2024 Saitama Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 49-91
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuo Matsui (15-30), Hisanobu Watanabe (34-61)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
2024 Saitama Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 49-91
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuo Matsui (15-30), Hisanobu Watanabe (34-61)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Saitama Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2024 season with a record of 49 wins and 91 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
Shuta Tonosaki accounted for 41 RBI. Sosuke Genda led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .264 clip. Tatsuya Imai and Natsuki Takeuchi topped Saitama with 10 wins each, while Natsuki Takeuchi registered a 2.17 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 2024 Saitama Seibu Lions who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Albert Abreu, Jesús Aguilar, Franchy Cordero and Tatsuya Imai.
Kazuo Matsui and Hisanobu Watanabe served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Abreu | R | R | September 26, 1995 | 6'2" | 175 | Guayubin, Monte Cristi DO |
| Jesús Aguilar | R | R | June 30, 1990 | 6'3" | 250 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Minato Aoyama | R | R | July 19, 2000 | 6'0" | 207 | Yokosuka, JP |
| Franchy Cordero | L | R | September 2, 1994 | 6'3" | 175 | Azua, Azua DO |
| Takeru Furuichi | R | R | June 15, 2002 | 5'9" | 154 | |
| Anthony Garcia | S | R | September 5, 2000 | 6'5" | 204 | Samana, Samana DO |
| Sosuke Genda | L | R | February 16, 1993 | 5'10" | 161 | Oita, JP |
| Shinnosuke Hada | L | L | December 25, 2003 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Shota Hamaya | L | L | January 26, 1999 | 5'8" | 169 | |
| Shinya Hasegawa | R | R | May 17, 2002 | 6'0" | 176 | Kyoto, JP |
| Katsunori Hirai | R | R | December 20, 1991 | 5'11" | 183 | |
| Shota Hiranuma | L | R | August 16, 1997 | 5'10" | 172 | JP, JP |
| Takuya Hiruma | L | L | September 8, 2000 | 5'9" | 191 | |
| Keisuke Honda | R | R | April 24, 1993 | 5'10" | 176 | JP, JP |
| Tatsuya Imai | R | R | May 9, 1998 | 5'11" | 154 | |
| Ryota Itogawa | R | R | April 30, 1998 | 5'6" | 171 | |
| Hiroshi Kaino | L | R | November 16, 1996 | 6'1" | 189 | |
| Yuji Kaneko | S | R | April 24, 1990 | 5'10" | 154 | |
| Junichiro Kishi | R | R | December 8, 1996 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Ryosuke Kodama | R | R | July 10, 1998 | 5'5" | 143 | |
| Yuto Koga | R | R | September 10, 1999 | 5'8" | 187 | |
| Takumi Kuriyama | L | R | September 3, 1983 | 5'10" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shoya Makino | L | R | March 4, 2001 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Taishi Mameda | R | R | January 15, 2003 | 5'8" | 180 | Koshigaya, JP |
| Tatsushi Masuda | R | R | April 23, 1988 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Seiya Matsubara | L | R | January 26, 1995 | 5'8" | 158 | JP, JP |
| Wataru Matsumoto | R | R | November 28, 1996 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Yoshinobu Mizukami | R | R | July 13, 1998 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| Hiyu Motoyama | L | R | December 4, 1998 | 5'10" | 174 | |
| Reon Murata | R | R | August 4, 2001 | 6'5" | 242 | |
| Takeya Nakamura | R | R | August 15, 1983 | 5'9" | 225 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Yuta Nakamura | R | R | August 31, 1995 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Manaya Nishikawa | L | R | June 10, 1999 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Daiju Nomura | R | R | September 10, 2000 | 5'7" | 178 | |
| Masatoshi Okada | R | R | June 30, 1989 | 5'7" | 176 | |
| Koichi Okumura | R | R | December 24, 1999 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Shunsuke Sato | L | L | January 3, 2000 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| Ryusei Satoh | R | R | January 15, 1997 | 5'8" | 178 | |
| Shinya Sugai | L | L | June 28, 2003 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Haruki Sugiyama | L | L | September 23, 2005 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Chihiro Sumida | L | L | August 20, 1999 | 5'9" | 167 | |
| Ginjiro Sumitani | R | R | July 19, 1987 | 5'11" | 205 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| 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, Sao Paulo BR |
| Kona Takahashi | R | R | February 3, 1997 | 6'2" | 198 | JP, JP |
| Wataru Takamatsu | L | R | July 2, 1999 | 5'9" | 143 | |
| Natsuki Takeuchi | L | L | July 21, 2001 | 6'1" | 198 | |
| Natsuo Takizawa | L | R | August 13, 2003 | 5'4" | 143 | |
| Ichiro Tamura | L | R | September 19, 1994 | 5'8" | 176 | JP, JP |
| Shuta Tonosaki | R | R | December 20, 1992 | 5'10" | 165 | Aomori, JP |
| Sena Tsuge | R | R | June 3, 1997 | 5'8" | 182 | |
| Brandon Tysinger | R | R | June 15, 1998 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Taiga Ueda | R | R | November 15, 2001 | 5'11" | 189 | |
| Gakuto Wakabayashi | R | R | April 13, 1998 | 5'9" | 158 | Shiraoi, JP |
| Kento Watanabe | R | R | December 26, 1998 | 5'9" | 246 | |
| Yutaro Watanabe | R | R | September 21, 2000 | 6'2" | 198 | |
| Takayoshi Yamamura | L | R | September 28, 2002 | 5'10" | 189 | |
| Kakeru Yamanobe | R | R | May 24, 1994 | 5'6" | 163 | |
| Jefry Yan | L | L | August 17, 1996 | 6'3" | 170 | San Rafael del Yuma, La Altagracia DO |
| Naomasa Yohkawa | R | R | July 17, 1991 | 5'10" | 189 | |
| Kaito Yoza | R | R | September 15, 1995 | 5'8" | 171 |
