2020 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 53-62
in the JPPL
Manager: Hideki Kuriyama (53-62)
Location: Sapporo-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
2020 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters StatisticsTeam Record: 53-62
in the JPPL
Manager: Hideki Kuriyama (53-62)
Location: Sapporo-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Sapporo Dome
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2020 season with a record of 53 wins and 62 losses
The Nippon Ham Fighters scored 493 runs and conceded 528 runs. Sho Nakata walloped 31 home runs for Hokkaido and drove in 108 runs. Kensuke Kondoh paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .340 clip. Naoyuki Uwasawa, Drew VerHagen and Kohei Arihara topped the team with 8 wins each, while Naoyuki Uwasawa registered a 3.06 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 2020 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Kohei Arihara, Toru Murata, Drew VerHagen, Christian Villanueva and Nick Martínez.
Hideki Kuriyama served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryo Akiyoshi | R | R | March 21, 1989 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Kohei Arihara | R | R | August 11, 1992 | 6'2" | 211 | Hiroshima, JP |
| Daiki Asama | L | R | June 21, 1996 | 6'0" | 165 | , JP |
| Suguru Fukuda | L | L | December 14, 1996 | 5'6" | 163 | |
| Ryunosuke Higuchi | R | R | July 4, 1994 | 5'6" | 185 | |
| Shota Hiranuma | L | R | August 16, 1997 | 5'10" | 172 | , JP |
| Mizuki Hori | L | L | May 10, 1998 | 5'10" | 158 | , JP |
| Kazutomo Iguchi | R | R | January 7, 1994 | 5'9" | 180 | , JP |
| Kazunari Ishii | L | R | May 6, 1994 | 5'11" | 169 | , JP |
| Ryo Ishikawa | R | R | July 20, 1995 | 5'10" | 182 | , JP |
| Chihiro Kaneko | L | R | November 8, 1983 | 5'11" | 170 | Sanjo, Niigata JP |
| Takayuki Katoh | L | L | June 3, 1992 | 6'0" | 180 | , JP |
| Ryusei Kawano | L | L | May 30, 1998 | 5'8" | 180 | |
| Ryuji Kitaura | L | L | January 12, 2000 | 6'0" | 187 | , JP |
| Kotaro Kiyomiya | L | R | May 25, 1999 | 6'0" | 224 | , JP |
| Takuya Kohri | R | R | April 25, 1998 | 5'10" | 167 | , JP |
| Kensuke Kondoh | L | R | August 9, 1993 | 5'7" | 176 | , JP |
| Katsuhiko Kumon | L | L | March 4, 1992 | 5'8" | 165 | , JP |
| Nick Martínez | L | R | August 5, 1990 | 6'1" | 200 | Hialeah, FL US |
| Go Matsumoto | R | R | August 11, 1993 | 5'11" | 176 | Kawaguchi, JP |
| Naoki Miyanishi | L | L | June 2, 1985 | 5'11" | 165 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Daiki Mochizuki | R | R | February 1, 1998 | 6'1" | 187 | |
| Toru Murata | L | R | May 20, 1985 | 6'0" | 175 | Osaka, JP |
| Tsubasa Nabatame | R | R | February 19, 1995 | 5'9" | 189 | , JP |
| Takuya Nakashima | L | R | January 11, 1991 | 5'9" | 151 | Kurate-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Sho Nakata | R | R | April 22, 1989 | 6'0" | 209 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Haruki Nishikawa | L | R | April 16, 1992 | 5'10" | 160 | , JP |
| Takahiro Nishimura | R | R | May 6, 1993 | 5'10" | 191 | , JP |
| Yuki Nomura | R | R | June 26, 2000 | 6'0" | 198 | , JP |
| Taishi Ohta | R | R | June 9, 1990 | 6'2" | 198 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Bryan Rodriguez | R | R | July 6, 1991 | 6'5" | 180 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Yushi Shimizu | R | R | May 22, 1996 | 6'1" | 194 | , JP |
| Toshihiro Sugiura | R | R | February 25, 1992 | 6'2" | 189 | , JP |
| Kenshi Sugiya | S | R | February 4, 1991 | 5'7" | 170 | , Tokyo JP |
| Kenya Suzuki | L | R | December 11, 1997 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Yuto Takahama | R | R | August 8, 1996 | 6'0" | 194 | , JP |
| Taisho Tamai | R | R | June 16, 1992 | 5'10" | 172 | , JP |
| Yua Tamiya | L | R | June 13, 2000 | 5'8" | 169 | , JP |
| Yuya Taniguchi | L | R | June 1, 1992 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Shinya Tsuruoka | R | R | April 11, 1981 | 5'9" | 170 | Kimotsuki-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Kenta Uehara | L | L | March 29, 1994 | 6'3" | 187 | , JP |
| Hiroshi Urano | R | R | July 22, 1989 | 5'10" | 154 | |
| Shingo Usami | L | R | June 4, 1993 | 5'11" | 191 | |
| Naoyuki Uwasawa | R | R | February 6, 1994 | 6'1" | 194 | |
| Drew VerHagen | R | R | October 22, 1990 | 6'6" | 230 | Royse City, TX US |
| Christian Villanueva | R | R | June 19, 1991 | 5'11" | 210 | Guadalajara, Jalisco MX |
| Po Jung Wang | L | R | September 9, 1993 | 5'11" | 187 | , TW |
| Ryo Watanabe | R | R | April 30, 1995 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Ryota Yachi | R | R | February 3, 1991 | 5'9" | 174 | , JP |
| Toshitake Yokoo | R | R | May 27, 1993 | 5'10" | 198 | , JP |
| Kosei Yoshida | R | R | January 12, 2001 | 5'8" | 185 | , JP |
| Yuki Yoshida | R | R | February 16, 1994 | 6'2" | 176 | , JP |
| Mitsuo Yoshikawa | L | L | April 6, 1988 | 5'10" | 165 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
