2009 Chiba Lotte Marines Roster
Team Record: 62-77
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Bobby Valentine (62-77)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
The Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2009 season with a record of 62 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Marines scored 620 runs and gave up 639 runs. Saburo Omura led Chiba Lotte with 22 home runs, while Shoitsu Omatsu and Tadahito Iguchi walloped 15 or more also. Shoitsu Omatsu accounted for 79 RBI. Saburo Omura paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .314 clip. Yoshihisa Naruse topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.29 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 2009 Chiba Lotte Marines who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Benny Agbayani, Tadahito Iguchi, Satoru Komiyama, Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Brian Sikorski.
Bobby Valentine served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Agbayani | R | R | December 28, 1971 | 6'0" | 225 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Gary Burnham | L | L | October 13, 1974 | 5'11" | 219 | Hartford, CT US |
| Kazuya Fukuura | L | L | December 14, 1975 | 5'11" | 180 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Takuya Furuya | L | L | July 14, 1981 | 5'11" | 163 | Kitami, Hokkiado JP |
| Kentaro Hashimoto | R | R | April 28, 1980 | 6'4" | 215 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Tasuku Hashimoto | L | R | May 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 194 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Daisuke Hayakawa | S | R | June 3, 1975 | 5'10" | 170 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Keisuke Hayasaka | S | R | June 19, 1984 | 5'9" | 139 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Hisao Heiuchi | L | R | July 7, 1981 | 5'11" | 181 | Seiyo, Ehime JP |
| Koichi Hori | R | R | April 2, 1969 | 6'0" | 187 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Tadahito Iguchi | R | R | December 4, 1974 | 5'10" | 185 | Tanashi, Tokyo JP |
| Toshiaki Imae | R | R | August 26, 1983 | 5'10" | 175 | Muko, Kyoto JP |
| Yoshihiro Ito | R | R | June 2, 1982 | 5'10" | 165 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsuya Kakunaka | L | R | May 25, 1987 | 5'11" | 176 | Nanao, Ishikawa JP |
| Takeshi Kanazawa | L | R | May 5, 1984 | 5'11" | 181 | Odawara, Tochigi JP |
| Yuki Karakawa | R | R | July 5, 1989 | 5'11" | 168 | Narita, Chiba JP |
| Yusuke Kawasaki | L | L | February 17, 1982 | 5'11" | 189 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Hiroyuki Kobayashi | R | R | June 4, 1978 | 6'0" | 175 | Kusaka, Saitama JP |
| Takumi Kobe | L | R | February 23, 1985 | 6'3" | 216 | Uku, Ibaraki JP |
| Satoru Komiyama | R | R | September 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 183 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Chase Lambin | S | R | July 7, 1979 | 6'2" | 195 | Houston, TX US |
| Kodai Matsumoto | L | L | December 23, 1980 | 5'9" | 165 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Ryusuke Minami | R | R | July 9, 1981 | 6'1" | 194 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Taiki Nakago | R | R | September 21, 1984 | 5'10" | 165 | Naka-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Yoshihisa Naruse | L | L | October 13, 1985 | 5'11" | 190 | Oyama, Tochigi JP |
| Shunichi Nemoto | L | R | July 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Nishi Tama-gun, Tokyo JP |
| Tomohisa Nemoto | L | L | March 21, 1986 | 5'10" | 173 | Motomiya, Fukushima JP |
| Tsuyoshi Nishioka | S | R | July 27, 1984 | 6'1" | 175 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Tadahiro Ogino | R | R | April 26, 1982 | 5'9" | 159 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yuta Ohmine | L | R | June 16, 1988 | 6'0" | 176 | Ishigakijima, Okinawa JP |
| Shoitsu Omatsu | L | L | June 16, 1982 | 6'0" | 198 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Saburo Omura | R | R | June 1, 1976 | 5'11" | 187 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Shingo Ono | R | R | April 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 181 | Sunto-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Akira Otsuka | R | R | April 28, 1975 | 6'0" | 183 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Tomoya Satozaki | R | R | May 20, 1976 | 5'9" | 175 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Naoyuki Shimizu | R | R | November 24, 1975 | 5'11" | 175 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Ken Shinzato | R | R | April 12, 1981 | 5'10" | 181 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Brian Sikorski | R | R | July 27, 1974 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Koji Takagi | L | L | May 10, 1968 | 6'0" | 181 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Naotaka Takehara | R | L | April 21, 1980 | 6'0" | 194 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Masahiko Tanaka | R | R | January 9, 1982 | 5'9" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Tatsuya Uchi | R | R | July 13, 1985 | 6'0" | 165 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroki Ueno | R | R | October 13, 1986 | 6'0" | 176 | , Tokyo JP |
| Masato Watanabe | R | R | April 3, 1979 | 6'0" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shunsuke Watanabe | R | R | August 27, 1976 | 5'10" | 155 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
