2020 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Roster
Team Record: 73-42
in the JPPL
Manager: Kimiyasu Kudo (73-42)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
Playoffs - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 3 games, Chiba Lotte Marines 0
Japan Series - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 4 games, Yomiuri Giants 0
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2020 season with a record of 73 wins and 42 losses
The Softbank Hawks topped the circuit with just 389 runs allowed. Fukuoka scored 531 runs. Yuki Yanagita led the team with 29 home runs, and Ryoya Kurihara walloped 15 or more also. Yuki Yanagita drove in 86 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .342 average. Shuta Ishikawa and Kodai Senga paced the squad with 11 wins each, while Kodai Senga recorded a 2.16 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 2020 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Wladimir Balentien, Rick van den Hurk, Matt Moore, Kodai Senga and Tsuyoshi Wada.
Kimiyasu Kudo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenji Akashi | L | R | January 9, 1986 | 5'9" | 154 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Wladimir Balentien | R | R | July 2, 1984 | 6'2" | 220 | Willemstad, CW |
| Yugo Bandoh | R | R | December 27, 1995 | 5'11" | 171 | |
| Alfredo Despaigne | R | R | June 17, 1986 | 5'7" | 209 | Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba CU |
| Yuto Furuya | L | L | February 19, 1999 | 5'8" | 158 | |
| Yurisbel Gracial | R | R | October 14, 1985 | 6'1" | 181 | Guantanamo, CU |
| Yuya Hasegawa | L | R | December 22, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Tsuruoka, Yamagata JP |
| Nao Higashihama | R | R | June 20, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | , JP |
| Kenta Imamiya | R | R | July 15, 1991 | 5'6" | 148 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Shuta Ishikawa | R | R | December 27, 1991 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Sho Iwasaki | R | R | October 21, 1989 | 6'2" | 163 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Keisuke Izumi | R | R | March 2, 1997 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Takuya Kai | R | R | November 5, 1992 | 5'6" | 152 | Oita, JP |
| Ren Kajiya | R | R | November 25, 1991 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Go Kamamoto | L | R | September 3, 1993 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| Shunsuke Kasaya | L | L | March 17, 1997 | 5'8" | 147 | , JP |
| Hiroyuki Kawahara | L | L | August 23, 1991 | 6'0" | 185 | , JP |
| Hikaru Kawase | L | R | September 15, 1997 | 5'9" | 139 | , JP |
| Keizo Kawashima | R | R | October 5, 1983 | 5'8" | 154 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Shinya Kayama | L | L | November 23, 1989 | 5'7" | 143 | , JP |
| Ryuhei Kuki | R | R | September 5, 1998 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Ryoya Kurihara | L | R | July 4, 1996 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Taisei Makihara | L | R | October 15, 1992 | 5'8" | 150 | |
| Yusuke Masago | R | R | May 4, 1994 | 6'1" | 190 | , JP |
| Nobuhiro Matsuda | R | R | May 17, 1983 | 5'10" | 187 | Kusatsu, Shiga JP |
| Yuki Matsumoto | L | R | April 14, 1996 | 6'0" | 194 | |
| Masaki Mimori | L | R | February 21, 1999 | 6'0" | 150 | , JP |
| Liván Moinelo | L | L | December 8, 1995 | 6'0" | 139 | Pinar del Rio, CU |
| Matt Moore | L | L | June 18, 1989 | 6'3" | 210 | Fort Walton Beach, FL US |
| Yuito Mori | R | R | January 8, 1992 | 5'8" | 169 | |
| Akira Nakamura | L | L | November 5, 1989 | 5'8" | 179 | Asaka, Saitama JP |
| Akira Niho | R | R | May 18, 1990 | 5'11" | 152 | , JP |
| Tetsuro Nishida | R | R | September 4, 1991 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Shuto Ogata | L | R | May 15, 1999 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Koutaro Ohtake | L | L | June 29, 1995 | 6'0" | 172 | , JP |
| Masato Okumura | R | R | August 14, 1992 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Kodai Senga | L | R | January 30, 1993 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Arata Shiino | R | R | October 10, 1995 | 6'5" | 191 | , JP |
| Ukyo Shuto | R | R | February 10, 1996 | 6'0" | 165 | Ota, JP |
| Kazuki Sugiyama | R | R | December 7, 1997 | 6'3" | 202 | , JP |
| Rei Takahashi | R | R | November 2, 1995 | 6'2" | 185 | , JP |
| Hiroaki Takaya | L | R | November 13, 1981 | 5'10" | 185 | Oyama, Tochigi JP |
| Shota Takeda | R | R | April 3, 1993 | 6'1" | 185 | Miyazaki, JP |
| Yuki Tsumori | R | R | January 21, 1998 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| Seiji Uebayashi | L | R | August 1, 1995 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Takashi Umino | R | R | July 15, 1997 | 5'8" | 182 | |
| Rick van den Hurk | R | R | May 22, 1985 | 6'5" | 215 | Eindhoven, NL |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | L | L | February 21, 1981 | 5'11" | 180 | Konan, Aichi JP |
| Yuta Watanabe | L | L | September 19, 1991 | 6'2" | 198 | , JP |
| Tatsuru Yanagimachi | L | R | April 20, 1997 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Yuki Yanagita | L | R | October 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 196 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
