2008 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 65-76
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (65-76)
Location: Sendai, Japan
Ballpark: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
2008 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 65-76
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (65-76)
Location: Sendai, Japan
Ballpark: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2008 season with a record of 65 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Golden Eagles plated 627 runs and conceded 607 runs. Takeshi Yamasaki paced Tohoku with 26 home runs, and José Fernández walloped 15 or more also. José Fernández accounted for 99 RBI. Rick Short led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .332 clip. Hisashi Iwakuma topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 1.88 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
José Fernández, Domingo Guzmán, Marcus Gwyn, Hisashi Iwakuma, Fernando Seguignol, Rick Short and Masahiro Tanaka were all players from the 2008 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles who played in the Majors during their careers.
Katsuya Nomura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kouji Aoyama | R | R | August 12, 1983 | 5'11" | 176 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Kanehisa Arime | L | L | September 27, 1978 | 5'9" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Hideki Asai | R | R | January 1, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| José Fernández | R | R | November 2, 1974 | 6'3" | 220 | La Vega, La Vega DO |
| Akihito Fujii | R | R | June 18, 1976 | 5'7" | 172 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Domingo Guzmán | R | R | April 5, 1975 | 6'0" | 210 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| Marcus Gwyn | R | R | November 4, 1977 | 6'3" | 215 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Kohei Hasebe | L | L | May 21, 1985 | 5'8" | 154 | Seki, Gifu JP |
| Ryo Hijirisawa | L | R | November 3, 1985 | 5'10" | 159 | Chikuma, Nagano JP |
| Yosuke Hiraishi | L | L | April 23, 1980 | 5'9" | 165 | Kitsuki, Oita JP |
| Yasuhiro Ichiba | R | R | July 5, 1982 | 6'0" | 185 | Agatsuma-gun, Gunma JP |
| Suguru Ino | R | R | November 23, 1983 | 5'11" | 172 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Tadashi Ishimine | L | R | June 22, 1985 | 5'10" | 172 | Ginowan, Okinawa JP |
| Koichi Isobe | L | R | March 12, 1974 | 5'9" | 181 | Higashi, Hiroshima JP |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | R | R | April 12, 1981 | 6'3" | 210 | Higashi Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroshi Katayama | L | L | April 19, 1987 | 6'4" | 220 | Mihara-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Tsuyoshi Kawagishi | R | R | September 12, 1979 | 5'9" | 163 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Kenshi Kawaguchi | L | R | June 28, 1976 | 5'9" | 198 | Yame, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuyoshi Kimura | R | R | October 5, 1977 | 5'8" | 165 | Kita Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Hisashi Kitani | R | R | October 15, 1980 | 5'11" | 172 | Ika-gun, Shiga JP |
| Shinichiro Koyama | R | R | June 13, 1978 | 5'11" | 198 | Watari-gun, Mie JP |
| Daisuke Kusano | L | R | December 4, 1976 | 5'7" | 172 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Ying Chieh Lin | L | L | May 1, 1981 | 6'0" | 202 | |
| Rui Makino | R | R | July 17, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shintaro Masuda | L | R | July 8, 1987 | 5'10" | 181 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Akira Matsumoto | R | R | August 30, 1977 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Satoshi Nagai | L | R | September 27, 1984 | 5'10" | 159 | Fujioka, Gunma JP |
| Masato Nakamura | L | R | February 2, 1982 | 5'9" | 157 | Gose, Nara JP |
| Toshiya Nakashima | R | R | June 10, 1980 | 5'11" | 176 | Chikugo, Fukuoka JP |
| Jin Nakatani | R | R | May 5, 1979 | 6'0" | 187 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Wataru Nishimura | S | R | September 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Nanjo, Okinawa JP |
| Hisashi Ogura | R | R | August 10, 1970 | 5'10" | 163 | Kanuma, Tochigi JP |
| Shoji Ohiro | R | R | July 29, 1982 | 6'0" | 198 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Yoshinori Okihara | R | R | July 27, 1972 | 5'10" | 176 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Kenta Satake | L | L | October 23, 1978 | 5'10" | 183 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Sato | L | L | August 11, 1977 | 5'11" | 180 | Mihara, Hiroshima JP |
| Fernando Seguignol | S | R | January 19, 1975 | 6'5" | 257 | , Bocas del Toro PA |
| Motohiro Shima | R | R | December 13, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Kaizu, Gifu JP |
| Tatsuya Shiokawa | R | R | March 15, 1983 | 5'11" | 174 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Rick Short | R | R | December 6, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | Elgin, IL US |
| Fumikazu Takanami | R | R | November 3, 1975 | 5'9" | 159 | Ushibuka, Kumamoto JP |
| Yosuke Takasu | R | R | February 9, 1976 | 5'6" | 160 | Imari, Saga JP |
| Masahiro Tanaka | R | R | November 1, 1988 | 6'3" | 215 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Teppei Tsuchiya | L | R | December 27, 1982 | 5'10" | 172 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Kensuke Uchimura | S | R | March 17, 1986 | 5'4" | 143 | , Tokyo JP |
| Koki Watanabe | L | L | May 17, 1978 | 5'9" | 161 | Tokorozawa, Saitama JP |
| Naoto Watanabe | R | R | October 15, 1980 | 5'8" | 161 | Uku, Ibaraki JP |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | R | R | November 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 220 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Katsumi Yamashita | R | R | May 19, 1977 | 6'1" | 191 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Takahiro Yamazaki | R | R | October 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 194 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Fuminori Yokogawa | L | R | December 3, 1984 | 6'1" | 202 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Yuji Yoshioka | R | R | July 29, 1971 | 6'2" | 209 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Masaru Yoshizaki | L | L | October 4, 1978 | 5'10" | 179 | Ueno, Mie JP |
