2006 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 62-79
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Marty Brown (62-79)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
2006 Hiroshima Toyo Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 62-79
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Marty Brown (62-79)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 2006 season with a record of 62 wins and 79 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp tallied 549 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 648 runs. Takahiro Arai paced Hiroshima with 25 home runs, while Shigenobu Shima, Tomonori Maeda and Kenta Kurihara each walloped 15 or more, too. Takahiro Arai drove in 100 runs. Tomonori Maeda topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .314 clip. Hiroki Kuroda led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 1.86 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 2006 Hiroshima Toyo Carp who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mike Romano, Hiroki Kuroda, Sean Douglass, John Bale, Ken Takahashi and Víctor Marté.
Marty Brown served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soichiro Amaya | L | L | November 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 176 | Sabae, Fukui JP |
| Hayato Aoki | R | R | May 6, 1977 | 5'8" | 165 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Takahiro Arai | R | R | January 30, 1977 | 6'2" | 210 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Itsuki Asai | L | L | December 14, 1971 | 5'11" | 183 | Toyama, Toyama JP |
| John Bale | L | L | May 22, 1974 | 6'4" | 210 | Cheverly, MD US |
| Sean Douglass | R | R | April 28, 1979 | 6'6" | 200 | Lancaster, CA US |
| Juan Feliciano | R | R | April 6, 1980 | 6'1" | 163 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Keiji Fukui | R | R | May 12, 1976 | 6'3" | 191 | Kita Katsuragi-gun, Nara JP |
| Masayuki Hasegawa | R | R | July 16, 1977 | 6'1" | 176 | Kamisu, Ibaraki JP |
| Masaki Hayashi | R | R | November 28, 1979 | 6'0" | 187 | Iwata, Shizuoka JP |
| Akihiro Higashide | L | R | August 21, 1980 | 5'7" | 161 | Sabae, Fukui JP |
| Koji Hiroike | L | L | August 29, 1973 | 6'1" | 187 | Musashino, Tokyo JP |
| Jun Hirose | R | R | March 29, 1979 | 5'11" | 192 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Takamitsu Io | R | R | March 12, 1981 | 5'10" | 176 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiyuki Ishihara | R | R | September 7, 1979 | 5'10" | 180 | Anbachi-gun, Gifu JP |
| Masahito Kai | R | R | April 12, 1982 | 6'2" | 190 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Takaya Kawauchi | L | L | January 6, 1982 | 6'2" | 192 | Yawata, Kyoto JP |
| Kazuyoshi Kimura | R | R | October 5, 1977 | 5'8" | 165 | Kita Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Shinjiro Kojima | L | L | June 11, 1982 | 6'0" | 187 | Kodaira, Tokyo JP |
| Yoshikazu Kura | R | R | July 27, 1975 | 5'10" | 176 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kenta Kurihara | R | R | January 8, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Tenda, Yamagata JP |
| Hiroki Kuroda | R | R | February 10, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tomonori Maeda | L | R | June 14, 1971 | 5'9" | 176 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Víctor Marté | R | R | November 8, 1980 | 6'2" | 260 | Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO |
| Takaaki Matsumoto | L | R | April 12, 1984 | 5'10" | 159 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shigeru Morikasa | L | R | October 4, 1976 | 5'11" | 185 | Odawara, Kanagawa JP |
| Katsuhiro Nagakawa | R | R | December 14, 1980 | 6'3" | 205 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Koichi Ogata | R | R | December 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Kazunori Okagami | R | R | January 4, 1979 | 5'10" | 176 | Koga, Fukuoka JP |
| Takayuki Oshima | L | L | December 20, 1983 | 6'1" | 183 | Minami Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Kan Otake | R | R | May 21, 1983 | 6'0" | 187 | Yashio, Saitama JP |
| Yasuhiro Oyamada | R | R | July 27, 1976 | 6'0" | 194 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Mike Romano | S | R | March 3, 1972 | 6'2" | 195 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Yuki Saito | L | L | June 20, 1987 | 6'1" | 176 | Yoshida-gun, Fukui JP |
| Shinji Sasaoka | R | R | August 26, 1967 | 6'0" | 193 | Naga-gun, Shimane JP |
| Kenta Satake | L | L | October 23, 1978 | 5'10" | 183 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Tsuyoshi Sato | R | R | May 16, 1986 | 6'1" | 187 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Tomoya Sayashi | R | R | May 6, 1980 | 6'0" | 187 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Shigenobu Shima | L | L | June 16, 1976 | 5'11" | 209 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Eishin Soyogi | R | R | October 11, 1980 | 5'8" | 155 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Masafumi Suenaga | L | L | June 8, 1981 | 5'9" | 172 | Kanzaki-gun, Saga JP |
| Ken Takahashi | L | L | April 16, 1969 | 6'0" | 200 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroto Tanaka | R | R | August 26, 1979 | 6'1" | 170 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Kazuhiro Uemura | S | R | February 20, 1983 | 5'10" | 181 | Takikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Nobuaki Umehara | R | R | September 13, 1983 | 6'0" | 162 | Tatatsuki, Osaka JP |
| Tomohiro Umetsu | R | R | March 3, 1983 | 6'3" | 194 | Kaminoyama, Yamagata JP |
| Shinsuke Yamada | R | R | June 15, 1979 | 5'10" | 155 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Yoshihiko Yamamoto | R | R | November 6, 1983 | 6'1" | 190 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Koji Yamasaki | R | R | October 31, 1980 | 5'11" | 163 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Ryuji Yokoyama | R | R | June 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Katsuyama, Fukui JP |
| Kei Yoshida | L | L | July 4, 1984 | 6'1" | 194 | , Tokyo JP |
