2025 Saitama Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 63-77
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Fumiya Nishiguchi (63-77)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
2025 Saitama Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 63-77
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Fumiya Nishiguchi (63-77)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Saitama Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2025 season with a record of 63 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Seibu Lions scored 410 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 465 runs. Tyler Nevin led Saitama with 21 home runs and drove in 63 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .277 clip. Chihiro Sumida and Tatsuya Imai topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Tatsuya Imai recorded a 1.93 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 2025 Saitama Seibu Lions who spent time in the Majors during their careers included J. D. Davis, Tatsuya Imai, Tyler Nevin, Emmanuel Ramirez and Trey Wingenter.
Fumiya Nishiguchi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minato Aoyama | R | R | July 19, 2000 | 6'0" | 207 | Yokosuka, JP |
| Leandro Cedeno | R | R | August 22, 1998 | 6'2" | 195 | Guatire, Miranda VE |
| J. D. Davis | R | R | April 27, 1993 | 6'3" | 225 | Elk Grove, CA US |
| Takeru Furuichi | R | R | June 15, 2002 | 5'9" | 154 | |
| Yuudai Furukawa | R | R | May 25, 2004 | 6'1" | 198 | |
| 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 |
| Montell Higuma | R | R | March 18, 2000 | 6'1" | 194 | |
| Shota Hiranuma | L | R | August 16, 1997 | 5'10" | 172 | JP, JP |
| Taiga Hirasawa | L | R | December 24, 1997 | 5'9" | 167 | JP, JP |
| Takuya Hiruma | L | L | September 8, 2000 | 5'9" | 191 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Masaya Kuroda | R | R | January 24, 2004 | 6'2" | 171 | |
| Yuta Kuroki | L | R | August 16, 1994 | 5'10" | 172 | |
| Shoya Makino | L | R | March 4, 2001 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Taishi Mameda | R | R | January 15, 2003 | 5'8" | 180 | Koshigaya, JP |
| 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 | |
| Yuta Nakamigawa | L | R | October 22, 2002 | 5'10" | 198 | |
| Takeya Nakamura | R | R | August 15, 1983 | 5'9" | 225 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Yuta Nakamura | R | R | August 31, 1995 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Keisuke Nakata | S | R | July 25, 1999 | 5'8" | 169 | |
| Tyler Nevin | R | R | May 29, 1997 | 6'4" | 200 | Poway, CA US |
| Manaya Nishikawa | L | R | June 10, 1999 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Daiju Nomura | R | R | September 10, 2000 | 5'7" | 178 | |
| Emmanuel Ramirez | R | R | July 15, 1994 | 6'2" | 190 | Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO |
| Hiroto Saito | R | R | January 27, 2007 | 5'11" | 167 | |
| Takeru Sasaki | L | L | May 13, 1996 | 5'10" | 191 | |
| Shunsuke Sato | L | L | January 3, 2000 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| Taiyo Sato | L | R | May 19, 2002 | 5'9" | 171 | |
| Hibiki Shinohara | R | R | September 20, 2006 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| 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 |
| Kaima Taira | L | R | November 15, 1999 | 5'8" | 209 | |
| 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 | |
| Taiga Ueda | R | R | November 15, 2001 | 5'11" | 189 | |
| Seiya Watanabe | R | R | August 31, 2002 | 5'9" | 194 | |
| Yutaro Watanabe | R | R | September 21, 2000 | 6'2" | 198 | |
| Trey Wingenter | R | R | April 15, 1994 | 6'7" | 200 | Madison, AL US |
| Haruto Yamada | R | R | May 9, 2004 | 5'8" | 180 | |
| Takayoshi Yamamura | L | R | September 28, 2002 | 5'10" | 189 | |
| Kakeru Yamanobe | R | R | May 24, 1994 | 5'6" | 163 | |
| Kaito Yoza | R | R | September 15, 1995 | 5'8" | 171 |
