2013 Orix Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 66-73
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Hiroshi Moriwaki (66-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
2013 Orix Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 66-73
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Hiroshi Moriwaki (66-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
The Orix Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2013 season with a record of 66 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Buffaloes topped the circuit with just 529 runs allowed. Orix scored 513 runs, worst in the league,.
Yoshihisa Hirano, Vinny Rottino, Brad Mills, Mike Schultz, Kei Igawa, Dae-ho Lee, José Fernández and Brandon Dickson were all players from the 2013 Orix Buffaloes who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hiroshi Moriwaki 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 | |
| Aarom Baldiris | R | R | January 5, 1983 | 6'2" | 195 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Brandon Dickson | R | R | November 3, 1984 | 6'5" | 190 | Montgomery, AL US |
| José Fernández | R | R | November 2, 1974 | 6'3" | 220 | La Vega, La Vega 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 |
| Torai Fushimi | R | R | May 12, 1990 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| 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 |
| Takuya Hara | L | R | May 18, 1984 | 5'9" | 165 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Motoki Higa | R | R | December 7, 1982 | 5'10" | 170 | Okinawa, Okinawa JP |
| Masafumi Hirai | R | R | April 21, 1975 | 6'1" | 214 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Keiichi Hirano | L | R | April 7, 1979 | 5'7" | 143 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa 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 |
| Yoshio Itoi | L | R | July 31, 1981 | 6'2" | 194 | Yosa-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Tomoyuki Kaida | L | L | September 2, 1987 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| 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 |
| Takayoshi Kawabata | R | R | February 4, 1985 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| Mamoru Kishida | R | R | May 10, 1981 | 5'11" | 165 | Suita, Osaka 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 |
| 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 |
| Takahiro Mahara | R | R | December 8, 1981 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Takahiro Matsuba | L | L | August 14, 1990 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Kodai Matsumoto | L | L | December 23, 1980 | 5'9" | 165 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Brad Mills | R | L | March 5, 1985 | 6'0" | 190 | Mesa, AZ US |
| Taiki Mitsumata | R | R | May 11, 1992 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| Yuki Miyazaki | R | R | November 29, 1986 | 5'9" | 182 | |
| Shota Morimoto | R | R | May 25, 1992 | 5'8" | 154 | |
| 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 |
| Hiroki Nishikawa | L | R | August 15, 1987 | 5'7" | 149 | |
| Shingo Nonaka | R | R | September 24, 1983 | 5'6" | 154 | Kanzaki, Saga JP |
| Takahiro Okada | L | L | February 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 220 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Vinny Rottino | R | R | April 7, 1980 | 6'1" | 215 | Racine, WI US |
| 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 | |
| Mike Schultz | R | R | November 28, 1979 | 6'7" | 220 | Van Nuys, CA US |
| Takuya Shimada | R | R | January 22, 1987 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| Shinji Takahashi | R | R | August 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 185 | Tsuyama, Okayama JP |
| Kengo Takeda | R | R | April 18, 1994 | 6'0" | 171 | |
| Naotaka Takehara | R | L | April 21, 1980 | 6'0" | 194 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Ryo Toda | R | R | September 4, 1988 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Shun Tono | R | R | July 11, 1986 | 6'1" | 187 | Hokota, Ibaraki JP |
| Toshiya Tsuji | R | R | July 14, 1979 | 5'10" | 181 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Yuki Tsutsumi | L | R | September 21, 1993 | 5'8" | 163 | |
| Tomoya Yagi | L | L | November 7, 1983 | 5'11" | 172 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Nobuyoshi Yamada | L | L | September 19, 1991 | 6'0" | 176 | Fukui, Fukui JP |
| Kazunao Yamamoto | R | R | September 21, 1986 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Makoto Yoshino | L | L | November 19, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
