2007 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Team Record: 60-82
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Marty Brown (60-82)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 2007 season with a record of 60 wins and 82 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp plated 557 runs and surrendered 673 runs, most in the league. Takahiro Arai paced Hiroshima with 28 home runs, while Kenta Kurihara, Eishin Soyogi and Tomonori Maeda each walloped 15 or more as well. Takahiro Arai drove in 102 runs. Kenta Kurihara topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .310 clip. Hiroki Kuroda led the squad with 12 wins, and Masayuki Hasegawa earned a 2.95 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 2007 Hiroshima Toyo Carp who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Alex Ochoa, Jared Fernández, Esmailin Caridad, Víctor Marté, Hiroki Kuroda and Ken Takahashi.
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 Aoki | L | L | November 26, 1981 | 6'2" | 187 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Takahiro Arai | R | R | January 30, 1977 | 6'2" | 210 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Esmailin Caridad | R | R | October 28, 1983 | 5'10" | 195 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal DO |
| Jared Fernández | R | R | February 2, 1972 | 6'2" | 223 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| 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 |
| Takaya Kawauchi | L | L | January 6, 1982 | 6'2" | 192 | Yawata, Kyoto JP |
| Go Kida | L | R | October 25, 1979 | 6'0" | 187 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka 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 |
| Michito Miyazaki | R | R | September 6, 1978 | 5'11" | 176 | Iwade, Wakayama JP |
| Choji Mori | R | R | April 15, 1982 | 6'0" | 185 | Shiki-gun, Nara 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 |
| Naoki Nakahigashi | L | R | October 5, 1981 | 5'6" | 165 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Tsubasa Nakatani | L | R | September 30, 1984 | 5'11" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Alex Ochoa | R | R | March 29, 1972 | 6'0" | 175 | Miami Lakes, FL US |
| Koichi Ogata | R | R | December 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Yoshinori Ogata | L | R | August 5, 1978 | 5'9" | 154 | Sapporo, Hokkaido 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 |
| Makoto Osuga | R | R | March 8, 1980 | 6'1" | 190 | Usui-gun, Tochigi 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ken Takahashi | L | L | April 16, 1969 | 6'0" | 200 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hirofumi Ueno | R | R | April 10, 1981 | 5'9" | 183 | Amami, Kogashima 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 |
