2020 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Team Record: 60-53
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Akihiro Yano (60-53)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 2020 season with a record of 60 wins and 53 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers scored 494 runs and allowed 460 runs. Yusuke Ohyama led Hanshin with 28 home runs, while Jerry Sands and Justin Bour walloped 15 or more also. Yusuke Ohyama drove in 85 runs. Koji Chikamoto paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .293. Takumi Akiyama and Yuki Nishi topped the squad with 11 wins each, and Yuki Nishi recorded a 2.26 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Justin Bour, Jon Edwards, Kyuji Fujikawa, Shintaro Fujinami, Kosuke Fukudome, Onelki García, Jefry Marte, Jerry Sands and Robert Suarez were all players from the 2020 Hanshin Tigers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Akihiro Yano served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takumi Akiyama | L | R | April 26, 1991 | 6'1" | 203 | Marugame, Kagawa JP |
| Koyo Aoyagi | R | R | December 11, 1993 | 5'11" | 174 | JP, Kanagawa JP |
| Fumiya Araki | L | R | April 25, 1988 | 6'0" | 155 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Kosuke Baba | R | R | May 18, 1995 | 5'11" | 198 | JP, JP |
| Justin Bour | L | R | May 28, 1988 | 6'4" | 270 | Washington, DC US |
| Koji Chikamoto | L | L | November 9, 1994 | 5'6" | 158 | Awaji, JP |
| Jon Edwards | R | R | January 8, 1988 | 6'5" | 240 | Chicago, IL US |
| Taiga Egoshi | R | R | March 12, 1993 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | L | R | July 21, 1980 | 6'0" | 190 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Shunsuke Fujikawa | R | R | August 17, 1987 | 5'10" | 159 | Kaho-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Shintaro Fujinami | R | R | April 12, 1994 | 6'6" | 180 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Kosuke Fukudome | L | R | April 26, 1977 | 6'0" | 200 | So-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Shungo Fukunaga | L | R | May 14, 1994 | 6'1" | 200 | Osaka, JP |
| Onelki García | L | L | August 2, 1989 | 6'3" | 225 | Guantanamo, Guantanamo CU |
| Joe Gunkel | R | R | December 30, 1991 | 6'5" | 225 | Boynton Beach, FL US |
| Masumi Hamachi | R | R | May 25, 1998 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Fumihito Haraguchi | R | R | March 3, 1992 | 5'11" | 174 | JP, JP |
| Fumiya Hojoh | R | R | July 29, 1994 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Kouta Inoue | R | R | August 12, 2001 | 6'1" | 213 | JP, JP |
| Masaki Ishii | L | L | July 12, 1995 | 5'10" | 191 | |
| Yutaro Itayama | L | R | March 27, 1994 | 5'11" | 174 | JP, JP |
| Kazuo Itoh | R | R | December 13, 1989 | 6'0" | 196 | |
| Kento Itohara | L | R | November 11, 1992 | 5'9" | 176 | JP, JP |
| Yoshio Itoi | L | R | July 31, 1981 | 6'2" | 194 | Yosa-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Yuta Iwasada | L | L | September 5, 1991 | 5'11" | 171 | JP, JP |
| Minoru Iwata | L | L | October 31, 1983 | 5'10" | 195 | Moriguchi, Osaka JP |
| Suguru Iwazaki | L | L | June 19, 1991 | 6'0" | 178 | JP, JP |
| Seiya Kinami | L | R | June 15, 1994 | 5'10" | 176 | Aomori City, JP |
| Keisuke Kobayashi | R | R | November 2, 1992 | 6'2" | 189 | JP, JP |
| Takahiro Kumagai | S | R | November 10, 1995 | 5'8" | 154 | JP, JP |
| Kentaro Kuwahara | R | R | October 29, 1985 | 6'0" | 176 | Nabari, Mie JP |
| Jefry Marte | R | R | June 21, 1991 | 6'1" | 220 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
| Atsushi Mochizuki | R | R | August 2, 1997 | 6'2" | 185 | JP, JP |
| Kouki Moriya | R | R | November 25, 1993 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Kenya Nagasaka | R | R | April 28, 1994 | 5'8" | 172 | JP, JP |
| Kenichi Nakata | R | R | May 11, 1982 | 5'9" | 175 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Masahiro Nakatani | R | R | January 5, 1993 | 6'1" | 189 | |
| Yuki Nishi | R | R | October 10, 1990 | 5'11" | 176 | Mie-gun, Mie JP |
| Atsushi Nohmi | L | L | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 165 | Izushi-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Ryuhei Obata | L | R | September 21, 2000 | 5'11" | 160 | Oita City, JP |
| Ippei Ogawa | R | R | June 3, 1997 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Yusuke Ohyama | R | R | December 19, 1994 | 5'11" | 187 | JP, JP |
| Yuya Onaka | L | R | January 31, 1995 | 5'8" | 158 | JP, JP |
| Yukiya Saito | L | R | January 5, 1995 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Seishiro Sakamoto | R | R | November 10, 1993 | 5'9" | 172 | JP, JP |
| Jerry Sands | R | R | September 28, 1987 | 6'4" | 225 | Middletown, NY US |
| Kairi Shimada | L | R | February 6, 1996 | 5'9" | 158 | JP, JP |
| Robert Suarez | R | R | March 1, 1991 | 6'2" | 210 | Bolivar, Bolivar VE |
| Haruto Takahashi | L | L | November 7, 1995 | 5'11" | 172 | JP, JP |
| Shun Takayama | L | R | April 18, 1993 | 5'11" | 189 | JP, JP |
| Masaki Tanigawa | R | R | October 6, 1992 | 5'9" | 174 | JP, JP |
| Kai Ueda | R | R | April 19, 1996 | 5'9" | 158 | Koga, JP |
| Hiroki Uemoto | R | R | July 4, 1986 | 5'8" | 140 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Ryutaro Umeno | R | R | June 17, 1991 | 5'8" | 176 | JP, JP |
| Naomasa Yohkawa | R | R | July 17, 1991 | 5'10" | 189 | |
| Yuya Yokoyama | L | L | February 21, 1994 | 6'0" | 185 |
