2025 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Team Record: 63-78
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Kazuki Inoue (63-78)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 2025 season with a record of 63 wins and 78 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 403 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 463 runs. Seiya Hosokawa led Chunichi with 20 home runs, while Seiji Uebayashi walloped 15 or more also. Seiya Hosokawa and Jason Vosler each drove in 58 runs. Yuki Okabayashi paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .291. Yudai Ohno topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.1 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Orlando Calixte, Michael Chavis, Yunior Marte, Humberto Mejía, Kyle Muller, Jason Vosler and Nash Walters were all players from the 2025 Chunichi Dragons who played in the Majors during their careers.
Kazuki Inoue served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta Bright | R | R | May 7, 1999 | 6'0" | 194 | |
| Orlando Calixte | R | R | February 3, 1992 | 6'0" | 183 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Michael Chavis | R | R | August 11, 1995 | 5'10" | 216 | Marietta, GA US |
| Kento Fujishima | R | R | May 8, 1998 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| Hiroto Fuku | L | L | June 16, 1992 | 5'10" | 191 | JP, JP |
| Konosuke Fukuda | L | L | August 11, 2005 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Hiroki Fukunaga | R | R | September 16, 1996 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Shunta Gotoh | L | R | March 5, 1993 | 5'11" | 165 | Shibukawa, Gunma JP |
| Shonosuke Hama | L | R | May 3, 2000 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Yuki Hashimoto | L | L | January 8, 1998 | 5'10" | 156 | |
| Seishu Higuchi | L | R | November 17, 1998 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Seiya Hosokawa | R | R | August 4, 1998 | 5'10" | 189 | |
| Kota Ishibashi | R | R | December 7, 2000 | 5'10" | 191 | |
| Yuta Ishii | R | R | August 18, 2000 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Takaya Ishikawa | R | R | June 22, 2001 | 6'0" | 205 | |
| Yutaro Itayama | L | R | March 27, 1994 | 5'11" | 174 | JP, JP |
| Mao Itoh | L | R | November 19, 2000 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| Sho Iwasaki | R | R | October 21, 1989 | 6'2" | 163 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Yumeto Kanemaru | L | L | February 1, 2003 | 5'9" | 169 | |
| Takuma Katoh | R | R | April 29, 1992 | 5'9" | 163 | |
| Akiyoshi Katsuno | R | R | June 12, 1997 | 6'0" | 196 | |
| Seiji Kawagoe | L | L | June 30, 1993 | 5'8" | 176 | |
| Takuya Kinoshita | R | R | December 18, 1991 | 6'0" | 202 | JP, JP |
| Ren Kondo | L | L | September 22, 1998 | 5'10" | 191 | |
| Sho Kusaka | R | R | November 21, 2001 | 5'11" | 169 | |
| Yunior Marte | R | R | February 2, 1995 | 6'2" | 180 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Takahiro Matsuba | L | L | August 14, 1990 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Yuta Matsukihira | R | R | February 24, 2003 | 5'10" | 154 | |
| Shinya Matsuyama | R | R | June 23, 2000 | 6'2" | 202 | |
| Humberto Mejía | R | R | March 3, 1997 | 6'3" | 175 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Mizuki Miura | R | L | September 2, 1999 | 5'8" | 167 | |
| Taisei Miya | L | R | June 14, 2003 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Shunta Mori | L | R | December 25, 2006 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Kyle Muller | R | L | October 7, 1997 | 6'6" | 225 | Dallas, TX US |
| Kaito Muramatsu | L | R | January 6, 2001 | 5'7" | 176 | |
| Reia Nakachi | R | R | February 15, 2001 | 5'9" | 182 | |
| Sho Nakata | R | R | April 22, 1989 | 6'0" | 209 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Akira Neo | L | R | April 19, 2000 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| Gouki Oda | L | L | August 3, 2000 | 5'8" | 163 | |
| 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 |
| Yuki Okabayashi | L | R | February 22, 2002 | 5'8" | 163 | |
| Toshiya Okada | L | L | December 5, 1991 | 5'10" | 143 | JP, JP |
| Cristián Rodríguez | R | R | March 31, 2002 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Kohki Saitoh | L | L | December 18, 1996 | 5'11" | 183 | |
| Ryusei Satoh | R | R | January 15, 1997 | 5'8" | 178 | |
| Tatsuya Shimizu | R | R | November 3, 1999 | 6'0" | 183 | JP, JP |
| Daisuke Sobue | L | R | August 11, 1987 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Hiroto Takahashi | R | R | August 9, 2002 | 6'0" | 187 | Owariasahi, JP |
| Shuhei Takahashi | L | R | January 18, 1994 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Mikiya Tanaka | R | R | November 28, 2000 | 5'5" | 149 | |
| Ryuku Tsuchida | L | R | December 30, 2002 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Keishi Tsuda | R | R | November 23, 2002 | 5'11" | 194 | |
| Rintaro Tsujimoto | R | R | August 11, 2001 | 5'6" | 160 | |
| Seiji Uebayashi | L | R | August 1, 1995 | 6'0" | 176 | Saitama, JP |
| Kosuke Ukai | R | R | May 30, 1999 | 5'11" | 220 | |
| Yugo Umeno | R | R | January 13, 1999 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Shingo Usami | L | R | June 4, 1993 | 5'11" | 191 | JP, JP |
| Jason Vosler | L | R | September 6, 1993 | 6'2" | 205 | West Nyack, NY US |
| Hideaki Wakui | R | R | June 21, 1986 | 6'1" | 187 | Matsudo, Chiba JP |
| Nash Walters | R | R | May 18, 1997 | 6'5" | 210 | Tyler, TX US |
| Yasuhiro Yamamoto | R | R | October 10, 1993 | 5'9" | 167 | JP, Tokyo JP |
| Yuya Yanagi | R | R | April 22, 1994 | 5'11" | 183 | JP, JP |
| Seiya Yoshida | L | L | May 23, 2002 | 5'9" | 176 |
