2009 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Roster

Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 82-60
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Masataka Nashida (82-60)
Location: Sapporo-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome

2009 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Statistics

Playoffs - Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 4 games, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2009 season with a record of 82 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.

The Nippon Ham Fighters topped the circuit with 689 runs. Hokkaido allowed 550 runs, least in the league. Terrmel Sledge paced the squad with 27 home runs, while Yoshio Itoi and Atsunori Inaba walloped 15 or more, too. Terrmel Sledge accounted for 88 RBI. Shinji Takahashi topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .309 clip. Yu Darvish led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 1.73 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Jason Botts, Yu Darvish, Luis Jiménez, Terrmel Sledge, Brian Sweeney, Kazuhito Tadano, Kensuke Tanaka and Yoshinori Tateyama were all players from the 2009 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters who played in the Majors during their careers.

Masataka Nashida served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jason BottsSRJuly 26, 19806'5"250Paso Robles, CA US
Yu DarvishRRAugust 16, 19866'5"220Habikino, Osaka JP
Shintaro EjiriRRApril 30, 19776'1"170Sendai, Miyagi JP
Shugo FujiiLLMay 12, 19775'9"190Iyo, Ehime JP
Masanori HayashiLLSeptember 19, 19836'2"185Funabashi, Chiba JP
Yuji IiyamaRRJuly 13, 19795'10"168Ichiki Kushikino, Kagoshima JP
Takahiro ImanamiLRJuly 6, 19845'7"165Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka 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
Keisaku ItokazuRRNovember 7, 19845'11"194Okinawa, Okinawa JP
Luis JiménezLLMay 7, 19826'3"280Bobare, Lara VE
Takayuki KanamoriRRJuly 24, 19856'0"187Fujiidera, Osaka JP
Makoto KanekoRRNovember 8, 19756'1"185Abiko, Chiba JP
Kazumasa KikuchiRRJune 27, 19825'10"163Takasaki, Gunma JP
Toshimasa KontaLRAugust 12, 19806'1"170Tonami, Toyama JP
Eiichi KoyanoRROctober 10, 19805'10"183, Tokyo JP
Ken MiyamotoLLJuly 18, 19845'9"171Okayama, Okayama JP
Naoki MiyanishiLLJune 2, 19855'11"165Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP
Hichori MorimotoRRJanuary 31, 19816'0"176, Tokyo JP
Kazuya MurataLRJuly 23, 19855'5"143Nagareyama, Chiba JP
Satoshi NakajimaRRMarch 27, 19696'0"181Kita Akita-gun, Akita JP
Sho NakataRRApril 22, 19896'0"209Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Tomohiro NiokaRRApril 29, 19765'11"180Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP
Tomoyuki OdaLRMay 19, 19795'10"168Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP
Shota OhnoRRJanuary 13, 19875'10"169Ogaki, Gifu JP
Ryo SakakibaraRRAugust 4, 19855'9"151Takahama, Aichi JP
Yataro SakamotoRRMay 24, 19826'0"190Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Yoshihiro SatoLRJune 20, 19836'0"187, Saga JP
Terrmel SledgeLLMarch 18, 19776'0"185Fayetteville, NC US
Hideki SunagaLLOctober 28, 19855'11"174, Tokyo JP
Brian SweeneyRRJune 13, 19746'2"200Yonkers, NY US
Kazuhito TadanoRRApril 25, 19806'0"180Tokyo, Tokyo JP
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
Keisuke TanimotoRRJanuary 28, 19855'5"143Suzuka, Mie 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
Yusuke UemuraRRJuly 5, 19885'11"176Ibaraki, Osaka 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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