2008 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Team Record: 73-69
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Masataka Nashida (73-69)
Location: Sapporo-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Playoffs - Nippon Ham Fighters 2 games, Orix Buffaloes 0
Playoffs - Saitama Seibu Lions 4 games, Nippon Ham Fighters 2
The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2008 season with a record of 73 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Ham Fighters led the league with just 541 runs allowed. Nippon scored 533 runs, worst in the league,. Atsunori Inaba paced the squad with 20 home runs, while Terrmel Sledge walloped 15 or more also. Atsunori Inaba accounted for 82 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .301 clip. Yu Darvish paced the team with 16 wins and a team-best 1.89 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 2008 Nippon Ham Fighters who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mitch Jones, Micheal Nakamura, Jason Botts, Brian Sweeney, Kazuhito Tadano, Yu Darvish, Ryan Glynn, Kensuke Tanaka, Terrmel Sledge and Yoshinori Tateyama.
Masataka Nashida served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Botts | S | R | July 26, 1980 | 6'5" | 250 | Paso Robles, CA US |
| Yu Darvish | R | R | August 16, 1986 | 6'5" | 220 | Habikino, Osaka JP |
| Romash Tasuku Dass | R | R | December 15, 1988 | 6'3" | 172 | Ikoma, Nara JP |
| Shugo Fujii | L | L | May 12, 1977 | 5'9" | 190 | Iyo, Ehime JP |
| Ryan Glynn | R | R | November 1, 1974 | 6'3" | 195 | Portsmouth, VA US |
| Yachiho Hoshino | R | R | May 8, 1980 | 5'11" | 174 | , Nagano JP |
| Suguru Ichikawa | L | R | June 7, 1986 | 6'1" | 198 | Yokkaichi, Mie JP |
| Yuji Iiyama | R | R | July 13, 1979 | 5'10" | 168 | Ichiki Kushikino, Kagoshima JP |
| Takahiro Imanami | L | R | July 6, 1984 | 5'7" | 165 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Ryota Imanari | L | R | October 6, 1987 | 5'10" | 163 | Fujimi, Saitama JP |
| Atsunori Inaba | L | L | August 3, 1972 | 6'1" | 207 | Nishi Kasugai-gun, Aichi JP |
| Naoto Inada | L | R | November 6, 1979 | 5'9" | 168 | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Takeshi Ito | R | R | December 17, 1976 | 6'1" | 201 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshio Itoi | L | R | July 31, 1981 | 6'2" | 194 | Yosa-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Mitch Jones | R | R | October 15, 1977 | 6'0" | 215 | Orem, UT US |
| Takayuki Kanamori | R | R | July 24, 1985 | 6'0" | 187 | Fujiidera, Osaka JP |
| Takehito Kanazawa | R | R | January 12, 1979 | 6'2" | 183 | Kita Ibaraki, Ibaraki JP |
| Makoto Kaneko | R | R | November 8, 1975 | 6'1" | 185 | Abiko, Chiba JP |
| Yohei Kaneko | R | R | December 4, 1981 | 5'10" | 187 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Tatsuo Kato | L | L | June 15, 1978 | 5'11" | 165 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Kazumasa Kikuchi | R | R | June 27, 1982 | 5'10" | 163 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Toshimasa Konta | L | R | August 12, 1980 | 6'1" | 170 | Tonami, Toyama JP |
| Eiichi Koyano | R | R | October 10, 1980 | 5'10" | 183 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takahito Kudo | L | L | March 30, 1981 | 5'7" | 161 | Kurioshi, Aomori JP |
| Hajime Miki | R | R | April 25, 1977 | 5'11" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Ken Miyamoto | L | L | July 18, 1984 | 5'9" | 171 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Naoki Miyanishi | L | L | June 2, 1985 | 5'11" | 165 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Hichori Morimoto | R | R | January 31, 1981 | 6'0" | 176 | , Tokyo JP |
| Kazuya Murata | L | R | July 23, 1985 | 5'5" | 143 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Satoshi Nakajima | R | R | March 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 181 | Kita Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Micheal Nakamura | R | R | September 6, 1976 | 5'10" | 170 | Nara, JP |
| Tomoyuki Oda | L | R | May 19, 1979 | 5'10" | 168 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Keiji Oyama | R | R | November 19, 1980 | 5'9" | 179 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Masaya Ozaki | R | R | June 2, 1984 | 5'9" | 163 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Yataro Sakamoto | R | R | May 24, 1982 | 6'0" | 190 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshihiro Sato | L | R | June 20, 1983 | 6'0" | 187 | , Saga JP |
| Terrmel Sledge | L | L | March 18, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | Fayetteville, NC US |
| Brian Sweeney | R | R | June 13, 1974 | 6'2" | 200 | Yonkers, NY US |
| Kazuhito Tadano | R | R | April 25, 1980 | 6'0" | 180 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Takayuki Takaguchi | R | R | August 23, 1983 | 5'11" | 172 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shinji Takahashi | R | R | August 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 185 | Tsuyama, Okayama JP |
| Hisashi Takeda | L | R | October 14, 1978 | 5'7" | 161 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Masaru Takeda | L | L | July 10, 1978 | 5'9" | 155 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Kensuke Tanaka | L | R | May 20, 1981 | 5'9" | 170 | Chikushino, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | R | R | December 26, 1975 | 5'10" | 165 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Akiyoshi Toyoshima | L | L | January 16, 1990 | 5'7" | 152 | Kaga, Ishikawa JP |
| Tomochika Tsuboi | L | L | February 19, 1974 | 5'10" | 173 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shinya Tsuruoka | R | R | April 11, 1981 | 5'9" | 170 | Kimotsuki-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Yusuke Uemura | R | R | July 5, 1988 | 5'11" | 176 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Atsushi Ugumori | R | R | February 1, 1987 | 6'1" | 176 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Ryuichi Watanabe | R | R | October 2, 1985 | 5'7" | 174 | Shiraoi-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Tomoya Yagi | L | L | November 7, 1983 | 5'11" | 172 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Daikan Yoh | R | R | January 17, 1987 | 6'0" | 172 | Taitung City, TW |
| Mitsuo Yoshikawa | L | L | April 6, 1988 | 5'10" | 165 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
