2020 Orix Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 45-68
in the JPPL
Manager: Norifumi Nishimura (45-68)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium
2020 Orix Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 45-68
in the JPPL
Manager: Norifumi Nishimura (45-68)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium
The Orix Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2020 season with a record of 45 wins and 68 losses
The Buffaloes scored 442 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 502 runs. Takahiro Okada led Orix with 16 home runs Masataka Yoshida accounted for 64 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .350. Yoshinobu Yamamoto paced the team with 8 wins and a team-best 2.21 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 2020 Orix Buffaloes who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Brandon Dickson, Masataka Yoshida, Andrew Albers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Adam Jones and Steven Moya.
Norifumi Nishimura 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 |
| Yudai Aranishi | R | R | August 25, 1992 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| 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 | |
| Sho Gibo | L | R | November 26, 2000 | 5'8" | 145 | |
| Shunta Gotoh | L | R | March 5, 1993 | 5'11" | 165 | Shibukawa, Gunma JP |
| Yu Hidarisawa | L | L | December 28, 1994 | 5'7" | 165 | |
| Motoki Higa | R | R | December 7, 1982 | 5'10" | 170 | Okinawa, Okinawa JP |
| Tyler Higgins | R | R | April 22, 1991 | 6'3" | 215 | Alma, MI US |
| Shinya Hirosawa | R | R | August 11, 1999 | 5'8" | 158 | |
| Hitomi Honda | L | R | July 27, 1999 | 5'11" | 163 | |
| Yuya Iida | L | L | November 27, 1990 | 6'1" | 194 | |
| Adam Jones | R | R | August 1, 1985 | 6'2" | 215 | San Diego, CA US |
| Tomoyuki Kaida | L | L | September 2, 1987 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Fumiya Kambe | R | R | May 9, 1994 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Kazuyuki Kaneda | R | R | September 18, 1990 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Shoki Katsumata | L | R | July 20, 1997 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Keisuke Kobayashi | R | R | November 2, 1992 | 6'2" | 189 | , JP |
| Shuhei Kojima | L | R | June 5, 1987 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Kotaro Kurebayashi | R | R | February 7, 2002 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Hirotoshi Masui | R | R | June 26, 1984 | 5'11" | 148 | Fujieda, Shizuoka JP |
| Masato Matsui | L | R | November 19, 1987 | 5'10" | 172 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Yusuke Matsui | R | R | July 10, 1987 | 6'0" | 183 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hiroya Miyagi | L | L | August 25, 2001 | 5'7" | 182 | Ginowan, JP |
| Steven Moya | L | R | August 9, 1991 | 6'7" | 260 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Yuma Mune | L | R | June 7, 1996 | 5'11" | 172 | , JP |
| Ryota Muranishi | L | R | June 6, 1997 | 5'8" | 167 | |
| Keita Nakagawa | R | R | April 12, 1996 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| 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 |
| Seiichiro Ohshita | R | R | November 3, 1997 | 5'7" | 196 | |
| Ryo Ohta | R | R | February 14, 2001 | 5'11" | 171 | |
| Takahiro Okada | L | L | February 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 220 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Aderlin Rodríguez | R | R | November 18, 1991 | 6'3" | 210 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| 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 | January 21, 1994 | 6'1" | 194 | |
| Yu Suzuki | R | R | February 5, 1997 | 5'9" | 179 | |
| Daiki Tajima | L | L | August 3, 1996 | 6'0" | 169 | , JP |
| Daichi Takeyasu | R | R | September 27, 1994 | 6'0" | 176 | , JP |
| Daiki Tohmei | R | R | June 15, 1989 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Ryoga Tomiyama | L | L | May 3, 1997 | 5'10" | 185 | , JP |
| Yuma Tongu | R | R | November 17, 1996 | 5'11" | 216 | |
| Taisei Urushihara | L | R | September 10, 1996 | 5'10" | 183 | , JP |
| 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 |
| Chang Yi | R | R | February 26, 1994 | 5'11" | 189 | |
| Kazumasa Yoshida | L | R | September 24, 1989 | 6'3" | 202 | , JP |
| Masataka Yoshida | L | R | July 15, 1993 | 5'8" | 176 | , JP |
| Ryo Yoshida | R | R | June 20, 1997 | 5'11" | 156 | , JP |
