2021 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Team Record: 77-56
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Akihiro Yano (77-56)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Playoffs - Yomiuri Giants 2 games, Hanshin Tigers 0
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 2021 season with a record of 77 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers scored 541 runs and conceded 508 runs. Teruaki Sato led Hanshin with 24 home runs, while Yusuke Ohyama, Jefry Marte and Jerry Sands each walloped 15 or more, too. Jefry Marte and Yusuke Ohyama each recorded 71 runs batted in. Koji Chikamoto paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .313. Koyo Aoyagi topped the squad with 13 wins, and Masashi Itoh recorded a 2.44 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Raúl Alcántara, Jefry Marte, Robert Suarez, Jon Edwards, Wei-Yin Chen, Shintaro Fujinami and Jerry Sands were all players from the 2021 Hanshin Tigers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Akihiro Yano served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takumi Akiyama | L | R | April 26, 1991 | 6'1" | 203 | Marugame, Kagawa JP |
| Raúl Alcántara | R | R | December 4, 1992 | 6'4" | 220 | Barahona, Barahona DO |
| Koyo Aoyagi | R | R | December 11, 1993 | 5'11" | 174 | , JP |
| Kosuke Baba | R | R | May 18, 1995 | 5'11" | 198 | , JP |
| Wei-Yin Chen | R | L | July 21, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | Kaohsiung City, TW |
| Koji Chikamoto | L | L | November 9, 1994 | 5'6" | 158 | |
| Jon Edwards | R | R | January 8, 1988 | 6'5" | 240 | Chicago, IL US |
| Taiga Egoshi | R | R | March 12, 1993 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| Shintaro Fujinami | R | R | April 12, 1994 | 6'6" | 180 | |
| Joe Gunkel | R | R | December 30, 1991 | 6'5" | 225 | Boynton Beach, FL US |
| Masumi Hamachi | R | R | May 25, 1998 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Fumihito Haraguchi | R | R | March 3, 1992 | 5'11" | 174 | , JP |
| Fumiya Hojoh | R | R | July 29, 1994 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Daichi Ishii | R | R | July 29, 1997 | 5'8" | 178 | |
| Yutaro Itayama | L | R | March 27, 1994 | 5'11" | 174 | , JP |
| Masashi Itoh | L | L | May 8, 1996 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Kento Itohara | L | R | November 11, 1992 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| Yoshio Itoi | L | R | July 31, 1981 | 6'2" | 194 | Yosa-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Yuta Iwasada | L | L | September 5, 1991 | 5'11" | 171 | |
| Minoru Iwata | L | L | October 31, 1983 | 5'10" | 195 | Moriguchi, Osaka JP |
| Suguru Iwazaki | L | L | June 19, 1991 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Ren Kajiya | R | R | November 25, 1991 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Seiya Kinami | L | R | June 15, 1994 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Keisuke Kobayashi | R | R | November 2, 1992 | 6'2" | 189 | , JP |
| Takahiro Kumagai | S | R | November 10, 1995 | 5'8" | 154 | , JP |
| Kentaro Kuwahara | R | R | October 29, 1985 | 6'0" | 176 | Nabari, Mie JP |
| Jefry Marte | R | R | June 21, 1991 | 6'1" | 220 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
| Kouki Moriya | R | R | November 25, 1993 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Shoki Murakami | L | R | June 25, 1998 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Takumu Nakano | L | R | June 28, 1996 | 5'7" | 152 | Tendo, JP |
| Akira Niho | R | R | May 18, 1990 | 5'11" | 152 | , JP |
| Junya Nishi | R | R | September 13, 2001 | 6'0" | 194 | |
| Yuki Nishi | R | R | October 10, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | Mie-gun, Mie JP |
| Ryuhei Obata | L | R | September 21, 2000 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Ippei Ogawa | R | R | June 3, 1997 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Yusuke Ohyama | R | R | December 19, 1994 | 5'11" | 187 | , JP |
| Taiki Ono | R | R | May 30, 1994 | 6'0" | 165 | , JP |
| Dan Onodera | R | R | March 17, 1998 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Masaki Oyokawa | L | L | April 18, 2001 | 6'0" | 163 | |
| Mel Rojas | S | R | May 24, 1990 | 6'2" | 225 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Yukiya Saito | L | R | January 5, 1995 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Seishiro Sakamoto | R | R | November 10, 1993 | 5'9" | 172 | , JP |
| Jerry Sands | R | R | September 28, 1987 | 6'4" | 225 | Middletown, NY US |
| Teruaki Sato | L | R | March 13, 1999 | 6'1" | 207 | |
| Kairi Shimada | L | R | February 6, 1996 | 5'9" | 158 | , JP |
| Robert Suarez | R | R | March 1, 1991 | 6'2" | 210 | Bolivar, VE |
| Haruto Takahashi | L | L | November 7, 1995 | 5'11" | 172 | , JP |
| Kai Ueda | R | R | April 19, 1996 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Ryutaro Umeno | R | R | June 17, 1991 | 5'8" | 176 | |
| Yasuhiro Yamamoto | R | R | October 10, 1993 | 5'9" | 167 | , JP |
| Naomasa Yohkawa | R | R | July 17, 1991 | 5'10" | 189 | |
| Atsuki Yuasa | R | R | July 17, 1999 | 6'0" | 194 | Owase, JP |
