2018 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 61-68
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigekazu Mori (61-68)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
2018 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 61-68
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigekazu Mori (61-68)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 2018 season with a record of 61 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 574 runs and yielded 605 runs.
Shinnosuke Ogasawara, Dayán Viciedo, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Joely Rodríguez, Steven Moya, Zoilo Almonte, Onelki García and Dillon Gee were all players from the 2018 Chunichi Dragons who played in the Majors during their careers.
Shigekazu Mori served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiki Abe | R | R | December 3, 1989 | 6'1" | 176 | , JP |
| Zoilo Almonte | S | R | June 10, 1989 | 6'0" | 205 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Masahiro Araki | R | R | September 13, 1977 | 5'11" | 163 | Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Takuya Asao | R | R | October 22, 1984 | 6'0" | 165 | Chita, Aichi JP |
| Naomichi Donoue | R | R | September 23, 1988 | 6'0" | 176 | Kasugai, Aichi JP |
| Issei Endoh | L | R | March 23, 1989 | 5'11" | 171 | |
| Atsushi Fujii | R | R | May 20, 1981 | 5'10" | 180 | Toyohashi, Aichi JP |
| Kento Fujishima | R | R | May 8, 1998 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| Hiroto Fuku | L | L | June 16, 1992 | 5'10" | 191 | , JP |
| Nobumasa Fukuda | R | R | July 23, 1988 | 5'11" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Koji Fukutani | R | R | January 9, 1991 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Onelki García | L | L | August 2, 1989 | 6'3" | 225 | Guantanamo, Guantanamo CU |
| Dillon Gee | R | R | April 28, 1986 | 6'1" | 205 | Cleburne, TX US |
| Ryosuke Hirata | R | R | March 23, 1988 | 5'9" | 185 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Sho Ishikawa | L | R | December 14, 1999 | 5'10" | 178 | |
| Shun Ishikawa | R | R | May 26, 1990 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Junki Itoh | L | R | January 7, 1991 | 6'1" | 159 | Inazawa, Aichi JP |
| Hitoki Iwase | L | L | November 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 179 | Nishio, Aichi JP |
| Kyohei Kamezawa | L | R | October 15, 1988 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Shotaro Kasahara | L | L | March 17, 1995 | 5'10" | 187 | , JP |
| Takuya Kinoshita | R | R | December 18, 1991 | 6'0" | 202 | , JP |
| Yusuke Kinoshita | R | R | October 10, 1993 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Hiroki Kondo | R | R | February 12, 1993 | 5'10" | 172 | |
| Takahito Kudo | L | L | March 30, 1981 | 5'7" | 161 | Kurioshi, Aomori JP |
| Yota Kyoda | L | R | April 20, 1994 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Raidel Martínez | L | R | October 11, 1996 | 6'3" | 205 | Pinar del Rio, CU |
| Katsuki Matayoshi | R | R | November 4, 1990 | 5'10" | 163 | Nishihara, JP |
| Masato Matsui | L | R | November 19, 1987 | 5'10" | 172 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Yusuke Matsui | R | R | July 10, 1987 | 6'0" | 183 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | R | R | September 13, 1980 | 6'0" | 205 | Tokyo, JP |
| Takuya Mitsuma | R | R | July 22, 1992 | 6'0" | 202 | |
| Steven Moya | L | R | August 9, 1991 | 6'7" | 260 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Kei Nomoto | L | L | July 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 179 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Shinnosuke Ogasawara | L | L | October 8, 1997 | 5'11" | 183 | , JP |
| Ryosuke Oguma | R | R | August 11, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | Otsu, Shiga JP |
| Shota Ohno | R | R | January 13, 1987 | 5'10" | 169 | Ogaki, Gifu JP |
| Yudai Ohno | L | L | September 26, 1988 | 6'0" | 171 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Yohei Ohshima | L | L | November 9, 1985 | 5'9" | 163 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Toshiya Okada | L | L | December 5, 1991 | 5'10" | 143 | |
| Joely Rodríguez | L | L | November 14, 1991 | 6'1" | 200 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Yu Satoh | L | R | June 29, 1993 | 6'2" | 187 | , JP |
| Tatsuya Shimizu | R | R | November 3, 1999 | 6'0" | 183 | , JP |
| Daisuke Sobue | L | R | August 11, 1987 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Hiroshi Suzuki | R | R | March 22, 1997 | 5'11" | 209 | , JP |
| Shota Suzuki | R | R | June 16, 1995 | 6'0" | 163 | |
| Shinji Tajima | R | R | December 21, 1989 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Shuhei Takahashi | L | R | January 18, 1994 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Shingo Takeyama | R | R | June 22, 1984 | 5'10" | 190 | , Aichi JP |
| Tetsuya Tani | R | R | July 9, 1985 | 5'10" | 175 | Mima-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Keisuke Tanimoto | R | R | January 28, 1985 | 5'5" | 143 | Suzuka, Mie JP |
| Dayán Viciedo | R | R | March 10, 1989 | 5'11" | 240 | Remedios, Villa Clara CU |
| Daisuke Yamai | R | R | May 10, 1978 | 5'10" | 181 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Takumi Yamamoto | R | R | January 31, 2000 | 5'6" | 156 | , JP |
| Yuya Yanagi | R | R | April 22, 1994 | 5'11" | 183 | , JP |
| Kazuki Yoshimi | R | R | September 19, 1984 | 5'9" | 182 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto JP |
