2018 Saitama Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 77-49
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Hatsuhiko Tsuji (77-49)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
2018 Saitama Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 77-49
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Hatsuhiko Tsuji (77-49)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Playoffs - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 4 games, Saitama Seibu Lions 2
The Saitama Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2018 season with a record of 77 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Seibu Lions led the league with 710 runs. Saitama surrendered 594 runs, most in the circuit.
Shogo Akiyama, Fabio Castillo, Deunte Heath, Yusei Kikuchi, Kyle Martin, Kazuo Matsui, Neil Wagner and Brian Wolfe were all players from the 2018 Saitama Seibu Lions who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hatsuhiko Tsuji served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makoto Aiuchi | R | R | July 23, 1994 | 6'1" | 150 | , JP |
| Shogo Akiyama | L | R | April 16, 1988 | 6'0" | 190 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Hideto Asamura | R | R | November 12, 1990 | 5'11" | 172 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Fabio Castillo | R | R | February 19, 1989 | 6'1" | 235 | Samana, Samana DO |
| Daiki Enokida | L | L | August 7, 1986 | 5'11" | 182 | So-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Sosuke Genda | L | R | February 16, 1993 | 5'10" | 161 | Oita, JP |
| Deunte Heath | R | R | August 8, 1985 | 6'4" | 240 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Katsunori Hirai | R | R | December 20, 1991 | 5'11" | 183 | |
| Keisuke Honda | R | R | April 24, 1993 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Tatsuya Imai | R | R | May 9, 1998 | 5'11" | 154 | |
| Sho Itoh | R | R | February 10, 1999 | 5'10" | 158 | , JP |
| Kazuki Kaneko | R | R | May 29, 1995 | 5'11" | 158 | |
| Yuji Kaneko | S | R | April 24, 1990 | 5'10" | 154 | |
| Yusei Kikuchi | L | L | June 17, 1991 | 6'0" | 200 | Morioka, Iwate JP |
| Fumikazu Kimura | R | R | September 13, 1988 | 5'11" | 180 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hirotaka Koishi | L | L | April 13, 1987 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Masato Kumashiro | R | R | April 18, 1989 | 5'8" | 158 | Kumiukena-gun, Ehime JP |
| Chun Lin Kuo | R | R | February 2, 1992 | 5'7" | 156 | , TW |
| Takumi Kuriyama | L | R | September 3, 1983 | 5'10" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kyle Martin | R | R | January 18, 1991 | 6'7" | 230 | Austin, TX US |
| Tatsushi Masuda | R | R | April 23, 1988 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Kazuo Matsui | S | R | October 23, 1975 | 5'10" | 187 | Higashi-Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Naoaki Matsumoto | R | R | November 14, 1990 | 5'10" | 172 | , JP |
| Ernesto Mejia | R | R | December 2, 1985 | 6'5" | 260 | Guanare, Portuguesa VE |
| Tadasuke Minamikawa | R | R | January 13, 1992 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Daichi Mizuguchi | L | R | June 28, 1989 | 5'4" | 132 | |
| Tomoya Mori | L | R | August 8, 1995 | 5'6" | 176 | Sakai, JP |
| Kyohei Nagae | L | R | May 7, 1993 | 5'8" | 169 | |
| Takeya Nakamura | R | R | August 15, 1983 | 5'9" | 225 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Shunta Nakatsuka | R | R | December 26, 1994 | 6'3" | 227 | , JP |
| Shogo Noda | L | L | June 27, 1993 | 5'6" | 158 | , JP |
| Ryuya Ogawa | L | L | September 3, 1991 | 5'11" | 154 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Tatsuya Oishi | L | R | October 10, 1988 | 6'0" | 202 | |
| Masatoshi Okada | R | R | June 30, 1989 | 5'7" | 176 | |
| Hiromasa Saito | L | L | June 3, 1995 | 5'10" | 165 | , JP |
| Shogo Saito | L | L | May 14, 1989 | 5'11" | 187 | Kasugabe, Saitama JP |
| Yasuo Sano | L | L | January 18, 1993 | 5'10" | 178 | Bangkok, TH |
| Ginjiro Sumitani | R | R | July 19, 1987 | 5'11" | 205 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hayato Takagi | R | R | July 13, 1989 | 5'10" | 194 | , JP |
| Kona Takahashi | R | R | February 3, 1997 | 6'2" | 198 | , JP |
| Tomomi Takahashi | L | L | November 16, 1988 | 5'8" | 180 | |
| Aito Takeda | R | R | April 6, 1997 | 5'10" | 185 | , JP |
| Shota Takekuma | L | L | November 24, 1989 | 5'10" | 170 | Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Ichiro Tamura | L | R | September 19, 1994 | 5'8" | 176 | , JP |
| Shinsaburo Tawata | R | R | April 13, 1993 | 6'0" | 180 | , JP |
| Ken Togame | R | R | November 7, 1987 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Shuta Tonosaki | R | R | December 20, 1992 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Takuya Toyoda | R | R | March 28, 1987 | 5'9" | 187 | |
| Neil Wagner | R | R | January 1, 1984 | 6'0" | 215 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Brian Wolfe | R | R | November 29, 1980 | 6'2" | 230 | Fullerton, CA US |
| Nien Ting Wu | L | R | June 7, 1993 | 5'10" | 165 | , TW |
| Haruka Yamada | R | R | September 30, 1996 | 5'10" | 172 | |
| Hotaka Yamakawa | R | R | November 23, 1991 | 5'9" | 231 | Nahi, JP |
