2012 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 67-67
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Senichi Hoshino (67-67)
Location: Sendai, Japan
Ballpark: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
2012 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 67-67
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Senichi Hoshino (67-67)
Location: Sendai, Japan
Ballpark: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2012 season with a record of 67 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Golden Eagles scored 491 runs and conceded 467 runs.
Kelvin Jiménez, Luis Terrero, Kazuo Matsui, José Fernández, Masahiro Tanaka, Darrell Rasner, Brandon Duckworth and Akinori Iwamura were all players from the 2012 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles who played in the Majors during their careers.
Senichi Hoshino served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshihito Abe | L | R | December 23, 1988 | 5'11" | 160 | , Miyagi JP |
| Ginji Akaminai | L | R | February 24, 1988 | 5'9" | 187 | Shimohei-gun, Iwate JP |
| 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 |
| Brandon Duckworth | R | R | January 23, 1976 | 6'2" | 215 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Aoi Enomoto | L | L | July 24, 1992 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| José Fernández | R | R | November 2, 1974 | 6'3" | 220 | La Vega, La Vega DO |
| Kazuya Fujita | L | R | July 3, 1982 | 5'9" | 165 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Luis Garcia | R | R | November 5, 1978 | 6'4" | 180 | Guadalajara, Jalisco MX |
| Brett Harper | L | R | July 31, 1981 | 6'2" | 245 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Yoshitaka Hashimoto | R | R | December 6, 1979 | 5'11" | 179 | Bizen, Okayama JP |
| Jim Heuser | L | L | March 30, 1984 | 6'5" | 215 | Spring Valley, IL US |
| Ryo Hijirisawa | L | R | November 3, 1985 | 5'10" | 159 | Chikuma, Nagano JP |
| Naoto Inada | L | R | November 6, 1979 | 5'9" | 168 | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Yusuke Inoue | R | R | September 5, 1986 | 6'0" | 187 | Mobara, Chiba JP |
| Tadashi Ishimine | L | R | June 22, 1985 | 5'10" | 172 | Ginowan, Okinawa JP |
| Akinori Iwamura | L | R | February 9, 1979 | 5'9" | 200 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Kelvin Jiménez | R | R | October 27, 1980 | 6'2" | 195 | Sanchez, Samana DO |
| Yoshinao Kamata | R | R | October 26, 1993 | 5'9" | 171 | |
| Wataru Karashima | L | L | October 18, 1990 | 5'8" | 159 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Katayama | L | L | April 19, 1987 | 6'4" | 220 | Mihara-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Daisuke Kato | R | R | July 27, 1980 | 5'10" | 198 | Buzen, Fukuoka JP |
| Takashi Kawai | L | L | September 16, 1976 | 5'11" | 183 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hisashi Kawata | L | R | December 5, 1979 | 5'11" | 198 | Kuwamoto, Kuwamoto JP |
| Yasunori Kikuchi | L | R | September 18, 1989 | 5'11" | 176 | Kuji-gun, Ibarakii JP |
| Yusuke Kosai | L | R | April 30, 1983 | 5'10" | 198 | Matsubara, Osaka 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 |
| Akihisa Makida | R | R | June 3, 1982 | 6'0" | 172 | Echizen, Fukui JP |
| Shintaro Masuda | L | R | July 8, 1987 | 5'10" | 181 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kazuo Matsui | S | R | October 23, 1975 | 5'10" | 187 | Higashi-Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Manabu Mima | L | R | September 19, 1986 | 5'6" | 165 | Kita Soma-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Yoshitaka Muto | R | R | July 22, 1987 | 5'10" | 163 | |
| Satoshi Nagai | L | R | September 27, 1984 | 5'10" | 159 | Fujioka, Gunma JP |
| Masato Nakamura | L | R | February 2, 1982 | 5'9" | 157 | Gose, Nara JP |
| Toshiya Nakashima | R | R | June 10, 1980 | 5'11" | 176 | Chikugo, Fukuoka JP |
| Tetsuro Nishida | R | R | September 4, 1991 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Wataru Nishimura | S | R | September 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Nanjo, Okinawa JP |
| Takero Okajima | L | R | September 7, 1989 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Keiji Oyama | R | R | November 19, 1980 | 5'9" | 179 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Darrell Rasner | R | R | January 13, 1981 | 6'3" | 210 | Carson City, NV US |
| Takuma Sadaoka | R | R | October 17, 1986 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Kenta Satake | L | L | October 23, 1978 | 5'10" | 183 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Motohiro Shima | R | R | December 13, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Kaizu, Gifu JP |
| Hiroaki Shimauchi | L | L | February 2, 1990 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi | L | L | May 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 212 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Takahiro Shiomi | L | L | September 6, 1988 | 6'0" | 170 | Moriguchi, Osaka JP |
| Kazuya Takahori | R | R | June 11, 1987 | 6'0" | 154 | |
| 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 |
| Luis Terrero | R | R | May 18, 1980 | 6'3" | 205 | Barahona, Barahona DO |
| Kenji Tomura | R | R | October 20, 1987 | 6'1" | 168 | Hidaka, Saitama JP |
| Teppei Tsuchiya | L | R | December 27, 1982 | 5'10" | 172 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Tomohiro Tsuchiya | R | R | August 18, 1985 | 5'10" | 154 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Kensuke Uchimura | S | R | March 17, 1986 | 5'4" | 143 | , Tokyo JP |
| Keiji Uezono | R | R | June 30, 1984 | 6'0" | 181 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Fuminori Yokogawa | L | R | December 3, 1984 | 6'1" | 202 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
