2016 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 71-69
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshinobu Takahashi (52-45)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
2016 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 71-69
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshinobu Takahashi (52-45)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Playoffs - Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2 games, Yomiuri Giants 1
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2016 season with a record of 71 wins and 69 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Giants tallied 519 runs and surrendered 543 runs.
Luis Cruz, Adolis García, Garrett Jones, Miles Mikolas, Hirokazu Sawamura, Scott Mathieson and Aaron Poreda were all players from the 2016 Yomiuri Giants who played in the Majors during their careers.
Yoshinobu Takahashi 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 |
| Ryoji Aikawa | R | R | July 11, 1976 | 6'0" | 190 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Leslie Anderson | L | L | March 30, 1983 | 6'1" | 205 | Camaguey, Guantanamo CU |
| Hisayoshi Chono | R | R | December 6, 1984 | 5'11" | 176 | Miyaki-gun, Saga JP |
| Luis Cruz | R | R | February 10, 1984 | 6'1" | 210 | Navojoa, Sonora MX |
| Takehiro Donoue | L | R | May 27, 1985 | 5'9" | 185 | Kasugai, Aichi 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 |
| Adolis García | R | R | March 2, 1993 | 6'1" | 180 | Ciego de Avila, CU |
| Jun Hasegawa | R | R | June 15, 1991 | 6'1" | 163 | , JP |
| Itaru Hashimoto | L | R | April 28, 1990 | 5'8" | 160 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Nobutaka Imamura | L | L | March 15, 1994 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Masahiro Inui | L | L | December 8, 1988 | 5'9" | 163 | Kakogawa, Hyogo JP |
| Garrett Jones | L | L | June 21, 1981 | 6'5" | 235 | Harvey, IL US |
| Yoshiyuki Kamei | L | R | July 28, 1982 | 5'10" | 175 | Yamato Koriyama, Nara 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 |
| Atsushi Kita | L | R | November 26, 1988 | 6'0" | 183 | Komatsu, Ishikawa JP |
| Seiji Kobayashi | R | R | June 7, 1989 | 5'8" | 173 | , JP |
| Yuki Koyama | R | R | December 5, 1988 | 6'2" | 170 | Chita, Aichi JP |
| Katsuhiko Kumon | L | L | March 4, 1992 | 5'8" | 165 | , JP |
| 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 |
| Héctor Mendoza | R | R | March 5, 1994 | 6'2" | 176 | Isla de la Juventud, CU |
| Miles Mikolas | R | R | August 23, 1988 | 6'5" | 220 | Jupiter, FL US |
| 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 |
| Kota Nakagawa | L | L | February 24, 1994 | 6'0" | 183 | , 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 |
| Kazuma Okamoto | R | R | June 30, 1996 | 6'0" | 212 | , JP |
| Kan Otake | R | R | May 21, 1983 | 6'0" | 187 | Yashio, Saitama JP |
| Aaron Poreda | L | L | October 1, 1986 | 6'6" | 240 | Walnut Creek, CA US |
| Hayato Sakamoto | R | R | December 14, 1988 | 6'1" | 176 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Toshiki Sakurai | R | R | October 21, 1993 | 5'11" | 180 | , 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 |
| Shinnosuke Shigenobu | L | R | April 17, 1993 | 5'8" | 154 | , JP |
| Tomoyuki Sugano | R | R | October 11, 1989 | 6'1" | 198 | Kanagawa, JP |
| Takahiro Suzuki | S | R | April 27, 1978 | 5'11" | 170 | Soma, Fukushima JP |
| Kazuto Taguchi | L | L | September 14, 1995 | 5'7" | 165 | |
| Seiji Tahara | L | R | September 2, 1989 | 5'10" | 154 | , JP |
| Kentaro Taira | R | R | July 12, 1995 | 5'11" | 154 | , JP |
| Hayato Takagi | R | R | July 13, 1989 | 5'10" | 194 | , 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 |
| Chiaki Tone | L | L | October 17, 1992 | 5'8" | 205 | |
| Mizuki Tsuchida | R | R | January 1, 1990 | 199 | ||
| Harutomo Tsuji | L | R | August 11, 1994 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| 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 |
| Yasuhiro Yamamoto | R | R | October 10, 1993 | 5'9" | 167 | , JP |
| Toshiyuki Yanuki | R | R | December 15, 1983 | 6'3" | 194 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Daiki Yoshikawa | S | R | August 21, 1992 | 5'8" | 154 |
