2007 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster

Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 79-60
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Trey Hillman (79-60)
Location: Sapporo-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome

2007 Nippon Ham Fighters Statistics

Playoffs - Nippon Ham Fighters 3 games, Chiba Lotte Marines 2

The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2007 season with a record of 79 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.

The Ham Fighters gave up 489 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Nippon plated 526 runs, worst in the league,. Fernando Seguignol paced the squad with 21 home runs, while Atsunori Inaba walloped 15 or more also. Atsunori Inaba accounted for 87 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .334 clip. Yu Darvish led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 1.82 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Yu Darvish, Ryan Glynn, Andy Green, Mitch Jones, Micheal Nakamura, Fernando Seguignol, Brian Sweeney, Kensuke Tanaka and Yoshinori Tateyama were all players from the 2007 Nippon Ham Fighters who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Trey Hillman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Yu DarvishRRAugust 16, 19866'5"220Habikino, Osaka JP
Shintaro EjiriRRApril 30, 19776'1"170Sendai, Miyagi JP
Ryan GlynnRRNovember 1, 19746'3"195Portsmouth, VA US
Andy GreenRRJuly 7, 19775'9"165Lexington, KY US
Jun HagiwaraRRAugust 20, 19736'0"194Hoya, Tokyo JP
Yoshitaka HashimotoRRDecember 6, 19795'11"179Bizen, Okayama JP
Yuji IiyamaRRJuly 13, 19795'10"168Ichiki Kushikino, Kagoshima JP
Atsunori InabaLLAugust 3, 19726'1"207Nishi Kasugai-gun, Aichi JP
Naoto InadaLRNovember 6, 19795'9"168Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima JP
Takeshi ItoRRDecember 17, 19766'1"201Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP
Yoshio ItoiLRJuly 31, 19816'2"194Yosa-gun, Kyoto JP
Mitch JonesRROctober 15, 19776'0"215Orem, UT US
Takayuki KanamoriRRJuly 24, 19856'0"187Fujiidera, Osaka JP
Takehito KanazawaRRJanuary 12, 19796'2"183Kita Ibaraki, Ibaraki JP
Makoto KanekoRRNovember 8, 19756'1"185Abiko, Chiba JP
Yohei KanekoRRDecember 4, 19815'10"187Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP
Satoru KanemuraRRApril 19, 19766'2"183Kisennuma, Miyagi JP
Tatsuo KatoLLJune 15, 19785'11"165Nara, Nara JP
Keizo KawashimaRROctober 5, 19835'8"154Sasebo, Nagasaki JP
Kazumasa KikuchiRRJune 27, 19825'10"163Takasaki, Gunma JP
Kuniyuki KimotoLROctober 7, 19786'0"187Kyoto, Kyoto JP
Tatsuo KinoshitaRRNovember 28, 19876'0"192Nagoya, Aichi JP
Toshimasa KontaLRAugust 12, 19806'1"170Tonami, Toyama JP
Eiichi KoyanoRROctober 10, 19805'10"183, Tokyo JP
Takahito KudoLLMarch 30, 19815'7"161Kurioshi, Aomori JP
Hichori MorimotoRRJanuary 31, 19816'0"176, Tokyo JP
Satoshi NakajimaRRMarch 27, 19696'0"181Kita Akita-gun, Akita JP
Micheal NakamuraRRSeptember 6, 19765'10"170Nara, JP
Tomoyuki OdaLRMay 19, 19795'10"168Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP
Takehiko OshimotoRROctober 28, 19825'11"203Nagareyama, Chiba JP
Fernando SeguignolSRJanuary 19, 19756'5"257, Bocas del Toro PA
Hideki SunagaLLOctober 28, 19855'11"174, Tokyo JP
Brian SweeneyRRJune 13, 19746'2"200Yonkers, NY US
Takayuki TakaguchiRRAugust 23, 19835'11"172, Tokyo JP
Shinji TakahashiRRAugust 7, 19786'0"185Tsuyama, Okayama JP
Hisashi TakedaLROctober 14, 19785'7"161Tokushima, Tokushima JP
Masaru TakedaLLJuly 10, 19785'9"155Nagoya, Aichi JP
Kensuke TanakaLRMay 20, 19815'9"170Chikushino, Fukuoka JP
Yukio TanakaRRDecember 14, 19676'1"195Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP
Yoshinori TateyamaRRDecember 26, 19755'10"165Daito, Osaka JP
Tomochika TsuboiLLFebruary 19, 19745'10"173Nagoya, Aichi JP
Shinya TsuruokaRRApril 11, 19815'9"170Kimotsuki-gun, Kagoshima JP
Tomoya YagiLLNovember 7, 19835'11"172Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Kazunori YamamotoLLJune 13, 19836'0"198Yasugi, Shimane JP
Daikan YohRRJanuary 17, 19876'0"172Taitung City, TW
Mitsuo YoshikawaLLApril 6, 19885'10"165Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP



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