2008 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 82-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Akinobu Mayumi (0-0), Akinobu Okada (0-0)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
2008 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 82-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Akinobu Mayumi (0-0), Akinobu Okada (0-0)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Playoffs - Chunichi Dragons 2 games, Hanshin Tigers 1
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 2008 season with a record of 82 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers allowed 521 runs, least in the league. Hanshin plated 578 runs. Tomoaki Kanemoto paced the squad with 27 home runs and accounted for 108 RBI. Norihiro Akahoshi topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .317. Yuya Ando led the squad with 13 wins, while Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi recorded a 3 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 2008 Hanshin Tigers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Scott Atchison, Jeff Williams, Kyuji Fujikawa, Ryan Vogelsong, Lew Ford and Chris Resop.
Akinobu Mayumi and Akinobu Okada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta Abe | L | R | September 8, 1984 | 6'0" | 178 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Norihiro Akahoshi | L | R | April 10, 1976 | 5'7" | 146 | Kariya, Aichi JP |
| Yuya Ando | R | R | December 27, 1977 | 6'0" | 205 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Takahiro Arai | R | R | January 30, 1977 | 6'2" | 210 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Ryo Asai | R | R | July 19, 1979 | 5'9" | 175 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Scott Atchison | R | R | March 29, 1976 | 6'2" | 200 | Denton, TX US |
| Aarom Baldiris | R | R | January 5, 1983 | 6'2" | 195 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Hirotaka Egusa | L | L | September 3, 1980 | 5'10" | 185 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Lew Ford | R | R | August 12, 1976 | 6'0" | 200 | Beaumont, TX US |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | L | R | July 21, 1980 | 6'0" | 190 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Atsushi Fujimoto | L | R | October 4, 1977 | 5'9" | 159 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Taiyo Fujita | R | R | November 1, 1979 | 6'1" | 190 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Shinobu Fukuhara | R | R | December 28, 1976 | 5'11" | 210 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Kentaro Hashimoto | R | R | April 28, 1980 | 6'4" | 215 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Keiichi Hirano | L | R | April 7, 1979 | 5'7" | 143 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Shinjiro Hiyama | L | R | July 1, 1969 | 5'10" | 175 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Makoto Imaoka | R | R | September 11, 1974 | 6'1" | 183 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Shunsuke Ishikawa | R | R | August 12, 1985 | 6'0" | 185 | Aso-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Minoru Iwata | L | L | October 31, 1983 | 5'10" | 195 | Moriguchi, Osaka JP |
| Tomoaki Kanemoto | L | R | April 3, 1968 | 5'11" | 196 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Satoru Kanemura | R | R | April 19, 1976 | 6'2" | 183 | Kisennuma, Miyagi JP |
| Keisuke Kano | R | R | December 17, 1982 | 5'11" | 176 | Seta-gun, Gunma JP |
| Ikuro Katsuragi | L | L | September 28, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | , Oita JP |
| Shinji Komiyama | R | R | November 26, 1985 | 5'10" | 179 | Atsugi, Kanagawa JP |
| Tomoyuki Kubota | R | R | January 30, 1981 | 5'11" | 210 | Hiki-gun, Saitama JP |
| Wei-Chu Lin | L | L | January 22, 1979 | 5'10" | 179 | , TW |
| Tadatoki Maeda | R | R | October 4, 1977 | 5'9" | 176 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Toshihiro Noguchi | R | R | June 24, 1971 | 6'0" | 168 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Atsushi Nohmi | L | L | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 165 | Izushi-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Chris Resop | R | R | November 4, 1982 | 6'3" | 225 | Naples, FL US |
| Katsuhiko Saka | L | R | September 6, 1985 | 5'11" | 185 | Kasumigaura, Ibaraki JP |
| Kodai Sakurai | R | R | July 1, 1983 | 5'11" | 194 | Yasu, Shiga JP |
| Kentaro Sekimoto | R | R | August 26, 1978 | 6'1" | 200 | Negawaya, Osaka JP |
| Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi | L | L | May 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 212 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Takahiro Shoda | L | L | November 9, 1979 | 6'0" | 192 | Sakurai, Nara JP |
| Naohisa Sugiyama | R | R | December 25, 1980 | 6'0" | 179 | Maizuru, Kyoto JP |
| Mitsunobu Takahashi | R | R | July 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yutaka Tamaki | R | R | September 11, 1986 | 5'11" | 167 | , Wakayama JP |
| Shuta Tanaka | L | R | February 23, 1977 | 5'10" | 172 | Kumamoto, Kanagawa JP |
| Takashi Toritani | L | R | June 26, 1981 | 5'11" | 170 | Hamura, Tokyo JP |
| Naoto Tsuru | L | R | April 25, 1987 | 5'11" | 161 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Kazuya Tsutsui | R | L | October 5, 1981 | 6'0" | 195 | , Ehime JP |
| Keiji Uezono | R | R | June 30, 1984 | 6'0" | 181 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Ryan Vogelsong | R | R | July 22, 1977 | 6'4" | 215 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Ryo Watanabe | R | R | February 10, 1982 | 5'9" | 152 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Jeff Williams | R | L | June 6, 1972 | 6'0" | 185 | Canberra, Capital Territory AU |
| Akihiro Yano | R | R | December 6, 1968 | 5'11" | 179 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
