2000 Yokohama BayStars Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 69-66
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Hiroshi Gondo (69-66)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
2000 Yokohama BayStars StatisticsTeam Record: 69-66
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Hiroshi Gondo (69-66)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama BayStars of the Japan Central League ended the 2000 season with a record of 69 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The BayStars plated 576 runs and gave up 559 runs. Bobby Rose paced Yokohama with 21 home runs, while Takanori Suzuki walloped 15 or more also. Bobby Rose drove in 97 runs. Tatsuhiko Kinjo topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .346 clip. Daisuke Miura led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.23 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 2000 Yokohama BayStars who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Kazuo Fukumori, Bobby Rose, Rafael Betancourt, Satoru Komiyama, Lou Merloni and Takashi Saito.
Hiroshi Gondo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryoji Aikawa | R | R | July 11, 1976 | 6'0" | 190 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Kosaku Akimoto | R | R | January 29, 1968 | 6'0" | 187 | Bunkyo, Tokyo JP |
| Yukio Arai | L | L | October 13, 1964 | 5'7" | 163 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hideyuki Awano | L | L | July 28, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Rafael Betancourt | R | R | April 29, 1975 | 6'2" | 215 | Cumana, Sucre VE |
| Kazuo Fukumori | R | R | August 4, 1976 | 6'0" | 175 | Kita Morokata-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Toshio Haru | R | R | May 25, 1970 | 5'8" | 167 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kazushi Hosomi | R | R | April 2, 1973 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hideki Igarashi | R | R | August 23, 1969 | 6'1" | 205 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Jun Inoue | L | L | June 8, 1970 | 6'0" | 167 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Takuro Ishii | L | R | August 25, 1970 | 5'9" | 172 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Yoshihito Ishii | L | R | July 12, 1978 | 5'10" | 181 | Kawaguchi, Saitama JP |
| Daisuke Kanda | S | R | April 30, 1978 | 6'1" | 191 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Kazuaki Kawabata | R | R | March 12, 1968 | 5'11" | 158 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Ryuichi Kawahara | L | L | August 10, 1971 | 5'10" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Takeo Kawamura | R | R | April 30, 1972 | 6'0" | 176 | Yamato, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshifumi Kawasaki | R | R | October 30, 1971 | 5'11" | 158 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Tatsuhiko Kinjo | S | R | July 27, 1976 | 5'10" | 187 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Atsushi Kizuka | R | R | July 19, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | Urawa, Saitama JP |
| Masahito Kohiyama | R | R | May 7, 1969 | 5'10" | 187 | , Tokyo JP |
| Norihiro Komada | L | L | September 14, 1962 | 6'3" | 191 | , Nara JP |
| Satoru Komiyama | R | R | September 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 183 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Takashi Manei | R | R | July 7, 1972 | 5'7" | 170 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Lou Merloni | R | R | April 6, 1971 | 5'10" | 188 | Framingham, MA US |
| Katsuhiro Mino | R | R | July 6, 1971 | 6'1" | 180 | Sakade, Kagawa JP |
| Daisuke Miura | R | R | December 25, 1973 | 6'0" | 194 | Kashihara, Nara JP |
| Hiroshi Miyauchi | L | R | February 4, 1973 | 5'11" | 182 | Bofu, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masao Morinaka | L | L | April 9, 1974 | 5'9" | 176 | Mishima, Shizuoka JP |
| Hitoshi Nakane | R | R | August 28, 1966 | 5'10" | 176 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Susumu Nakanowatari | R | R | September 17, 1976 | 6'4" | 202 | Fussa, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroki Nomura | L | L | June 30, 1969 | 5'11" | 182 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Hirokazu Okada | R | R | January 21, 1968 | 5'10" | 180 | Mihara, Hiroshima JP |
| Bobby Rose | R | R | March 15, 1967 | 5'11" | 170 | Covina, CA US |
| Takahiro Saeki | L | L | April 18, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Saito | L | R | February 14, 1970 | 6'2" | 200 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Iori Sekiguchi | L | L | October 26, 1971 | 5'10" | 162 | Kumagai, Saitama JP |
| Naoya Shimada | R | R | March 17, 1970 | 5'9" | 171 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Tatsuya Shindo | R | R | January 14, 1970 | 5'8" | 154 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Takanori Suzuki | L | R | April 10, 1972 | 6'1" | 187 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Hitoshi Tamura | R | R | March 28, 1977 | 5'11" | 179 | Kiyokawamura, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazunori Tanaka | S | R | October 28, 1981 | 5'5" | 158 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Motonobu Tanishige | R | R | December 21, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | Hiba-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Hisashi Tokano | R | R | February 4, 1975 | 5'11" | 193 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Kazunari Tsuruoka | R | R | May 30, 1977 | 6'0" | 185 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Eiji Yano | R | R | June 15, 1976 | 6'0" | 175 | Fukuyama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yukiya Yokoyama | R | R | June 1, 1977 | 6'3" | 216 | Ebina, Kanagawa JP |
| Masahide Yone | R | R | June 11, 1972 | 6'1" | 198 | Yoshiki-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
