2014 Orix Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 77-61
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Hiroshi Moriwaki (77-61)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
2014 Orix Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 77-61
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Hiroshi Moriwaki (77-61)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
Playoffs - Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2 games, Orix Buffaloes 1
The Orix Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2014 season with a record of 77 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Buffaloes topped the league with just 456 runs allowed. Orix scored 584 runs.
Joey Butler, Esteban Germán, Yoshihisa Hirano, Wily Mo Peña, Kei Igawa, Brandon Dickson and Yuniesky Betancourt were all players from the 2014 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 | |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | R | R | January 31, 1982 | 5'10" | 205 | Santa Clara, Villa Clara CU |
| Joey Butler | R | R | March 12, 1986 | 6'2" | 220 | Pascagoula, MS US |
| Brandon Dickson | R | R | November 3, 1984 | 6'5" | 190 | Montgomery, AL US |
| Torai Fushimi | R | R | May 12, 1990 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Esteban Germán | R | R | January 26, 1978 | 5'9" | 195 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal DO |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kyohei Iwasaki | L | R | April 4, 1986 | 5'10" | 161 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Tomoyuki Kaida | L | L | September 2, 1987 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kenichi Marumo | R | R | August 2, 1988 | 6'0" | 171 | |
| Takahiro Matsuba | L | L | August 14, 1990 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Taiki Mitsumata | R | R | May 11, 1992 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| Yuki Miyazaki | R | R | November 29, 1986 | 5'9" | 182 | |
| 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 |
| Takahiro Okada | L | L | February 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 220 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Satoshi Oyama | L | L | October 6, 1988 | 5'6" | 152 | |
| Wily Mo Peña | R | R | January 23, 1982 | 6'3" | 260 | Laguna Salada, Valverde DO |
| Tomotaka Sakaguchi | L | R | July 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 168 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Ryo Sakakibara | R | R | August 4, 1985 | 5'9" | 151 | Takahama, Aichi JP |
| Tatsuya Sato | R | R | July 26, 1986 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| 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 |
| Yoshitomo Tani | R | R | February 9, 1973 | 5'8" | 170 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Daiki Tohmei | R | R | June 15, 1989 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Teppei Tsuchiya | L | R | December 27, 1982 | 5'10" | 172 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Yuki Tsutsumi | L | R | September 21, 1993 | 5'8" | 163 | |
| Tomoya Yagi | L | L | November 7, 1983 | 5'11" | 172 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazunao Yamamoto | R | R | September 21, 1986 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Katsuki Yamazaki | R | R | August 16, 1982 | 5'11" | 196 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Kazumasa Yoshida | L | R | September 24, 1989 | 6'3" | 202 | , JP |
