2006 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Team Record: 82-54
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Trey Hillman (82-54)
Location: Sapporo-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
Playoffs - Nippon Ham Fighters 3 games, 0
Japan Series - Nippon Ham Fighters 4 games, Chunichi Dragons 1
The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2006 season with a record of 82 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Ham Fighters allowed 452 runs, least in the league. Nippon plated 567 runs. Michihiro Ogasawara walloped 32 home runs for the team, while Atsunori Inaba, Fernando Seguignol and Tsuyoshi Shinjo each swatted 15 or more also. Michihiro Ogasawara recorded 100 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .312 clip. Yu Darvish and Tomoya Yagi led the squad with 12 wins each, and Tomoya Yagi recorded a 2.49 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 2006 Nippon Ham Fighters who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Brad Thomas, Félix Díaz, Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Hideki Okajima, Micheal Nakamura, Yu Darvish, Kensuke Tanaka, José Macias, Fernando Seguignol, Yoshinori Tateyama and Corey Lee.
Trey Hillman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Darvish | R | R | August 16, 1986 | 6'5" | 220 | Habikino, Osaka JP |
| Félix Díaz | R | R | July 27, 1980 | 6'1" | 180 | Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan DO |
| Shintaro Ejiri | R | R | April 30, 1977 | 6'1" | 170 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Yoshitaka Hashimoto | R | R | December 6, 1979 | 5'11" | 179 | Bizen, Okayama JP |
| Yuji Iiyama | R | R | July 13, 1979 | 5'10" | 168 | Ichiki Kushikino, Kagoshima JP |
| Atsunori Inaba | L | L | August 3, 1972 | 6'1" | 207 | Nishi Kasugai-gun, Aichi JP |
| Naoto Inada | L | R | November 6, 1979 | 5'9" | 168 | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Takeshi Ito | R | R | December 17, 1976 | 6'1" | 201 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Shuichi Iwashita | L | L | June 2, 1973 | 5'10" | 191 | Tenryu, Shizuoka JP |
| Ken Kamakura | R | R | November 25, 1984 | 6'3" | 190 | Shikoku Chuo, Ehime JP |
| Makoto Kaneko | R | R | November 8, 1975 | 6'1" | 185 | Abiko, Chiba JP |
| Satoru Kanemura | R | R | April 19, 1976 | 6'2" | 183 | Kisennuma, Miyagi JP |
| Keizo Kawashima | R | R | October 5, 1983 | 5'8" | 154 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Kuniyuki Kimoto | L | R | October 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Tatsuo Kinoshita | R | R | November 28, 1987 | 6'0" | 192 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Toshimasa Konta | L | R | August 12, 1980 | 6'1" | 170 | Tonami, Toyama JP |
| Eiichi Koyano | R | R | October 10, 1980 | 5'10" | 183 | , Tokyo JP |
| Corey Lee | S | L | December 26, 1974 | 6'2" | 180 | Raleigh, NC US |
| José Macias | S | R | January 25, 1972 | 5'10" | 173 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Hichori Morimoto | R | R | January 31, 1981 | 6'0" | 176 | , Tokyo JP |
| Satoshi Nakajima | R | R | March 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 181 | Kita Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Micheal Nakamura | R | R | September 6, 1976 | 5'10" | 170 | Nara, JP |
| Tomoyuki Oda | L | R | May 19, 1979 | 5'10" | 168 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Michihiro Ogasawara | L | R | October 25, 1973 | 5'10" | 185 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Hideki Okajima | L | L | December 25, 1975 | 6'1" | 195 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Takehiko Oshimoto | R | R | October 28, 1982 | 5'11" | 203 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Fernando Seguignol | S | R | January 19, 1975 | 6'5" | 257 | , Bocas del Toro PA |
| Akio Shimizu | L | L | September 9, 1975 | 6'1" | 176 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | R | R | January 28, 1972 | 6'1" | 185 | Tsushima, Nagasaki JP |
| Hideki Sunaga | L | L | October 28, 1985 | 5'11" | 174 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shinji Takahashi | R | R | August 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 185 | Tsuyama, Okayama JP |
| Hisashi Takeda | L | R | October 14, 1978 | 5'7" | 161 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Masaru Takeda | L | L | July 10, 1978 | 5'9" | 155 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Kensuke Tanaka | L | R | May 20, 1981 | 5'9" | 170 | Chikushino, Fukuoka JP |
| Yukio Tanaka | R | R | December 14, 1967 | 6'1" | 195 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Naoyuki Tateishi | R | R | May 14, 1970 | 5'10" | 178 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | R | R | December 26, 1975 | 5'10" | 165 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Brad Thomas | L | L | October 22, 1977 | 6'4" | 235 | Sydney, New South Wales AU |
| Tomochika Tsuboi | L | L | February 19, 1974 | 5'10" | 173 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shinya Tsuruoka | R | R | April 11, 1981 | 5'9" | 170 | Kimotsuki-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Atsushi Ugumori | R | R | February 1, 1987 | 6'1" | 176 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Tomoya Yagi | L | L | November 7, 1983 | 5'11" | 172 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
