2022 Saitama Seibu Lions Roster
Team Record: 72-68
in the JPPL
Manager: Hatsuhiko Tsuji (72-68)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Playoffs - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2 games, Saitama Seibu Lions 0
The Saitama Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2022 season with a record of 72 wins and 68 losses
The Seibu Lions paced the circuit with just 448 runs allowed. Saitama scored 464 runs. Hotaka Yamakawa walloped 41 home runs for the team, while Brian O'Grady swatted 15 or more, too. Hotaka Yamakawa accounted for 90 RBI. Hotaka Yamakawa and Sosuke Genda led all regular hitters by connecting at a .266 clip. Kona Takahashi topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.21 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 2022 Saitama Seibu Lions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dietrich Enns, Burch Smith and Brian O'Grady.
Hatsuhiko Tsuji served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietrich Enns | L | L | May 16, 1991 | 6'1" | 210 | Frankfort, IL US |
| Sosuke Genda | L | R | February 16, 1993 | 5'10" | 161 | Oita, JP |
| Shinya Hasegawa | R | R | May 17, 2002 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Katsunori Hirai | R | R | December 20, 1991 | 5'11" | 183 | |
| Shota Hiranuma | L | R | August 16, 1997 | 5'10" | 172 | , JP |
| Keisuke Honda | R | R | April 24, 1993 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Tatsuya Imai | R | R | May 9, 1998 | 5'11" | 154 | |
| Yuji Kaneko | S | R | April 24, 1990 | 5'10" | 154 | |
| Seiji Kawagoe | L | L | June 30, 1993 | 5'8" | 176 | |
| Ryota Kawano | S | R | June 28, 2001 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Junichiro Kishi | R | R | December 8, 1996 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Yuto Koga | R | R | September 10, 1999 | 5'8" | 187 | |
| Masato Kumashiro | R | R | April 18, 1989 | 5'8" | 158 | Kumiukena-gun, Ehime JP |
| Katsuhiko Kumon | L | L | March 4, 1992 | 5'8" | 165 | , JP |
| Takumi Kuriyama | L | R | September 3, 1983 | 5'10" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shoya Makino | L | R | March 4, 2001 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Tatsushi Masuda | R | R | April 23, 1988 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Wataru Matsumoto | R | R | November 28, 1996 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Tetsu Miyagawa | R | R | October 10, 1995 | 5'9" | 182 | |
| Yoshinobu Mizukami | R | R | July 13, 1998 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| Tomoya Mori | L | R | August 8, 1995 | 5'6" | 176 | Sakai, JP |
| Ryosuke Moriwaki | R | R | July 13, 1992 | 5'8" | 154 | |
| Daichi Nakaguma | L | R | August 27, 1996 | 5'9" | 191 | |
| Takeya Nakamura | R | R | August 15, 1983 | 5'9" | 225 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Seigo Nakayama | L | R | May 9, 1999 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Manaya Nishikawa | L | R | June 10, 1999 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Brian O'Grady | L | R | May 17, 1992 | 6'2" | 215 | Warminster, PA US |
| Masatoshi Okada | R | R | June 30, 1989 | 5'7" | 176 | |
| Ren Omagari | R | R | May 21, 1998 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Masato Saito | L | R | August 7, 1995 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Yasuo Sano | L | L | January 18, 1993 | 5'10" | 178 | Bangkok, TH |
| Takeru Sasaki | L | L | May 13, 1996 | 5'10" | 191 | |
| Shunsuke Sato | L | L | January 3, 2000 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| Burch Smith | R | R | April 12, 1990 | 6'4" | 225 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Chihiro Sumida | L | L | August 20, 1999 | 5'9" | 167 | |
| Shohei Suzuki | L | L | May 20, 1998 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Kaima Taira | L | R | November 15, 1999 | 5'8" | 209 | |
| Wataru Takagi | L | R | December 6, 1999 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Bo Takahashi | R | R | January 23, 1997 | 6'0" | 197 | Presidente Prudente, BR |
| Kona Takahashi | R | R | February 3, 1997 | 6'2" | 198 | , JP |
| Aito Takeda | R | R | April 6, 1997 | 5'10" | 185 | , JP |
| Natsuo Takizawa | L | R | August 13, 2003 | 5'4" | 143 | |
| Ichiro Tamura | L | R | September 19, 1994 | 5'8" | 176 | , 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 | |
| Sena Tsuge | R | R | June 3, 1997 | 5'8" | 182 | |
| Tetsuya Utsumi | L | L | April 29, 1982 | 6'1" | 198 | Joyo, Kyoto JP |
| Gakuto Wakabayashi | R | R | April 13, 1998 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Yutaro Watanabe | R | R | September 21, 2000 | 6'2" | 198 | |
| Jantzen Witte | R | R | January 4, 1990 | 6'2" | 195 | Fort Worth, TX 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 |
| Kakeru Yamanobe | R | R | May 24, 1994 | 5'6" | 163 | |
| Kaito Yoza | R | R | September 15, 1995 | 5'8" | 171 |
