2003 Orix BlueWave Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 48-88
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Hiromichi Ishige (0-0), Leon Lee (0-0)
Location: Kobe, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
2003 Orix BlueWave StatisticsTeam Record: 48-88
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Hiromichi Ishige (0-0), Leon Lee (0-0)
Location: Kobe, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, Kyocera Dome Osaka
The Orix BlueWave of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2003 season with a record of 48 wins and 88 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The BlueWave scored 652 runs and conceded 927 runs, most in the circuit. José Ortiz walloped 33 home runs for Orix, while Roosevelt Brown, Yoshitomo Tani and Takeshi Yamasaki each swatted 15 or more, too. Roosevelt Brown accounted for 93 RBI. Yoshitomo Tani paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .350 average. Dae-Sung Koo topped the team with 6 wins, and Hisashi Ogura recorded a 4.53 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
José Ortiz, Masato Yoshii, Scott Sheldon, Dae-Sung Koo, Jason Phillips, Roosevelt Brown and Mac Suzuki were all players from the 2003 Orix BlueWave who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hiromichi Ishige and Leon Lee served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryota Aikawa | R | R | January 18, 1977 | 6'0" | 172 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Takashi Aiki | R | R | May 16, 1978 | 6'1" | 160 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Roosevelt Brown | L | R | August 3, 1975 | 5'11" | 195 | Vicksburg, MS US |
| Masahiro Doi | L | L | June 16, 1972 | 6'3" | 165 | Hikari, Yamaguchi JP |
| Hiroki Fukutome | R | R | May 21, 1975 | 5'10" | 173 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yuji Goshima | L | R | April 20, 1976 | 5'11" | 195 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Mitsutaka Goto | L | R | July 27, 1978 | 5'9" | 165 | Minami Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Jun Hagiwara | R | R | August 20, 1973 | 6'0" | 194 | Hoya, Tokyo JP |
| Daisuke Hayakawa | S | R | June 3, 1975 | 5'10" | 170 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Takeshi Hidaka | L | R | August 15, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Keiichi Hirano | L | R | April 7, 1979 | 5'7" | 143 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Fumiaki Imamura | R | R | July 13, 1977 | 5'11" | 154 | Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto JP |
| Shuichi Iwashita | L | L | June 2, 1973 | 5'10" | 191 | Tenryu, Shizuoka JP |
| Masahiko Kaneda | L | L | April 30, 1969 | 5'10" | 136 | Bungotakada, Oita JP |
| Toshihiro Kase | L | L | October 6, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Daisuke Kato | R | R | July 27, 1980 | 5'10" | 198 | Buzen, Fukuoka JP |
| Ikuro Katsuragi | L | L | September 28, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | , Oita JP |
| Hidetaka Kawagoe | R | R | June 8, 1973 | 5'9" | 163 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Tomoya Kawaguchi | August 25, 1979 | |||||
| Tomonori Kitagawa | R | R | January 9, 1978 | 5'11" | 167 | Sayama, Saitama JP |
| Hiroshi Kobayashi | R | R | November 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Dae-Sung Koo | L | L | August 2, 1969 | 6'1" | 185 | Daejeon, KR |
| Atsushi Kubota | R | R | February 20, 1978 | 5'11" | 171 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Daisuke Maeda | R | R | September 14, 1979 | 5'10" | 176 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Rui Makino | R | R | July 17, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shogo Makita | R | R | April 13, 1974 | 5'11" | 167 | Fujieda, Shizuoka JP |
| Takashi Miwa | R | R | December 1, 1969 | 5'10" | 178 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Kazuya Motoyanagi | R | R | November 5, 1976 | 5'8" | 143 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Yuichiro Mukae | R | R | December 22, 1981 | 5'11" | 174 | Nishi Matsuura-gun, Saga JP |
| Yusuke Ogawa | L | L | June 16, 1979 | 5'11" | 167 | Uji, Kyoto JP |
| Hisashi Ogura | R | R | August 10, 1970 | 5'10" | 163 | Kanuma, Tochigi JP |
| José Ortiz | R | R | June 13, 1977 | 5'9" | 177 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Koichi Oshima | S | R | June 17, 1967 | 5'6" | 147 | Itabashi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Jason Phillips | R | R | March 22, 1974 | 6'6" | 225 | Williamsport, PA US |
| Shigeki Sano | R | R | April 30, 1968 | 5'9" | 200 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Manabu Satake | R | R | October 27, 1974 | 5'10" | 170 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Scott Sheldon | R | R | November 28, 1968 | 6'3" | 185 | Hammond, IN US |
| Tatsuya Shindo | R | R | January 14, 1970 | 5'8" | 154 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Kazuhiko Shiotani | R | R | May 27, 1974 | 5'11" | 172 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Daisuke Shioya | L | L | September 6, 1976 | 5'8" | 165 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Makoto Shiozaki | R | R | June 29, 1973 | 5'10" | 159 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Kota Soejima | L | R | May 17, 1974 | 6'1" | 193 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Mac Suzuki | R | R | May 31, 1975 | 6'3" | 195 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Tomotaka Tamaki | R | R | June 13, 1975 | 6'0" | 171 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yoshitomo Tani | R | R | February 9, 1973 | 5'8" | 170 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hisashi Tokano | R | R | February 4, 1975 | 5'11" | 193 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Satoshi Tokumoto | L | R | September 20, 1976 | 5'11" | 190 | Itoman, Okinawa JP |
| Ryutaro Tsuji | L | R | June 8, 1976 | 5'11" | 176 | Minoo, Osaka JP |
| Takuji Yamamoto | L | L | November 29, 1979 | 6'0" | 167 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | R | R | November 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 220 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Kosuke Yoshihara | R | R | March 29, 1969 | 5'9" | 169 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Masato Yoshii | R | R | April 20, 1965 | 6'2" | 210 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
