2022 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 68-72
in the JPCL
Manager: Tatsunori Hara (68-72)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2022 season with a record of 68 wins and 72 losses
The Giants plated 548 runs and gave up 589 runs, most in the league. Kazuma Okamoto walloped 30 home runs for Yomiuri, while Gregory Polanco, Yoshihiro Maru, Adam Walker and Sho Nakata each swatted 15 or more as well. Kazuma Okamoto accounted for 82 RBI. Naoki Yoshikawa paced all regular batters by hitting .277. Shosei Togo topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.63 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Matt Shoemaker, Thyago Vieira, Ian Krol, Shun Yamaguchi, Zelous Wheeler, Gregory Polanco, Rubby De La Rosa and Matt Andriese were all players from the 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuji Akahoshi | R | R | July 2, 1999 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Matt Andriese | R | R | August 28, 1989 | 6'2" | 225 | Redlands, CA US |
| Cristopher Crisostomo | L | L | March 8, 1994 | 6'2" | 180 | La Romana, DO |
| Rubby De La Rosa | R | R | March 4, 1989 | 6'0" | 210 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Seishu Hatake | L | R | May 31, 1994 | 6'1" | 172 | , JP |
| Ryuta Heinai | R | R | August 1, 1998 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Taishi Hirooka | R | R | April 9, 1997 | 6'0" | 178 | , JP |
| Kenshin Hotta | R | R | May 21, 2001 | 6'1" | 187 | |
| Nobutaka Imamura | L | L | March 15, 1994 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Shoichi Inoh | R | R | May 1, 1986 | 6'2" | 191 | |
| Haruto Inoue | L | L | May 13, 2001 | 5'8" | 158 | |
| Shingo Ishikawa | R | R | April 27, 1993 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Yohei Kagiya | R | R | September 23, 1990 | 5'9" | 176 | , JP |
| Kazuya Katsuki | L | R | April 16, 1996 | 5'9" | 183 | |
| Taiki Kikuchi | L | R | June 2, 1999 | 6'1" | 196 | |
| Yukinori Kishida | R | R | October 10, 1996 | 5'9" | 191 | |
| Ryusuke Kita | R | R | August 25, 1998 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Takumi Kitamura | R | R | August 29, 1995 | 5'11" | 187 | , JP |
| Seiji Kobayashi | R | R | June 7, 1989 | 5'8" | 173 | , JP |
| Ian Krol | L | L | May 9, 1991 | 6'1" | 210 | Hinsdale, IL US |
| Takuya Kuwahara | R | R | March 26, 1996 | 5'10" | 167 | , JP |
| Yoshihiro Maru | L | R | April 11, 1989 | 5'10" | 176 | Katsuura, Chiba JP |
| Daiki Masuda | R | R | July 29, 1993 | 5'8" | 140 | |
| Riku Masuda | R | R | June 17, 2000 | 5'10" | 187 | , JP |
| Seiya Matsubara | L | R | January 26, 1995 | 5'8" | 158 | |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | R | R | July 31, 1982 | 5'11" | 200 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Sho Nakata | R | R | April 22, 1989 | 6'0" | 209 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Raito Nakayama | L | R | April 12, 2002 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Daisuke Naoe | R | R | June 20, 2000 | 6'0" | 169 | , JP |
| Ryusei Ohe | L | L | January 15, 1999 | 5'8" | 180 | |
| Takumi Ohshiro | L | R | February 11, 1993 | 6'2" | 196 | Naha, JP |
| Yuki Okada | L | R | January 19, 2000 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Kazuma Okamoto | R | R | June 30, 1996 | 6'0" | 212 | , JP |
| Taisei Ota | R | R | June 29, 1999 | 5'11" | 194 | Taka, JP |
| Gregory Polanco | L | L | September 14, 1991 | 6'5" | 235 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Hayato Sakamoto | R | R | December 14, 1988 | 6'1" | 176 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Toshiki Sakurai | R | R | October 21, 1993 | 5'11" | 180 | , JP |
| Shinnosuke Shigenobu | L | R | April 17, 1993 | 5'8" | 154 | , JP |
| Matt Shoemaker | R | R | September 27, 1986 | 6'2" | 225 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Tomoyuki Sugano | R | R | October 11, 1989 | 6'1" | 198 | Kanagawa, JP |
| Kyosuke Takagi | L | L | September 5, 1989 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Yuki Takahashi | L | L | February 1, 1997 | 5'10" | 180 | , JP |
| Yuhei Takanashi | L | L | July 13, 1992 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| Soichiro Tateoka | R | R | May 18, 1990 | 5'11" | 172 | Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Natsuki Toda | R | R | July 22, 2000 | 5'6" | 156 | |
| Shosei Togo | R | R | April 4, 2000 | 6'1" | 158 | Miyakonojo, JP |
| Chiaki Tone | L | L | October 17, 1992 | 5'8" | 205 | |
| Thyago Vieira | R | R | January 7, 1993 | 6'2" | 210 | Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo BR |
| Akihiro Wakabayashi | S | R | August 26, 1993 | 5'11" | 169 | , JP |
| Adam Walker | R | R | October 18, 1991 | 6'5" | 225 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Zelous Wheeler | R | R | January 16, 1987 | 5'10" | 220 | Childersburg, AL US |
| Shun Yamaguchi | R | R | July 11, 1987 | 6'2" | 198 | Nakatsu, Oita JP |
| Itsuki Yamamoto | L | L | June 28, 1998 | 5'11" | 189 | |
| Iori Yamasaki | L | R | October 10, 1998 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Shinnosuke Yamase | R | R | May 4, 2001 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Takumaru Yaoita | L | R | January 17, 1997 | 5'11" | 167 | |
| Kai Yokogawa | L | L | August 30, 2000 | 6'2" | 198 | , JP |
| Naoki Yoshikawa | L | R | February 8, 1995 | 5'10" | 174 | |
| Dai Yuasa | R | R | January 24, 2000 | 5'7" | 160 | , JP |
