2007 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 80-63
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tatsunori Hara (80-63)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Playoffs - Chunichi Dragons 3 games, Yomiuri Giants 0
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2007 season with a record of 80 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants scored 692 runs, best in the league. Yomiuri yielded 556 runs, fewest in the league. Yoshinobu Takahashi walloped 35 home runs for the squad, while Seung Yuop Lee, Shinnosuke Abe, Michihiro Ogasawara and Tomohiro Nioka each added 15 or more, too. Shinnosuke Abe accounted for 101 RBI. Yoshitomo Tani paced all regular hitters by hitting .318. Hisanori Takahashi and Tetsuya Utsumi topped the team with 14 wins each, and Hisanori Takahashi earned a 2.76 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 2007 Yomiuri Giants who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Luis González, Geremi González, Jeremy Powell, Damon Hollins, Koji Uehara and Hisanori Takahashi.
Tatsunori Hara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinnosuke Abe | L | R | March 20, 1979 | 5'11" | 214 | Urayasu, Chiba JP |
| Yushi Aida | R | R | January 30, 1984 | 5'10" | 165 | Kasugabe, Saitama JP |
| Chien-Ming Chiang | R | R | May 27, 1985 | 5'9" | 160 | , TW |
| Takuya Fukata | L | L | April 23, 1983 | 5'10" | 170 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Satoshi Fukuda | R | R | September 12, 1983 | 5'11" | 165 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Ryosuke Fukumachi | R | R | October 25, 1984 | 5'11" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shigeyuki Furuki | L | R | January 12, 1976 | 5'8" | 170 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Geremi González | R | R | January 8, 1975 | 6'2" | 200 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Luis González | R | R | June 26, 1979 | 5'11" | 170 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Masanori Hayashi | L | L | September 19, 1983 | 6'2" | 185 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Damon Hollins | R | L | June 12, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Fairfield, CA US |
| Manabu Iwadate | R | R | April 14, 1981 | 5'10" | 170 | Narita, Chiba JP |
| Ken Kadokura | R | R | July 29, 1973 | 6'3" | 200 | Iruma, Saitama JP |
| Yoshiyuki Kamei | L | R | July 28, 1982 | 5'10" | 175 | Yamato Koriyama, Nara JP |
| Norihito Kaneto | L | L | April 10, 1984 | 5'9" | 175 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Ken Kato | R | R | March 23, 1981 | 6'1" | 200 | Kita Kanbara-gun, Niigata JP |
| Takuya Kimura | S | R | April 15, 1972 | 5'8" | 165 | Miyagaki-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Hiroshi Kisanuki | R | R | May 17, 1980 | 6'1" | 185 | Satsumasendai, Kagoshima JP |
| Makoto Kosaka | L | R | July 2, 1973 | 5'6" | 145 | Watari-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Yuya Kubo | R | R | May 23, 1980 | 5'10" | 175 | Fukuoka, Tokyo JP |
| Seung Yuop Lee | L | L | August 18, 1976 | 6'0" | 187 | Daegu, KR |
| Yukinaga Maeda | L | L | August 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 155 | Tsukushi-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Hitoshi Miki | R | R | August 8, 1982 | 5'8" | 176 | Izumisano, Osaka JP |
| Taka Miura | R | R | May 21, 1978 | 5'11" | 176 | Yono, Saitama JP |
| Yoshinori Murata | R | R | April 24, 1974 | 5'9" | 175 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Tomohiro Nioka | R | R | April 29, 1976 | 5'11" | 180 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Kentaro Nishimura | R | R | May 10, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Shigeki Noguchi | L | L | May 13, 1974 | 6'0" | 178 | Toyo, Ehime JP |
| Takahiko Nomaguchi | R | R | May 31, 1983 | 6'0" | 200 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Wirfin Obispo | R | R | September 26, 1984 | 6'2" | 215 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Masakuni Odajima | R | R | April 12, 1979 | 6'0" | 195 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Michihiro Ogasawara | L | R | October 25, 1973 | 5'10" | 185 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Noriyoshi Omichi | R | R | October 28, 1969 | 6'0" | 212 | Shima-gun, Mie JP |
| Tatsuya Ozeki | L | L | July 24, 1976 | 5'10" | 160 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Jeremy Powell | R | R | June 18, 1976 | 6'5" | 230 | Bellflower, CA US |
| Hayato Sakamoto | R | R | December 14, 1988 | 6'1" | 176 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroki Sanada | R | R | February 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 185 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kazunari Sanematsu | R | R | January 18, 1981 | 5'10" | 180 | Morodomi-cho, Saga JP |
| Takayuki Shimizu | L | R | October 23, 1973 | 6'0" | 183 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Takahiro Suzuki | S | R | April 27, 1978 | 5'11" | 170 | Soma, Fukushima JP |
| Hisanori Takahashi | L | L | April 2, 1975 | 5'10" | 180 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Yoshinobu Takahashi | L | R | April 3, 1975 | 5'11" | 190 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Yoshitomo Tani | R | R | February 9, 1973 | 5'8" | 170 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shun Tono | R | R | July 11, 1986 | 6'1" | 187 | Hokota, Ibaraki JP |
| Kiyoshi Toyoda | R | R | February 2, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Kameyama, Mie JP |
| Koji Uehara | R | R | April 3, 1975 | 6'2" | 195 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Tetsuya Utsumi | L | L | April 29, 1982 | 6'1" | 198 | Joyo, Kyoto JP |
| Ryota Wakiya | L | R | November 4, 1981 | 5'9" | 165 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Tetsuya Yamaguchi | L | L | November 11, 1983 | 6'0" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kenji Yano | R | R | September 21, 1980 | 5'10" | 179 | Mitaka, Tokyo JP |
| Shintaro Yoshitake | R | R | June 3, 1975 | 5'10" | 190 | Higashi Kunisaki-gun, Oita JP |
