2021 Orix Buffaloes Roster
Team Record: 70-55
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Satoshi Nakajima (0-0)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium
Playoffs - Orix Buffaloes 3 games, Chiba Lotte Marines 0
The Orix Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2021 season with a record of 70 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Buffaloes scored 551 runs and allowed 500 runs. Yutaro Sugimoto walloped 32 home runs for Orix, while Masataka Yoshida and Takahiro Okada swatted 15 or more also. Yutaro Sugimoto accounted for 83 RBI. Masataka Yoshida paced all regular hitters by hitting .339. Yoshinobu Yamamoto topped the team with 18 wins and a team-best 1.4 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Stefen Romero, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Adam Jones, Yoshihisa Hirano, Glenn Sparkman, César Vargas, Masataka Yoshida, Rangel Ravelo and Steven Moya were all players from the 2021 Orix Buffaloes who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Satoshi Nakajima served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Abe | L | R | November 3, 1992 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Ryoichi Adachi | R | R | January 7, 1988 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Yaku Cho | R | R | February 26, 1994 | 5'11" | 189 | |
| Shuhei Fukuda | L | R | August 8, 1992 | 5'7" | 152 | , JP |
| Torai Fushimi | R | R | May 12, 1990 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Sho Gibo | L | R | November 26, 2000 | 5'8" | 145 | |
| Shunta Gotoh | L | R | March 5, 1993 | 5'11" | 165 | Shibukawa, Gunma JP |
| Motoki Higa | R | R | December 7, 1982 | 5'10" | 170 | Okinawa, Okinawa JP |
| Tyler Higgins | R | R | April 22, 1991 | 6'3" | 215 | Alma, MI US |
| Yoshihisa Hirano | R | R | March 8, 1984 | 6'1" | 185 | Uji, Kyoto JP |
| Hitomi Honda | L | R | July 27, 1999 | 5'11" | 163 | |
| Adam Jones | R | R | August 1, 1985 | 6'2" | 215 | San Diego, CA US |
| Tomoyuki Kaida | L | L | September 2, 1987 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Kazuyuki Kaneda | R | R | September 18, 1990 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Shoki Katsumata | L | R | July 20, 1997 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Ryoto Kita | L | R | October 16, 2002 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Kotaro Kurebayashi | R | R | February 7, 2002 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Hirotoshi Masui | R | R | June 26, 1984 | 5'11" | 148 | Fujieda, Shizuoka JP |
| Masato Matsui | L | R | November 19, 1987 | 5'10" | 172 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Hiroya Miyagi | L | L | August 25, 2001 | 5'7" | 182 | Ginowan, JP |
| Steven Moya | L | R | August 9, 1991 | 6'7" | 260 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Yuma Mune | L | R | June 7, 1996 | 5'11" | 172 | , JP |
| Ryota Muranishi | L | R | June 6, 1997 | 5'8" | 167 | |
| Hayate Nakagawa | L | R | October 10, 1998 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Keita Nakagawa | R | R | April 12, 1996 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| Ryo Nishimura | R | R | February 21, 1996 | 5'10" | 185 | , JP |
| Masahiro Nishino | L | R | August 2, 1990 | 5'6" | 150 | |
| Atsushi Nohmi | L | L | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 165 | Izushi-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Yuya Oda | L | R | November 4, 1989 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Koji Ohshiro | R | R | June 14, 1993 | 5'9" | 158 | , JP |
| Seiichiro Ohshita | R | R | November 3, 1997 | 5'7" | 196 | |
| Ryo Ohta | R | R | February 14, 2001 | 5'11" | 171 | |
| Takahiro Okada | L | L | February 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 220 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Rangel Ravelo | R | R | April 24, 1992 | 6'1" | 225 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Stefen Romero | R | R | October 17, 1988 | 6'2" | 220 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Kohki Saitoh | L | L | December 18, 1996 | 5'11" | 183 | |
| Tsubasa Sakakibara | R | R | August 25, 1998 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Kodai Sano | R | R | September 2, 1996 | 6'0" | 150 | , JP |
| Yukikazu Sano | L | R | September 2, 1998 | 5'8" | 176 | |
| Keisuke Sawada | L | R | April 27, 1994 | 5'10" | 211 | |
| Glenn Sparkman | R | R | May 11, 1992 | 6'2" | 210 | Ganado, TX US |
| Yutaro Sugimoto | R | R | April 5, 1991 | 6'3" | 202 | , JP |
| Kohei Suzuki | R | R | January 21, 1994 | 6'1" | 194 | |
| Yu Suzuki | R | R | February 5, 1997 | 5'9" | 179 | |
| Daiki Tajima | L | L | August 3, 1996 | 6'0" | 169 | , JP |
| Daichi Takeyasu | R | R | September 27, 1994 | 6'0" | 176 | , JP |
| Ryoga Tomiyama | L | L | May 3, 1997 | 5'10" | 185 | , JP |
| Yuma Tongu | R | R | November 17, 1996 | 5'11" | 216 | |
| Taisei Urushihara | L | R | September 10, 1996 | 5'10" | 183 | , JP |
| César Vargas | R | R | December 30, 1991 | 6'2" | 237 | Buena Park, CA US |
| Kenya Wakatsuki | R | R | October 4, 1995 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Tatsuya Yamaashi | R | R | October 26, 1993 | 5'8" | 167 | , JP |
| Nobuyoshi Yamada | L | L | September 19, 1991 | 6'0" | 176 | Fukui, Fukui JP |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | R | R | August 17, 1998 | 5'10" | 169 | Bizen, JP |
| Taisuke Yamaoka | L | R | September 22, 1995 | 5'8" | 150 | , JP |
| Sachiya Yamasaki | L | L | September 9, 1992 | 6'2" | 194 | , JP |
| Soichiro Yamazaki | R | R | June 15, 1998 | 6'2" | 187 | Kaga, JP |
| Masataka Yoshida | L | R | July 15, 1993 | 5'8" | 176 | , JP |
| Ryo Yoshida | R | R | June 20, 1997 | 5'11" | 156 | , JP |
