2009 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 89-46
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tatsunori Hara (89-46)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Playoffs - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Chunichi Dragons 1
Japan Series - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2009 season with a record of 89 wins and 46 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants led the league with 650 runs, fueled by 182 home runs. Yomiuri surrendered 493 runs, least in the league. Shinnosuke Abe walloped 32 home runs for the squad, while Alex Ramírez, Yoshiyuki Kamei, Seung Yuop Lee, Michihiro Ogasawara and Hayato Sakamoto each swatted 15 or more also. Michihiro Ogasawara recorded 107 runs batted in. Alex Ramírez paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .322. Dicky Gonzalez topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.11 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Hisanori Takahashi, Edgardo Alfonzo, Micheal Nakamura, Alex Ramírez, Dicky Gonzalez, Marc Kroon and Seth Greisinger were all players from the 2009 Yomiuri Giants who played in the Majors during their careers.
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 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | R | R | November 8, 1973 | 5'11" | 210 | Santa Teresa del Tuy, Miranda VE |
| Soichi Fujita | L | L | October 17, 1972 | 5'9" | 175 | Yawata, Kyoto JP |
| 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 |
| Yuki Furukawa | L | L | April 5, 1985 | 5'7" | 141 | Kusaka, Saitama JP |
| Shigeyuki Furuki | L | R | January 12, 1976 | 5'8" | 170 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Dicky Gonzalez | R | R | December 21, 1978 | 5'10" | 200 | Bayamon, PR |
| Seth Greisinger | R | R | July 29, 1975 | 6'3" | 200 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Takanori Hoshi | R | R | May 4, 1982 | 5'9" | 179 | Natori, Miyagi JP |
| Tomoya Inzen | L | L | June 5, 1984 | 5'9" | 161 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Manabu Iwadate | R | R | April 14, 1981 | 5'10" | 170 | Narita, Chiba JP |
| Ryuichi Kajimae | R | R | April 6, 1985 | 5'9" | 175 | Kashihara, Nara 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 |
| Shota Kimura | R | R | May 24, 1986 | 5'10" | 170 | Ichinoseki, Iwate 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 |
| Marc Kroon | S | R | April 2, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Bronx, NY US |
| Yuya Kubo | R | R | May 23, 1980 | 5'10" | 175 | Fukuoka, Tokyo JP |
| Takahito Kudo | L | L | March 30, 1981 | 5'7" | 161 | Kurioshi, Aomori JP |
| Seung Yuop Lee | L | L | August 18, 1976 | 6'0" | 187 | Daegu, KR |
| Tetsuya Matsumoto | L | L | July 3, 1984 | 5'7" | 146 | Yamanashi, Yamanashi JP |
| Daisuke Nakai | R | R | November 27, 1989 | 6'0" | 185 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Micheal Nakamura | R | R | September 6, 1976 | 5'10" | 170 | Nara, JP |
| Kentaro Nishimura | R | R | May 10, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima 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 |
| Daisuke Ochi | R | R | June 30, 1983 | 6'1" | 195 | Ochi-gun, Ehime JP |
| 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 |
| Taishi Ohta | R | R | June 9, 1990 | 6'2" | 198 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Noriyoshi Omichi | R | R | October 28, 1969 | 6'0" | 212 | Shima-gun, Mie JP |
| Alex Ramírez | R | R | October 3, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Hayato Sakamoto | R | R | December 14, 1988 | 6'1" | 176 | Itami, Hyogo 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 |
| Daijiro Tanaka | L | L | April 29, 1988 | 5'10" | 185 | Odawara, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshitomo Tani | R | R | February 9, 1973 | 5'8" | 170 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takayuki Terauchi | R | R | May 27, 1983 | 5'10" | 160 | Tochigi, Tochigi JP |
| Masafumi Togano | R | R | October 19, 1984 | 6'1" | 205 | Inba-gun, Chiba 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 |
| Hidetoshi Tsuburaya | L | R | September 17, 1984 | 5'11" | 165 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazunari Tsuruoka | R | R | May 30, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | Takasago, Hyogo 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 |
