2018 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 67-54
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Kimiyasu Kudo (67-54)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
2018 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 67-54
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Kimiyasu Kudo (67-54)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
Playoffs - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2 games, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 1
Playoffs - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 4 games, Saitama Seibu Lions 2
Japan Series - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 4 games, Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2018 season with a record of 67 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Softbank Hawks scored 594 runs and allowed 502 runs.
Players from the 2018 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dennis Sarfate, Robert Suarez, Aríel Miranda, Kodai Senga, Ryota Igarashi and Rick van den Hurk.
Kimiyasu Kudo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenji Akashi | L | R | January 9, 1986 | 5'9" | 154 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Alfredo Despaigne | R | R | June 17, 1986 | 5'7" | 209 | Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba CU |
| Tomoaki Egawa | R | R | October 31, 1986 | 5'9" | 174 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Shuhei Fukuda | L | R | February 10, 1989 | 5'11" | 163 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yurisbel Gracial | R | R | October 14, 1985 | 6'1" | 181 | Guantanamo, CU |
| Yuya Hasegawa | L | R | December 22, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Tsuruoka, Yamagata JP |
| Nao Higashihama | R | R | June 20, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | , JP |
| Yuichi Honda | L | R | November 19, 1984 | 5'8" | 154 | Onojo, Fukuoka JP |
| Tomoya Ichikawa | R | R | May 9, 1985 | 5'9" | 172 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Ryota Igarashi | R | R | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokyo, JP |
| Yuya Iida | L | L | November 27, 1990 | 6'1" | 194 | |
| Kenta Imamiya | R | R | July 15, 1991 | 5'6" | 148 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Shuta Ishikawa | R | R | December 27, 1991 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Sho Iwasaki | R | R | October 21, 1989 | 6'2" | 163 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Takuya Kai | R | R | November 5, 1992 | 5'6" | 152 | Oita, JP |
| Ren Kajiya | R | R | November 25, 1991 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Go Kamamoto | L | R | September 3, 1993 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| Taiga Kasahara | L | L | January 20, 1995 | 6'1" | 176 | |
| Shunsuke Kasaya | L | L | March 17, 1997 | 5'8" | 147 | , JP |
| Hikaru Kawase | L | R | September 15, 1997 | 5'9" | 139 | , JP |
| Keizo Kawashima | R | R | October 5, 1983 | 5'8" | 154 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Shinya Kayama | L | L | November 23, 1989 | 5'7" | 143 | , JP |
| Ryuma Kidokoro | L | R | September 24, 1985 | 5'10" | 163 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| Ryoya Kurihara | L | R | July 4, 1996 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Taisei Makihara | L | R | October 15, 1992 | 5'8" | 150 | |
| Yusuke Masago | R | R | May 4, 1994 | 6'1" | 190 | , JP |
| Nobuhiro Matsuda | R | R | May 17, 1983 | 5'10" | 187 | Kusatsu, Shiga JP |
| Ryoma Matsuda | R | R | February 8, 1994 | 6'0" | 196 | |
| Yuki Matsumoto | L | R | April 14, 1996 | 6'0" | 194 | |
| Aríel Miranda | L | L | January 10, 1989 | 6'2" | 190 | La Habana, CU |
| Liván Moinelo | L | L | December 8, 1995 | 6'0" | 139 | Pinar del Rio, CU |
| Yuito Mori | R | R | January 8, 1992 | 5'8" | 169 | |
| Akira Nakamura | L | L | November 5, 1989 | 5'8" | 179 | Asaka, Saitama JP |
| Kenichi Nakata | R | R | May 11, 1982 | 5'9" | 175 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Akira Niho | R | R | May 18, 1990 | 5'11" | 152 | , JP |
| Tetsuro Nishida | R | R | September 4, 1991 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Koutaro Ohtake | L | L | June 29, 1995 | 6'0" | 172 | , JP |
| Ken Okamoto | R | R | October 29, 1992 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Dennis Sarfate | R | R | April 9, 1981 | 6'4" | 225 | Queens, NY US |
| Kodai Senga | L | R | January 30, 1993 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Tadashi Settsu | R | R | June 1, 1982 | 5'11" | 198 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Arata Shiino | R | R | October 10, 1995 | 6'5" | 191 | , JP |
| Robert Suarez | R | R | March 1, 1991 | 6'2" | 210 | Bolivar, VE |
| Rei Takahashi | R | R | November 2, 1995 | 6'2" | 185 | , JP |
| Tomoki Takata | L | R | May 6, 1990 | 5'8" | 158 | |
| Hiroaki Takaya | L | R | November 13, 1981 | 5'10" | 185 | Oyama, Tochigi JP |
| Shota Takeda | R | R | April 3, 1993 | 6'1" | 185 | Miyazaki, JP |
| Seigi Tanaka | R | R | July 19, 1994 | 6'1" | 190 | , JP |
| Hayato Terahara | R | R | October 9, 1983 | 5'11" | 190 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Masayoshi Tsukada | R | R | July 23, 1989 | 5'9" | 167 | , JP |
| Seiichi Uchikawa | R | R | August 4, 1982 | 6'0" | 180 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Seiji Uebayashi | L | R | August 1, 1995 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Rick van den Hurk | R | R | May 22, 1985 | 6'5" | 215 | Eindhoven, NL |
| Yuki Yanagita | L | R | October 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 196 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
