2012 Orix Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-77
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Akinobu Okada (57-77)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
2012 Orix Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 57-77
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Akinobu Okada (57-77)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
The Orix Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2012 season with a record of 57 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Buffaloes scored 443 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 525 runs, most in the circuit.
Players from the 2012 Orix Buffaloes who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Yoshihisa Hirano, Alfredo Fígaro, Evan MacLane, Bobby Scales, Kei Igawa and Dae-ho Lee.
Akinobu Okada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryoichi Adachi | R | R | January 7, 1988 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Shogo Akada | S | R | September 1, 1980 | 5'10" | 183 | Soo-gun, Kagoshima 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 |
| Alfredo Fígaro | R | R | July 7, 1984 | 6'0" | 190 | Samana, Samana DO |
| Masato Fukae | L | R | September 5, 1987 | 5'11" | 165 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| 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 |
| Shunta Gotoh | L | R | March 5, 1993 | 5'11" | 165 | Shibukawa, Gunma 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 |
| Ming Chieh Hsu | R | R | December 1, 1976 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Kei Igawa | L | L | July 13, 1979 | 6'1" | 210 | Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Hikaru Itoh | R | R | April 23, 1989 | 5'11" | 168 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Tomoyuki Kaida | L | L | September 2, 1987 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Yusuke Kajimoto | S | R | December 18, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka 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 |
| Ryota Katsuki | R | R | July 27, 1982 | 5'11" | 187 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Takayoshi Kawabata | R | R | February 4, 1985 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| 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 |
| Shuhei Kojima | L | R | June 5, 1987 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| 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 |
| Kentaro Kuwahara | R | R | October 29, 1985 | 6'0" | 176 | Nabari, Mie JP |
| Dae-ho Lee | R | R | June 21, 1982 | 6'4" | 250 | Busan, KR |
| Evan MacLane | L | L | November 4, 1982 | 6'2" | 185 | Chico, CA US |
| Yuji Maeda | L | L | January 10, 1986 | 5'11" | 148 | Fujidera, Osaka JP |
| Alex Maestri | R | R | June 1, 1985 | 5'11" | 175 | Cesena, Emilia-Romagna IT |
| Taiki Mitsumata | R | R | May 11, 1992 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| Yuki Miyazaki | R | R | November 29, 1986 | 5'9" | 182 | |
| Makoto Moriyama | L | R | August 11, 1981 | 5'9" | 161 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Issei Nakamura | R | R | April 2, 1982 | 6'1" | 187 | , Tokyo 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 |
| Shingo Nonaka | R | R | September 24, 1983 | 5'6" | 154 | Kanzaki, Saga 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 |
| Toshio Saito | R | R | December 23, 1983 | 5'11" | 187 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Tomotaka Sakaguchi | L | R | July 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 168 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Tatsuya Sato | R | R | July 26, 1986 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Bobby Scales | S | R | October 4, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | Southfield, MI US |
| Takuya Shimada | R | R | January 22, 1987 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| Fumihiro Suzuki | R | R | May 23, 1975 | 5'11" | 165 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Hideaki Takahashi | R | R | August 26, 1982 | 5'11" | 172 | Ota, Gunma JP |
| Shinji Takahashi | R | R | August 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 185 | Tsuyama, Okayama JP |
| Kazuya Takamiya | L | L | December 4, 1981 | 5'8" | 161 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Naotaka Takehara | R | L | April 21, 1980 | 6'0" | 194 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Hayato Terahara | R | R | October 9, 1983 | 5'11" | 190 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Toshiya Tsuji | R | R | July 14, 1979 | 5'10" | 181 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Shohei Tsukahara | L | R | July 8, 1992 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Nobuyoshi Yamada | L | L | September 19, 1991 | 6'0" | 176 | Fukui, Fukui 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 |
| Makoto Yoshino | L | L | November 19, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
