2009 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Team Record: 82-60
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Masataka Nashida (82-60)
Location: Sapporo-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Playoffs - Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 4 games, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2009 season with a record of 82 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Nippon Ham Fighters topped the circuit with 689 runs. Hokkaido allowed 550 runs, least in the league. Terrmel Sledge paced the squad with 27 home runs, while Yoshio Itoi and Atsunori Inaba walloped 15 or more, too. Terrmel Sledge accounted for 88 RBI. Shinji Takahashi topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .309 clip. Yu Darvish led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 1.73 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Jason Botts, Brian Sweeney, Kazuhito Tadano, Yu Darvish, Kensuke Tanaka, Luis Jiménez, Terrmel Sledge and Yoshinori Tateyama were all players from the 2009 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters who played in the Majors during their careers.
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 |
| Shintaro Ejiri | R | R | April 30, 1977 | 6'1" | 170 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Shugo Fujii | L | L | May 12, 1977 | 5'9" | 190 | Iyo, Ehime JP |
| Masanori Hayashi | L | L | September 19, 1983 | 6'2" | 185 | Funabashi, Chiba 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 |
| 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 |
| Keisaku Itokazu | R | R | November 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 194 | Okinawa, Okinawa JP |
| Luis Jiménez | L | L | May 7, 1982 | 6'3" | 280 | Bobare, Lara VE |
| Takayuki Kanamori | R | R | July 24, 1985 | 6'0" | 187 | Fujiidera, Osaka JP |
| Makoto Kaneko | R | R | November 8, 1975 | 6'1" | 185 | Abiko, Chiba 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 |
| 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 |
| Sho Nakata | R | R | April 22, 1989 | 6'0" | 209 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Tomohiro Nioka | R | R | April 29, 1976 | 5'11" | 180 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Tomoyuki Oda | L | R | May 19, 1979 | 5'10" | 168 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Shota Ohno | R | R | January 13, 1987 | 5'10" | 169 | Ogaki, Gifu JP |
| Ryo Sakakibara | R | R | August 4, 1985 | 5'9" | 151 | Takahama, Aichi 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 |
| Hideki Sunaga | L | L | October 28, 1985 | 5'11" | 174 | , Tokyo JP |
| 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 |
| Keisuke Tanimoto | R | R | January 28, 1985 | 5'5" | 143 | Suzuka, Mie JP |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | R | R | December 26, 1975 | 5'10" | 165 | Daito, Osaka 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 |
| Tomoya Yagi | L | L | November 7, 1983 | 5'11" | 172 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazunori Yamamoto | L | L | June 13, 1983 | 6'0" | 198 | Yasugi, Shimane 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 |
