2008 Orix Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 75-68
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Daijiro Oishi (0-0), Terry Collins (0-0)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
2008 Orix Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 75-68
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Daijiro Oishi (0-0), Terry Collins (0-0)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
Playoffs - Nippon Ham Fighters 2 games, Orix Buffaloes 0
The Orix Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2008 season with a record of 75 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Buffaloes plated 637 runs and yielded 605 runs. Karl Rhodes walloped 40 home runs for Orix, while Alex Cabrera swatted 15 or more, too. Karl Rhodes drove in 118 runs. Alex Cabrera led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .315. Satoshi Komatsu topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.51 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 2008 Orix Buffaloes who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ramón Ortiz, Alex Cabrera, Greg LaRocca, Karl Rhodes, John Koronka and Eric Junge.
Daijiro Oishi and Terry Collins served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Abe | R | R | May 12, 1978 | 6'0" | 176 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Ryota Aikawa | R | R | January 18, 1977 | 6'0" | 172 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Alex Cabrera | R | R | December 24, 1971 | 6'2" | 217 | Caripito, Monagas VE |
| Katsuaki Furuki | L | R | November 10, 1980 | 6'0" | 187 | Matsusaka, Mie JP |
| Mitsutaka Goto | L | R | July 27, 1978 | 5'9" | 165 | Minami Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Osamu Hamanaka | R | R | July 9, 1978 | 5'10" | 179 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Takeshi Hidaka | L | R | August 15, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Hikaru Itoh | R | R | April 23, 1989 | 5'11" | 168 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Eric Junge | R | R | January 5, 1977 | 6'5" | 220 | Manhasset, NY US |
| Takashi Kamoshida | R | R | December 29, 1983 | 6'1" | 187 | Kuji-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Chihiro Kaneko | L | R | November 8, 1983 | 5'11" | 170 | Sanjo, Niigata JP |
| Daisuke Kato | R | R | July 27, 1980 | 5'10" | 198 | Buzen, Fukuoka JP |
| Ryota Katsuki | R | R | July 27, 1982 | 5'11" | 187 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Hidetaka Kawagoe | R | R | June 8, 1973 | 5'9" | 163 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Tsuyoshi Kikuchihara | L | L | March 7, 1975 | 6'1" | 198 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Kuniyuki Kimoto | L | R | October 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Mamoru Kishida | R | R | May 10, 1981 | 5'11" | 165 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Hirotoshi Kitagawa | R | R | May 27, 1972 | 5'11" | 203 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuhiro Kiyohara | R | R | August 18, 1967 | 6'2" | 228 | Kishiawa, Osaka JP |
| Satoshi Komatsu | R | R | October 29, 1981 | 5'11" | 175 | Iwaki, Fukushima JP |
| Kazuki Kondoh | R | R | July 8, 1983 | 6'0" | 176 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| John Koronka | L | L | July 3, 1980 | 6'0" | 200 | Clearwater, FL US |
| Greg LaRocca | R | R | November 10, 1972 | 5'11" | 185 | Oswego, NY US |
| Daisuke Maeda | R | R | September 14, 1979 | 5'10" | 176 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Shogo Makita | R | R | April 13, 1974 | 5'11" | 167 | Fujieda, Shizuoka JP |
| Atsuhiro Mitsuhara | R | R | October 11, 1980 | 6'0" | 190 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Daisuke Miyamoto | R | R | October 2, 1981 | 6'0" | 198 | Matsuura-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Makoto Moriyama | L | R | August 11, 1981 | 5'9" | 161 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuya Motoyanagi | R | R | November 5, 1976 | 5'8" | 143 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Yuichiro Mukae | R | R | December 22, 1981 | 5'11" | 174 | Nishi Matsuura-gun, Saga JP |
| Arihito Muramatsu | L | L | December 12, 1972 | 5'10" | 172 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Shinya Nakayama | L | L | February 22, 1982 | 6'0" | 180 | Ota, Gunma JP |
| Keiji Obiki | R | R | June 29, 1984 | 5'10" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Masanobu Okubo | R | R | September 13, 1976 | 6'2" | 183 | Gobo, Wakayama JP |
| Ramón Ortiz | R | R | May 23, 1973 | 6'0" | 175 | Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez DO |
| Hiroyuki Oze | L | R | September 2, 1985 | 5'11" | 161 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Karl Rhodes | L | L | August 21, 1968 | 6'0" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Tomotaka Sakaguchi | L | R | July 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 168 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Ikki Shimamura | R | R | October 13, 1981 | 5'11" | 170 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Akio Shimizu | L | L | September 9, 1975 | 6'1" | 176 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Shinji Shimoyama | R | R | December 1, 1975 | 5'9" | 165 | Kato-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Makoto Shiozaki | R | R | June 29, 1973 | 5'10" | 159 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Fumihiro Suzuki | R | R | May 23, 1975 | 5'11" | 165 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Yasunari Takagi | L | L | March 30, 1982 | 6'0" | 170 | Haibara, Shizuoka JP |
| Toshiya Tsuji | R | R | July 14, 1979 | 5'10" | 181 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Kazuo Yamaguchi | R | R | May 11, 1974 | 6'1" | 207 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shogo Yamamoto | L | L | May 28, 1978 | 5'10" | 170 | Nanao, Ishikawa JP |
| Koji Yamasaki | R | R | October 31, 1980 | 5'11" | 163 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tetsuya Yokoyama | R | R | June 26, 1984 | 5'9" | 183 | Maizuru, Kyoto JP |
| Shintaro Yoshida | L | L | July 20, 1981 | 5'9" | 163 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Katsunari Yoshikawa | R | R | April 28, 1977 | 6'0" | 182 | Uji, Kyoto JP |
| Makoto Yoshino | L | L | November 19, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
