2018 Orix Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-66
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Junichi Fukura (58-66)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
2018 Orix Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 58-66
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Junichi Fukura (58-66)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
The Orix Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2018 season with a record of 58 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Buffaloes led the circuit with just 497 runs allowed. Orix scored 490 runs.
Brandon Dickson, Andrew Albers, Masataka Yoshida, Chris Marrero, Stefen Romero, Donn Roach and Yoshinobu Yamamoto were all players from the 2018 Orix Buffaloes who played in the Majors 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 | |
| Andrew Albers | R | L | October 6, 1985 | 6'1" | 200 | North Battleford, SK CA |
| Daiki Aoyama | L | R | November 28, 1994 | 6'0" | 183 | , JP |
| Brandon Dickson | R | R | November 3, 1984 | 6'5" | 190 | Montgomery, AL US |
| Shuhei Fukuda | L | R | August 8, 1992 | 5'7" | 152 | , JP |
| Torai Fushimi | R | R | May 12, 1990 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Shunta Gotoh | L | R | March 5, 1993 | 5'11" | 165 | Shibukawa, Gunma JP |
| Motoki Higa | R | R | December 7, 1982 | 5'10" | 170 | Okinawa, Okinawa JP |
| Daisuke Iida | R | R | September 19, 1990 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Hikaru Itoh | R | R | April 23, 1989 | 5'11" | 168 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Akira Iwamoto | L | R | October 21, 1992 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Tomoyuki Kaida | L | L | September 2, 1987 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Kazuyuki Kaneda | R | R | September 18, 1990 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Chihiro Kaneko | L | R | November 8, 1983 | 5'11" | 170 | Sanjo, Niigata JP |
| Mamoru Kishida | R | R | May 10, 1981 | 5'11" | 165 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Keisuke Kobayashi | R | R | November 2, 1992 | 6'2" | 189 | , JP |
| Shuhei Kojima | L | R | June 5, 1987 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Taisuke Kondoh | R | R | May 29, 1991 | 5'10" | 165 | , JP |
| Eiichi Koyano | R | R | October 10, 1980 | 5'10" | 183 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yuta Kuroki | L | R | August 16, 1994 | 5'10" | 172 | |
| Chris Marrero | R | R | July 2, 1988 | 6'3" | 229 | Miami, FL US |
| Hirotoshi Masui | R | R | June 26, 1984 | 5'11" | 148 | Fujieda, Shizuoka JP |
| Takahiro Matsuba | L | L | August 14, 1990 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Yuki Miyazaki | R | R | November 29, 1986 | 5'9" | 182 | |
| Yuma Mune | L | R | June 7, 1996 | 5'11" | 172 | , JP |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | R | R | July 31, 1982 | 5'11" | 200 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Yuki Nishi | R | R | October 10, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | Mie-gun, Mie JP |
| Ryo Nishimura | R | R | February 21, 1996 | 5'10" | 185 | , JP |
| Masahiro Nishino | L | R | August 2, 1990 | 5'6" | 150 | |
| Hayato Nishiura | L | R | May 21, 1999 | 5'10" | 150 | , JP |
| 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 |
| Satoshi Oyama | L | L | October 6, 1988 | 5'6" | 152 | |
| Donn Roach | R | R | December 14, 1989 | 6'0" | 195 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Stefen Romero | R | R | October 17, 1988 | 6'2" | 220 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Kohki Saitoh | L | L | December 18, 1996 | 5'11" | 183 | |
| Tsubasa Sakakibara | R | R | August 25, 1998 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Kodai Sano | R | R | September 2, 1996 | 6'0" | 150 | , JP |
| Keisuke Sawada | L | R | April 27, 1994 | 5'10" | 211 | |
| Hiroyuki Shirasaki | R | R | August 20, 1990 | 6'0" | 189 | |
| Yutaro Sugimoto | R | R | April 5, 1991 | 6'3" | 202 | , JP |
| Kohei Suzuki | R | R | June 20, 1991 | 5'9" | 169 | , JP |
| Kohei Suzuki | R | R | January 21, 1994 | 6'1" | 194 | |
| Daiki Tajima | L | L | August 3, 1996 | 6'0" | 169 | , JP |
| Kengo Takeda | R | R | April 18, 1994 | 6'0" | 171 | |
| Daiki Tohmei | R | R | June 15, 1989 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Kenya Wakatsuki | R | R | October 4, 1995 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Tatsuya Yamaashi | R | R | October 26, 1993 | 5'8" | 167 | , JP |
| Nobuyoshi Yamada | L | L | September 19, 1991 | 6'0" | 176 | Fukui, Fukui JP |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | R | R | August 17, 1998 | 5'10" | 169 | Bizen, JP |
| Taisuke Yamaoka | L | R | September 22, 1995 | 5'8" | 150 | , 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 |
| Yuto Yoshida | L | R | April 21, 1995 | 5'10" | 165 |
