2014 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 82-61
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tatsunori Hara (82-61)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Playoffs - Hanshin Tigers 4 games, Yomiuri Giants 1
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2014 season with a record of 82 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants allowed 552 runs, least in the league. Yomiuri plated 596 runs. José López paced the team with 22 home runs, while Shinnosuke Abe, Shuichi Murata, Hayato Sakamoto and Leslie Anderson each walloped 15 or more also. Shuichi Murata accounted for 68 RBI. Hisayoshi Chono topped all regular batters by hitting .297. Tomoyuki Sugano led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.33 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 2014 Yomiuri Giants who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Scott Mathieson, José López, Chris Seddon and Hirokazu Sawamura.
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 |
| Toru Anan | S | L | July 28, 1984 | 6'0" | 163 | Bungo Ono, Oita JP |
| Leslie Anderson | L | L | March 30, 1983 | 6'1" | 205 | Camaguey, Guantanamo CU |
| Takahiro Aoki | L | L | November 26, 1981 | 6'2" | 187 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Frederich Cepeda | S | R | April 8, 1980 | 5'10" | 201 | Sancti Spiritus, CU |
| Hisayoshi Chono | R | R | December 6, 1984 | 5'11" | 176 | Miyaki-gun, Saga JP |
| Yuki Egarashi | R | R | November 14, 1986 | 6'0" | 170 | , JP |
| Daisuke Fujimura | L | R | July 25, 1989 | 5'8" | 160 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Satoshi Fukuda | R | R | September 12, 1983 | 5'11" | 165 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Itaru Hashimoto | L | R | April 28, 1990 | 5'8" | 160 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Hirokazu Ibata | R | R | May 12, 1975 | 5'8" | 165 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Nobutaka Imamura | L | L | March 15, 1994 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Tomoya Inzen | L | L | June 5, 1984 | 5'9" | 161 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshihito Ishii | L | R | July 12, 1978 | 5'10" | 181 | Kawaguchi, Saitama JP |
| Yoshiyuki Kamei | L | R | July 28, 1982 | 5'10" | 175 | Yamato Koriyama, Nara JP |
| Shoki Kasahara | R | R | January 9, 1991 | 6'3" | 210 | , JP |
| Yasuyuki Kataoka | R | R | February 17, 1983 | 5'9" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Ken Kato | R | R | March 23, 1981 | 6'1" | 200 | Kita Kanbara-gun, Niigata JP |
| Ryota Katsuki | R | R | July 27, 1982 | 5'11" | 187 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Masato Kiyashiki | R | R | June 19, 1991 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Seiji Kobayashi | R | R | June 7, 1989 | 5'8" | 173 | , JP |
| Yuki Koyama | R | R | December 5, 1988 | 6'2" | 170 | Chita, Aichi JP |
| Yuya Kubo | R | R | May 23, 1980 | 5'10" | 175 | Fukuoka, Tokyo JP |
| José López | R | R | November 24, 1983 | 6'0" | 205 | Barcelona, Anzoategui VE |
| Scott Mathieson | R | R | February 27, 1984 | 6'3" | 230 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| Tetsuya Matsumoto | L | L | July 3, 1984 | 5'7" | 146 | Yamanashi, Yamanashi JP |
| Ryosuke Miyaguni | R | R | April 17, 1992 | 6'0" | 167 | , JP |
| Shuichi Murata | R | R | December 28, 1980 | 5'10" | 203 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Daisuke Nakai | R | R | November 27, 1989 | 6'0" | 185 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Kentaro Nishimura | R | R | May 10, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Taishi Ohta | R | R | June 9, 1990 | 6'2" | 198 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Kan Otake | R | R | May 21, 1983 | 6'0" | 187 | Yashio, Saitama JP |
| Hayato Sakamoto | R | R | December 14, 1988 | 6'1" | 176 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Kazunari Sanematsu | R | R | January 18, 1981 | 5'10" | 180 | Morodomi-cho, Saga JP |
| Hirokazu Sawamura | R | R | April 3, 1988 | 6'0" | 212 | Tochigi, Tochigi JP |
| Chris Seddon | L | L | October 13, 1983 | 6'4" | 220 | Northridge, CA US |
| Tomoyuki Sugano | R | R | October 11, 1989 | 6'1" | 198 | Kanagawa, JP |
| Toshiya Sugiuchi | L | L | October 30, 1980 | 5'9" | 181 | Kasuga, Fukuoka JP |
| Hideki Sunaga | L | L | October 28, 1985 | 5'11" | 174 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takahiro Suzuki | S | R | April 27, 1978 | 5'11" | 170 | Soma, Fukushima JP |
| Seiji Tahara | L | R | September 2, 1989 | 5'10" | 154 | , JP |
| Kyosuke Takagi | L | L | September 5, 1989 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Yoshinobu Takahashi | L | R | April 3, 1975 | 5'11" | 190 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Soichiro Tateoka | R | R | May 18, 1990 | 5'11" | 172 | Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Takayuki Terauchi | R | R | May 27, 1983 | 5'10" | 160 | Tochigi, Tochigi JP |
| Mizuki Tsuchida | R | R | January 1, 1990 | 199 | ||
| Tetsuya Utsumi | L | L | April 29, 1982 | 6'1" | 198 | Joyo, Kyoto 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 |
| Fuminori Yokogawa | L | R | December 3, 1984 | 6'1" | 202 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
