2016 Orix Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-83
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Junichi Fukura (39-59)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
2016 Orix Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 57-83
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Junichi Fukura (39-59)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
The Orix Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2016 season with a record of 57 wins and 83 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Buffaloes tallied 499 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 635 runs.
Erik Cordier, Brent Morel, Yoshihisa Hirano, Pat Misch, Tony Blanco, Matt Clark, Masataka Yoshida, Brian Bogusevic and Brandon Dickson were all players from the 2016 Orix Buffaloes who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Junichi Fukura 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 | |
| Ken Akama | R | R | November 14, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | , JP |
| Daiki Aoyama | L | R | November 28, 1994 | 6'0" | 183 | , JP |
| Tony Blanco | R | R | November 10, 1981 | 6'2" | 200 | San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO |
| Brian Bogusevic | L | L | February 18, 1984 | 6'3" | 215 | Oak Lawn, IL US |
| Matt Clark | L | R | December 10, 1986 | 6'5" | 230 | West Covina, CA US |
| Erik Cordier | R | R | February 25, 1986 | 6'4" | 215 | Green Bay, WI US |
| Brandon Dickson | R | R | November 3, 1984 | 6'5" | 190 | Montgomery, AL US |
| Torai Fushimi | R | R | May 12, 1990 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| 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 |
| Yoshihisa Hirano | R | R | March 8, 1984 | 6'1" | 185 | Uji, Kyoto 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 |
| Ryuta Kadoya | R | R | October 18, 1990 | 5'9" | 161 | , 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 |
| Taisuke Kondoh | R | R | May 29, 1991 | 5'10" | 165 | , JP |
| Eiichi Koyano | R | R | October 10, 1980 | 5'10" | 183 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takahiro Matsuba | L | L | August 14, 1990 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Pat Misch | R | L | August 18, 1981 | 6'2" | 195 | Northbrook, IL US |
| Yuki Miyazaki | R | R | November 29, 1986 | 5'9" | 182 | |
| Brent Morel | R | R | April 21, 1987 | 6'2" | 230 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Yuma Mune | L | R | June 7, 1996 | 5'11" | 172 | , JP |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | R | R | July 31, 1982 | 5'11" | 200 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Issei Nakamura | R | R | April 2, 1982 | 6'1" | 187 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yuki Nishi | R | R | October 10, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | Mie-gun, Mie JP |
| Masahiro Nishino | L | R | August 2, 1990 | 5'6" | 150 | |
| Yuya Oda | L | R | November 4, 1989 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Koji Ohshiro | R | R | June 14, 1993 | 5'9" | 158 | , JP |
| Takahiro Okada | L | L | February 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 220 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Kyo Okunami | R | R | August 29, 1995 | 5'9" | 209 | |
| Atori Ota | R | R | August 12, 1989 | 6'3" | 209 | Nakagami-gun, Okinawa JP |
| Satoshi Oyama | L | L | October 6, 1988 | 5'6" | 152 | |
| Toshio Saito | R | R | December 23, 1983 | 5'11" | 187 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Kohki Saitoh | L | L | December 18, 1996 | 5'11" | 183 | |
| Shunichi Sato | R | R | January 8, 1991 | 5'10" | 156 | |
| Tatsuya Sato | R | R | July 26, 1986 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Takuya Shimada | R | R | January 22, 1987 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| Hirokazu Shiranita | R | R | October 2, 1985 | 6'2" | 182 | Itoshima-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Satoshi Sonobe | R | R | November 10, 1995 | 6'0" | 207 | |
| Yutaro Sugimoto | R | R | April 5, 1991 | 6'3" | 202 | , JP |
| Kohei Suzuki | R | R | June 20, 1991 | 5'9" | 169 | , JP |
| Yu Suzuki | R | R | February 5, 1997 | 5'9" | 179 | |
| Ban Takagi | R | R | June 1, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Kengo Takeda | R | R | April 18, 1994 | 6'0" | 171 | |
| Daisuke Tanaka | R | R | December 18, 1984 | 5'9" | 165 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Daiki Tohmei | R | R | June 15, 1989 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Shohei Tsukahara | L | R | July 8, 1992 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Yuki Tsutsumi | L | R | September 21, 1993 | 5'8" | 163 | |
| Kenya Wakatsuki | R | R | October 4, 1995 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Ryosuke Yagi | L | L | September 29, 1990 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Nobuyoshi Yamada | L | L | September 19, 1991 | 6'0" | 176 | Fukui, Fukui JP |
| Sachiya Yamasaki | L | L | September 9, 1992 | 6'2" | 194 | , JP |
| Katsuki Yamazaki | R | R | August 16, 1982 | 5'11" | 196 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Kazumasa Yoshida | L | R | September 24, 1989 | 6'3" | 202 | , JP |
| Masataka Yoshida | L | R | July 15, 1993 | 5'8" | 176 | , JP |
