2007 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 67-75
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (67-75)
Location: Sendai, Japan
Ballpark: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
2007 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 67-75
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (67-75)
Location: Sendai, Japan
Ballpark: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2007 season with a record of 67 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Golden Eagles scored 575 runs and yielded 676 runs, most in the circuit. Takeshi Yamasaki walloped 43 home runs for Tohoku, while José Fernández swatted 15 or more also. Takeshi Yamasaki accounted for 108 RBI. Rick Short led all regular hitters by connecting at a .330 clip. Masahiro Tanaka topped the squad with 11 wins, and Hideki Asai recorded a 3.12 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Domingo Guzmán, Hisashi Iwakuma, José Fernández, Rick Short, Kazuo Fukumori, Kevin Witt and Masahiro Tanaka were all players from the 2007 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles who played in the Majors during their careers.
Katsuya Nomura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kouji Aoyama | R | R | August 12, 1983 | 5'11" | 176 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Kanehisa Arime | L | L | September 27, 1978 | 5'9" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Hideki Asai | R | R | January 1, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Adam Bass | R | R | July 31, 1981 | 6'6" | 210 | Kokomo, IN US |
| José Fernández | R | R | November 2, 1974 | 6'3" | 220 | La Vega, La Vega DO |
| Akihito Fujii | R | R | June 18, 1976 | 5'7" | 172 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kazuo Fukumori | R | R | August 4, 1976 | 6'0" | 175 | Kita Morokata-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Domingo Guzmán | R | R | April 5, 1975 | 6'0" | 210 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| Yasuhiro Ichiba | R | R | July 5, 1982 | 6'0" | 185 | Agatsuma-gun, Gunma JP |
| Suguru Ino | R | R | November 23, 1983 | 5'11" | 172 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Koichi Isobe | L | R | March 12, 1974 | 5'9" | 181 | Higashi, Hiroshima JP |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | R | R | April 12, 1981 | 6'3" | 210 | Higashi Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Tsuyoshi Kawagishi | R | R | September 12, 1979 | 5'9" | 163 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Kenshi Kawaguchi | L | R | June 28, 1976 | 5'9" | 198 | Yame, Fukuoka JP |
| Takashi Kawai | L | L | September 16, 1976 | 5'11" | 183 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yasuyuki Kawamoto | L | L | October 21, 1967 | 5'8" | 171 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Hisashi Kawata | L | R | December 5, 1979 | 5'11" | 198 | Kuwamoto, Kuwamoto JP |
| Shinichiro Koyama | R | R | June 13, 1978 | 5'11" | 198 | Watari-gun, Mie JP |
| Daisuke Kusano | L | R | December 4, 1976 | 5'7" | 172 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| En-Yu Lin | R | R | March 25, 1981 | 6'2" | 194 | , TW |
| Ying Chieh Lin | L | L | May 1, 1981 | 6'0" | 202 | |
| Akihisa Makida | R | R | June 3, 1982 | 6'0" | 172 | Echizen, Fukui JP |
| Rui Makino | R | R | July 17, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shintaro Masuda | L | R | July 8, 1987 | 5'10" | 181 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Akira Matsumoto | R | R | August 30, 1977 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Shingo Matsuzaki | L | L | September 17, 1983 | 5'11" | 200 | Soma, Fukushima JP |
| Akihito Moritani | S | R | October 8, 1979 | 5'8" | 171 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Satoshi Nagai | L | R | September 27, 1984 | 5'10" | 159 | Fujioka, Gunma JP |
| Kenji Nagasaka | R | R | October 29, 1977 | 6'0" | 198 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Toshiya Nakashima | R | R | June 10, 1980 | 5'11" | 176 | Chikugo, Fukuoka JP |
| Hisashi Ogura | R | R | August 10, 1970 | 5'10" | 163 | Kanuma, Tochigi JP |
| Shoji Ohiro | R | R | July 29, 1982 | 6'0" | 198 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Yoshinori Okihara | R | R | July 27, 1972 | 5'10" | 176 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Hiroshi Sato | L | L | August 11, 1977 | 5'11" | 180 | Mihara, Hiroshima JP |
| Koichi Sekikawa | L | R | April 1, 1969 | 5'10" | 162 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Motohiro Shima | R | R | December 13, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Kaizu, Gifu JP |
| Tatsuya Shiokawa | R | R | March 15, 1983 | 5'11" | 174 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Rick Short | R | R | December 6, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | Elgin, IL US |
| Fumikazu Takanami | R | R | November 3, 1975 | 5'9" | 159 | Ushibuka, Kumamoto JP |
| Fumitoshi Takano | R | R | August 10, 1973 | 5'9" | 185 | Murayama, Tokyo JP |
| Yosuke Takasu | R | R | February 9, 1976 | 5'6" | 160 | Imari, Saga JP |
| Masahiro Tanaka | R | R | November 1, 1988 | 6'3" | 215 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Shinji Taninaka | R | R | May 15, 1973 | 5'9" | 176 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Tobe | R | R | July 15, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Kiryu, Gunma JP |
| Satoshi Tokumoto | L | R | September 20, 1976 | 5'11" | 190 | Itoman, Okinawa JP |
| Teppei Tsuchiya | L | R | December 27, 1982 | 5'10" | 172 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Ryutaro Tsuji | L | R | June 8, 1976 | 5'11" | 176 | Minoo, Osaka JP |
| Koki Watanabe | L | L | May 17, 1978 | 5'9" | 161 | Tokorozawa, Saitama JP |
| Naoto Watanabe | R | R | October 15, 1980 | 5'8" | 161 | Uku, Ibaraki JP |
| Kevin Witt | L | R | January 5, 1976 | 6'4" | 195 | High Point, NC US |
| Hiroki Yamamura | R | R | May 2, 1976 | 5'11" | 163 | Naka Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | R | R | November 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 220 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Takahiro Yamazaki | R | R | October 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 194 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Toyohiko Yoshida | L | L | September 4, 1966 | 5'8" | 173 | Higashi Kunisaki, Oita JP |
| Yuji Yoshioka | R | R | July 29, 1971 | 6'2" | 209 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Masaru Yoshizaki | L | L | October 4, 1978 | 5'10" | 179 | Ueno, Mie JP |
