2016 Saitama Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-76
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Norio Tanabe (40-61)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
2016 Saitama Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 64-76
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Norio Tanabe (40-61)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Saitama Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2016 season with a record of 64 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Seibu Lions tallied 619 runs and conceded 618 runs.
Shogo Akiyama, Yusei Kikuchi, C. C. Lee, Brian Wolfe, Felipe Paulino, Andy Van Hekken, Kazuhisa Makita and Esmerling Vásquez were all players from the 2016 Saitama Seibu Lions who played in the Majors during their careers.
Norio Tanabe served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makoto Aiuchi | R | R | July 23, 1994 | 6'1" | 150 | , JP |
| Shogo Akiyama | L | R | April 16, 1988 | 6'0" | 190 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Hideto Asamura | R | R | November 12, 1990 | 5'11" | 172 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Ryohei Fujiwara | R | R | February 15, 1986 | 6'0" | 171 | Asago, Hyogo JP |
| Keisuke Honda | R | R | April 24, 1993 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Toshihiro Iwao | L | R | July 20, 1987 | 5'10" | 150 | Tsukumi, Oita JP |
| Yuji Kaneko | S | R | April 24, 1990 | 5'10" | 154 | |
| Yusei Kikuchi | L | L | June 17, 1991 | 6'0" | 200 | Morioka, Iwate JP |
| Fumikazu Kimura | R | R | September 13, 1988 | 5'11" | 180 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shogo Kimura | L | R | April 16, 1980 | 6'0" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takayuki Kishi | R | R | December 4, 1984 | 5'11" | 150 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Hirotaka Koishi | L | L | April 13, 1987 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Tsubasa Kokuba | L | R | December 5, 1993 | 5'11" | 178 | , JP |
| Masato Kumashiro | R | R | April 18, 1989 | 5'8" | 158 | Kumiukena-gun, Ehime JP |
| Chun Lin Kuo | R | R | February 2, 1992 | 5'7" | 156 | , TW |
| Takumi Kuriyama | L | R | September 3, 1983 | 5'10" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| C. C. Lee | R | R | October 21, 1986 | 5'11" | 190 | Peng-Hu County, TW |
| Kazuhisa Makita | R | R | November 10, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Yaizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Tatsushi Masuda | R | R | April 23, 1988 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Naoaki Matsumoto | R | R | November 14, 1990 | 5'10" | 172 | , JP |
| Ernesto Mejia | R | R | December 2, 1985 | 6'5" | 260 | Guanare, Portuguesa VE |
| Tadasuke Minamikawa | R | R | January 13, 1992 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Daichi Mizuguchi | L | R | June 28, 1989 | 5'4" | 132 | |
| Tomoya Mori | L | R | August 8, 1995 | 5'6" | 176 | Sakai, JP |
| Kyohei Nagae | L | R | May 7, 1993 | 5'8" | 169 | |
| Takeya Nakamura | R | R | August 15, 1983 | 5'9" | 225 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Yuta Nakazaki | L | L | March 11, 1991 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Shogo Noda | L | L | June 27, 1993 | 5'6" | 158 | , JP |
| Ryoma Nogami | R | R | June 15, 1987 | 5'10" | 150 | Dazaifu, Fukuoka JP |
| Tatsuya Oishi | L | R | October 10, 1988 | 6'0" | 202 | |
| Masatoshi Okada | R | R | June 30, 1989 | 5'7" | 176 | |
| Atsushi Okamoto | R | R | May 20, 1981 | 5'10" | 168 | Nabari, Mie JP |
| Yosuke Okamoto | R | R | September 27, 1985 | 5'10" | 165 | Nishi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Yuji Onizaki | L | R | April 7, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Yutaro Osaki | L | R | October 18, 1984 | 5'7" | 168 | Tsukuba, Ibaraki JP |
| Felipe Paulino | R | R | October 5, 1983 | 6'3" | 270 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Shogo Saito | L | L | May 14, 1989 | 5'11" | 187 | Kasugabe, Saitama JP |
| Ryo Sakata | L | R | October 2, 1986 | 5'10" | 190 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Yasuo Sano | L | L | January 18, 1993 | 5'10" | 178 | Bangkok, TH |
| Isamu Sato | L | L | September 18, 1994 | 5'11" | 180 | , JP |
| Ginjiro Sumitani | R | R | July 19, 1987 | 5'11" | 205 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kona Takahashi | R | R | February 3, 1997 | 6'2" | 198 | , JP |
| Tomomi Takahashi | L | L | November 16, 1988 | 5'8" | 180 | |
| Naotaka Takehara | R | L | April 21, 1980 | 6'0" | 194 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Shota Takekuma | L | L | November 24, 1989 | 5'10" | 170 | Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Shotaro Tashiro | L | L | December 13, 1989 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Shinsaburo Tawata | R | R | April 13, 1993 | 6'0" | 180 | , JP |
| Ken Togame | R | R | November 7, 1987 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Shuta Tonosaki | R | R | December 20, 1992 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Takuya Toyoda | R | R | March 28, 1987 | 5'9" | 187 | |
| Tatsuyuki Uemoto | L | R | November 8, 1980 | 6'1" | 203 | Ube, Yamaguchi JP |
| Andy Van Hekken | R | L | July 31, 1979 | 6'3" | 185 | Holland, MI US |
| Esmerling Vásquez | R | R | November 7, 1983 | 6'1" | 200 | Tenares, Hermanas Mirabal DO |
| Naoto Watanabe | R | R | October 15, 1980 | 5'8" | 161 | Uku, Ibaraki JP |
| Brian Wolfe | R | R | November 29, 1980 | 6'2" | 230 | Fullerton, CA US |
| Nien Ting Wu | L | R | June 7, 1993 | 5'10" | 165 | , TW |
| Hotaka Yamakawa | R | R | November 23, 1991 | 5'9" | 231 | Nahi, JP |
