2015 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 69-71
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Koichi Ogata (69-71)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
2015 Hiroshima Toyo Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 69-71
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Koichi Ogata (69-71)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 2015 season with a record of 69 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp scored 425 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 474 runs.
Hiroki Kuroda, Deunte Heath, Brad Eldred, Kris Johnson, Kenta Maeda, Jesús Guzmán, Mike Zagurski, Seiya Suzuki and Nate Schierholtz were all players from the 2015 Hiroshima Toyo Carp who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Koichi Ogata served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomohiro Abe | L | R | June 24, 1989 | 5'11" | 176 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Tsubasa Aizawa | R | R | April 13, 1988 | 5'10" | 176 | Hitachi, Ibaraki JP |
| Masato Akamatsu | R | R | September 6, 1982 | 6'0" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Soichiro Amaya | L | L | November 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 176 | Sabae, Fukui JP |
| Takahiro Arai | R | R | January 30, 1977 | 6'2" | 210 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shota Dohbayashi | R | R | August 17, 1991 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Hirotaka Egusa | L | L | September 3, 1980 | 5'10" | 185 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Brad Eldred | R | R | July 12, 1980 | 6'6" | 270 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
| Yuya Fukui | R | R | February 8, 1988 | 5'10" | 171 | Aida-gun, Okayama JP |
| Jesús Guzmán | R | R | June 14, 1984 | 6'1" | 200 | Cumana, Sucre VE |
| Deunte Heath | R | R | August 8, 1985 | 6'4" | 240 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Ryuji Ichioka | R | R | January 11, 1991 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Tetsuya Iida | L | L | March 28, 1991 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Keisuke Imai | R | R | May 24, 1987 | 6'0" | 176 | Nagaoka, Niigata JP |
| Takeru Imamura | R | R | April 17, 1991 | 6'0" | 183 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Yoshiyuki Ishihara | R | R | September 7, 1979 | 5'10" | 180 | Anbachi-gun, Gifu JP |
| Yoshitaka Isomura | R | R | November 1, 1992 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Takahiro Iwamoto | L | L | April 18, 1986 | 6'1" | 182 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kris Johnson | L | L | October 14, 1984 | 6'4" | 205 | West Covina, CA US |
| Takaya Kawauchi | L | L | January 6, 1982 | 6'2" | 192 | Yawata, Kyoto JP |
| Ryosuke Kikuchi | R | R | March 11, 1990 | 5'7" | 152 | Higashiyamato, JP |
| Shogo Kimura | L | R | April 16, 1980 | 6'0" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tetsuya Kokubo | R | R | April 12, 1985 | 5'9" | 171 | Miyagi, Nara JP |
| Yoshikazu Kura | R | R | July 27, 1975 | 5'10" | 176 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Aren Kuri | R | R | September 1, 1991 | 6'1" | 202 | |
| Hiroki Kuroda | R | R | February 10, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kenta Maeda | R | R | April 11, 1988 | 6'1" | 184 | Senboku-gun, Osaka JP |
| Yoshihiro Maru | L | R | April 11, 1989 | 5'10" | 176 | Katsuura, Chiba JP |
| Ryuhei Matsuyama | L | R | September 18, 1985 | 5'9" | 201 | So-gun, Kagohima JP |
| Yuki Mima | R | R | May 26, 1994 | 5'9" | 198 | |
| 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 |
| Kyohei Nakamura | L | L | March 22, 1989 | 6'0" | 163 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Ren Nakata | R | R | July 21, 1990 | 6'2" | 198 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shota Nakazaki | R | R | August 10, 1992 | 6'1" | 198 | |
| Keita Nishihara | R | R | September 29, 1988 | 5'10" | 178 | |
| Takayoshi Noma | L | R | January 28, 1993 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Yusuke Nomura | R | R | June 24, 1989 | 5'9" | 171 | |
| Daichi Ohsera | R | R | June 17, 1991 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Rainel Rosario | R | R | March 29, 1989 | 6'1" | 190 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Nate Schierholtz | L | R | February 15, 1984 | 6'2" | 215 | Reno, NV US |
| Ko Shimozuru | R | R | April 23, 1988 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Yuta Shirahama | R | R | October 31, 1985 | 5'10" | 187 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Eishin Soyogi | R | R | October 11, 1980 | 5'8" | 155 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Seiya Suzuki | R | R | August 18, 1994 | 5'11" | 182 | Arakawa, JP |
| Hisashi Takeuchi | R | R | November 29, 1987 | 6'1" | 209 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Kosuke Tanaka | L | R | July 3, 1989 | 5'6" | 179 | , JP |
| Takaya Toda | L | L | June 10, 1993 | 5'11" | 149 | |
| Kazuki Yabuta | R | R | August 7, 1992 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Mike Zagurski | L | L | January 27, 1983 | 6'0" | 240 | Omaha, NE US |
