani | R | R | February 14, 1985 | 5'9" | 181 | Niimi, Okayama JP |
| Yoshifumi Okada | L | L | July 6, 1984 | 5'10" | 154 | Sakura, Tochigi 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 |
| Hayden Penn | R | R | October 13, 1984 | 6'3" | 200 | La Jolla, CA US |
| Toshio Saito | R | R | December 23, 1983 | 5'11" | 187 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Tomoya Satozaki | R | R | May 20, 1976 | 5'9" | 175 | Naruto, Tokushima 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 |
| Tatsuya Uchi | R | R | July 13, 1985 | 6'0" | 165 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroki Ueno | R | R | October 13, 1986 | 6'0" | 176 | , Tokyo 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 |
| Yasuhiko Yabuta | R | R | June 19, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Akichika Yamada | R | R | September 19, 1978 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Koshiro Yamamuro | L | R | July 14, 1987 | 6'0" | 181 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yuji Yoshimi | L | L | May 21, 1978 | 6'2" | 190 | , Kochi JP |
