2019 Saitama Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 80-62
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Hatsuhiko Tsuji (80-62)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
2019 Saitama Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 80-62
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Hatsuhiko Tsuji (80-62)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Playoffs - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 4 games, Saitama Seibu Lions 1
The Saitama Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2019 season with a record of 80 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Seibu Lions topped the league with 756 runs. Saitama yielded 695 runs, most in the circuit.
Players from the 2019 Saitama Seibu Lions who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Deunte Heath, Shogo Akiyama, Kyle Martin and Zach Neal.
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 |
| Kaito Awatsu | R | R | March 1, 1997 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| 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 |
| Yuji Kaneko | S | R | April 24, 1990 | 5'10" | 154 | |
| Fumikazu Kimura | R | R | September 13, 1988 | 5'11" | 180 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hirotaka Koishi | L | L | April 13, 1987 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Tsubasa Kokuba | L | R | December 5, 1993 | 5'11" | 178 | , JP |
| Hitoto Komazuki | R | R | April 21, 1993 | 5'9" | 191 | |
| 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 |
| Jen-Lei Liao | R | R | August 30, 1993 | 6'6" | 255 | Taoyuen, TW |
| Kyle Martin | R | R | January 18, 1991 | 6'7" | 230 | Austin, TX US |
| Tatsushi Masuda | R | R | April 23, 1988 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Naoaki Matsumoto | R | R | November 14, 1990 | 5'10" | 172 | , JP |
| Wataru Matsumoto | R | R | November 28, 1996 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| 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 |
| Ryosuke Moriwaki | R | R | July 13, 1992 | 5'8" | 154 | |
| Kyohei Nagae | L | R | May 7, 1993 | 5'8" | 169 | |
| Takeya Nakamura | R | R | August 15, 1983 | 5'9" | 225 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Shota Nakata | R | R | February 22, 1990 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Zach Neal | R | R | November 9, 1988 | 6'3" | 220 | Columbia, SC US |
| 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 |
| Ryusei Satoh | R | R | January 15, 1997 | 5'8" | 178 | |
| Shohei Suzuki | L | L | May 20, 1998 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Kaima Taira | L | R | November 15, 1999 | 5'8" | 209 | |
| Hayato Takagi | R | R | July 13, 1989 | 5'10" | 194 | , JP |
| Wataru Takagi | L | R | December 6, 1999 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Kona Takahashi | R | R | February 3, 1997 | 6'2" | 198 | , JP |
| 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 | |
| Daisuke Togawa | L | R | April 29, 1996 | 6'2" | 189 | |
| Shuta Tonosaki | R | R | December 20, 1992 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Haruka Yamada | R | R | September 30, 1996 | 5'10" | 172 | |
| Hotaka Yamakawa | R | R | November 23, 1991 | 5'9" | 231 | Nahi, JP |
| Kakeru Yamanobe | R | R | May 24, 1994 | 5'6" | 163 |
