2018 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 61-69
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshinobu Takahashi (61-69)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
2018 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 61-69
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshinobu Takahashi (61-69)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Playoffs - Yomiuri Giants 2 games, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0
Playoffs - Hiroshima Toyo Carp 4 games, Yomiuri Giants 0
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2018 season with a record of 61 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Giants scored 584 runs and allowed 540 runs.
Taylor Jungmann, Arquimedes Caminero, Shun Yamaguchi, Alex Guerrero, Hirokazu Sawamura, Scott Mathieson, Casey McGehee and Koji Uehara were all players from the 2018 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 |
| Samuel Adames | R | R | September 27, 1994 | 6'4" | 190 | Azua, DO |
| Arquimedes Caminero | R | R | June 16, 1987 | 6'4" | 245 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Hisayoshi Chono | R | R | December 6, 1984 | 5'11" | 176 | Miyaki-gun, Saga JP |
| Cristopher Crisostomo | L | L | March 8, 1994 | 6'2" | 180 | La Romana, DO |
| Alex Guerrero | R | R | November 20, 1986 | 6'1" | 220 | Las Tunas, Las Tunas CU |
| Seishu Hatake | L | R | May 31, 1994 | 6'1" | 172 | , JP |
| Shun Ikeda | L | L | November 29, 1992 | 5'8" | 156 | |
| Nobutaka Imamura | L | L | March 15, 1994 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Shingo Ishikawa | R | R | April 27, 1993 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Taylor Jungmann | R | R | December 18, 1989 | 6'6" | 210 | Temple, TX US |
| Yoshiyuki Kamei | L | R | July 28, 1982 | 5'10" | 175 | Yamato Koriyama, Nara JP |
| Genki Kawano | L | R | June 14, 1991 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Takumi Kitamura | R | R | August 29, 1995 | 5'11" | 187 | , JP |
| Seiji Kobayashi | R | R | June 7, 1989 | 5'8" | 173 | , JP |
| Takuya Kuwahara | R | R | March 26, 1996 | 5'10" | 167 | , JP |
| Jorge Martinez | S | R | March 29, 1993 | 6'2" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Scott Mathieson | R | R | February 27, 1984 | 6'3" | 230 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| Casey McGehee | R | R | October 12, 1982 | 6'1" | 220 | Santa Cruz, CA US |
| Ryosuke Miyaguni | R | R | April 17, 1992 | 6'0" | 167 | , JP |
| Masahiko Morifuku | L | L | July 29, 1986 | 5'7" | 143 | Toyohashi, Aichi 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 |
| Ryoma Nogami | R | R | June 15, 1987 | 5'10" | 150 | Dazaifu, Fukuoka JP |
| Takumi Ohshiro | L | R | February 11, 1993 | 6'2" | 196 | Naha, 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 |
| Hayato Sakamoto | R | R | December 14, 1988 | 6'1" | 176 | Itami, Hyogo 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 |
| Shimpei Shinohara | L | R | June 13, 1990 | 6'1" | 209 | |
| Tomoyuki Sugano | R | R | October 11, 1989 | 6'1" | 198 | Kanagawa, JP |
| Kazuto Taguchi | L | L | September 14, 1995 | 5'7" | 165 | |
| Seiji Tahara | L | R | September 2, 1989 | 5'10" | 154 | , JP |
| Kyosuke Takagi | L | L | September 5, 1989 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Hosei Takata | R | R | July 4, 1998 | 5'8" | 165 | , JP |
| Shunta Tanaka | L | R | August 18, 1993 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Takaya Tanaka | L | R | August 27, 1992 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Tappei Tanioka | R | R | March 21, 1996 | 5'11" | 174 | , JP |
| Soichiro Tateoka | R | R | May 18, 1990 | 5'11" | 172 | Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Harutomo Tsuji | L | R | August 11, 1994 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Koji Uehara | R | R | April 3, 1975 | 6'2" | 195 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Shingo Usami | L | R | June 4, 1993 | 5'11" | 191 | |
| Tetsuya Utsumi | L | L | April 29, 1982 | 6'1" | 198 | Joyo, Kyoto JP |
| Ren Wada | R | R | September 26, 1995 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Akihiro Wakabayashi | S | R | August 26, 1993 | 5'11" | 169 | , JP |
| Shun Yamaguchi | R | R | July 11, 1987 | 6'2" | 198 | Nakatsu, Oita JP |
| Yasuhiro Yamamoto | R | R | October 10, 1993 | 5'9" | 167 | , JP |
| Daikan Yoh | R | R | January 17, 1987 | 6'0" | 172 | Taitung City, TW |
| Daiki Yoshikawa | S | R | August 21, 1992 | 5'8" | 154 | |
| Mitsuo Yoshikawa | L | L | April 6, 1988 | 5'10" | 165 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Naoki Yoshikawa | L | R | February 8, 1995 | 5'10" | 174 |
