2010 Orix Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 69-71
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Akinobu Okada (69-71)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
2010 Orix Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 69-71
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Akinobu Okada (69-71)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
The Orix Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2010 season with a record of 69 wins and 71 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Buffaloes scored 644 runs and conceded 628 runs. Takahiro Okada walloped 33 home runs for Orix, while Alex Cabrera and Mitsutaka Goto swatted 15 or more, too. Takahiro Okada accounted for 96 RBI. Alex Cabrera led batters with significant playing time by hitting .331. Chihiro Kaneko topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 3.31 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Yoshihisa Hirano, Greg LaRocca, Fernando Seguignol, So Taguchi, Jon Leicester, Alex Cabrera and Freddie Bynum were all players from the 2010 Orix Buffaloes who played in the Majors during their careers.
Akinobu Okada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shogo Akada | S | R | September 1, 1980 | 5'10" | 183 | Soo-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Toru Anan | S | L | July 28, 1984 | 6'0" | 163 | Bungo Ono, Oita JP |
| Hisao Arakane | R | R | August 1, 1978 | 5'10" | 170 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Aarom Baldiris | R | R | January 5, 1983 | 6'2" | 195 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Freddie Bynum | L | R | March 15, 1980 | 6'1" | 185 | Wilson, NC US |
| Alex Cabrera | R | R | December 24, 1971 | 6'2" | 217 | Caripito, Monagas VE |
| Francisco Caraballo | R | R | October 21, 1983 | 6'2" | 195 | Anaco, Anzoategui VE |
| Shuichi Furukawa | L | L | July 15, 1987 | 5'9" | 176 | Sasebo, Nagasaki 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 |
| Masayuki Hasegawa | R | R | July 16, 1977 | 6'1" | 176 | Kamisu, Ibaraki JP |
| Takeshi Hidaka | L | R | August 15, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Motoki Higa | R | R | December 7, 1982 | 5'10" | 170 | Okinawa, Okinawa JP |
| Yoshihisa Hirano | R | R | March 8, 1984 | 6'1" | 185 | Uji, Kyoto JP |
| Masaki Ihara | L | L | November 4, 1986 | 6'1" | 163 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Hikaru Itoh | R | R | April 23, 1989 | 5'11" | 168 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| 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 |
| Keisuke Kaneko | S | R | July 23, 1985 | 5'11" | 157 | Kimitsu, Chiba 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 |
| Go Kida | L | R | October 25, 1979 | 6'0" | 187 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Tsuyoshi Kikuchihara | L | L | March 7, 1975 | 6'1" | 198 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Kisanuki | R | R | May 17, 1980 | 6'1" | 185 | Satsumasendai, Kagoshima 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 |
| 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 |
| Greg LaRocca | R | R | November 10, 1972 | 5'11" | 185 | Oswego, NY US |
| Jon Leicester | R | R | February 7, 1979 | 6'3" | 220 | Mariposa, CA US |
| Daisuke Maeda | R | R | September 14, 1979 | 5'10" | 176 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Yuji Maeda | L | L | January 10, 1986 | 5'11" | 148 | Fujidera, Osaka JP |
| Atsuhiro Mitsuhara | R | R | October 11, 1980 | 6'0" | 190 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Makoto Moriyama | L | R | August 11, 1981 | 5'9" | 161 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Yuichiro Mukae | R | R | December 22, 1981 | 5'11" | 174 | Nishi Matsuura-gun, Saga JP |
| Shinya Nakayama | L | L | February 22, 1982 | 6'0" | 180 | Ota, Gunma JP |
| Yuki Nishi | R | R | October 10, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | Mie-gun, Mie JP |
| Masato Nishikawa | R | R | June 17, 1982 | 6'0" | 198 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Keiji Obiki | R | R | June 29, 1984 | 5'10" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takahiro Okada | L | L | February 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 220 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Masanobu Okubo | R | R | September 13, 1976 | 6'2" | 183 | Gobo, Wakayama JP |
| Naoyuki Omura | L | L | February 13, 1976 | 5'8" | 159 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Tomotaka Sakaguchi | L | R | July 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 168 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Fernando Seguignol | S | R | January 19, 1975 | 6'5" | 257 | , Bocas del Toro PA |
| Ikki Shimamura | R | R | October 13, 1981 | 5'11" | 170 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 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 |
| So Taguchi | R | R | July 2, 1969 | 5'10" | 170 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Toshiya Tsuji | R | R | July 14, 1979 | 5'10" | 181 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Nobuyoshi Yamada | L | L | September 19, 1991 | 6'0" | 176 | Fukui, Fukui 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 |
| Masataka Yamazaki | R | R | May 9, 1989 | 6'0" | 165 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka 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 |
| Makoto Yoshino | L | L | November 19, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
