2015 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-83
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Hiromoto Okubo (57-83)
Location: Sendai, Japan
Ballpark: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
2015 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 57-83
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Hiromoto Okubo (57-83)
Location: Sendai, Japan
Ballpark: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2015 season with a record of 57 wins and 83 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Golden Eagles scored 435 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 610 runs, most in the circuit.
Rhiner Cruz, Yuki Matsui, Kazuo Matsui, Wily Mo Peña, Ken Ray, Takashi Saito, Gaby Sánchez and Zelous Wheeler were all players from the 2015 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hiromoto Okubo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshihito Abe | L | R | December 23, 1988 | 5'11" | 160 | , Miyagi JP |
| Kazutomo Aihara | L | L | October 27, 1989 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Susumu Aizawa | L | R | June 3, 1987 | 5'7" | 158 | |
| Ginji Akaminai | L | R | February 24, 1988 | 5'9" | 187 | Shimohei-gun, Iwate JP |
| Tomohiro Anraku | L | R | November 4, 1996 | 6'1" | 191 | |
| Kouji Aoyama | R | R | August 12, 1983 | 5'11" | 176 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Rhiner Cruz | R | R | November 1, 1986 | 6'2" | 210 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Aoi Enomoto | L | L | July 24, 1992 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Luciano Fernando | R | R | April 13, 1992 | 5'8" | 174 | |
| Hitoshi Fujie | R | R | January 27, 1986 | 5'10" | 161 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Kazuya Fujita | L | R | July 3, 1982 | 5'9" | 165 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Masayoshi Fukuda | R | R | April 17, 1992 | 5'8" | 167 | |
| Hiroyuki Fukuyama | R | R | March 27, 1989 | 5'8" | 154 | Unnan, Shimane JP |
| Mitsutaka Goto | L | R | July 27, 1978 | 5'9" | 165 | Minami Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Kodai Hamaya | L | L | February 27, 1993 | 6'0" | 180 | Totsukawa, JP |
| 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 |
| Takahiro Irino | L | R | November 26, 1988 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Tadashi Ishimine | L | R | June 22, 1985 | 5'10" | 172 | Ginowan, Okinawa JP |
| Ryota Ito | L | L | July 27, 1989 | 6'4" | 202 | |
| Tatsuro Iwasaki | R | R | December 28, 1984 | 5'9" | 165 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshinao Kamata | R | R | October 26, 1993 | 5'9" | 171 | |
| Norihito Kaneto | L | L | April 10, 1984 | 5'9" | 175 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Wataru Karashima | L | L | October 18, 1990 | 5'8" | 159 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Masashi Kato | R | R | September 7, 1989 | 5'8" | 156 | |
| Takashi Kawai | L | L | September 16, 1976 | 5'11" | 183 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yasunori Kikuchi | L | R | September 18, 1989 | 5'11" | 176 | Kuji-gun, Ibarakii JP |
| Rintaro Kitagawa | L | R | June 21, 1993 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Ryuta Konno | R | R | May 11, 1995 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Yusuke Kosai | L | R | April 30, 1983 | 5'10" | 198 | Matsubara, Osaka JP |
| Shota Koseki | R | R | September 6, 1991 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Shinichiro Koyama | R | R | June 13, 1978 | 5'11" | 198 | Watari-gun, Mie JP |
| Akihisa Makida | R | R | June 3, 1982 | 6'0" | 172 | Echizen, Fukui JP |
| Shintaro Masuda | L | R | July 8, 1987 | 5'10" | 181 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kazuo Matsui | S | R | October 23, 1975 | 5'10" | 187 | Higashi-Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yuki Matsui | L | L | October 30, 1995 | 5'8" | 167 | Yokohama, JP |
| Manabu Mima | L | R | September 19, 1986 | 5'6" | 165 | Kita Soma-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Takumi Miyoshi | R | R | June 7, 1993 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Yudai Mori | L | L | August 19, 1994 | 6'0" | 163 | Fukuoka, JP |
| Makoto Moriyama | L | R | August 11, 1981 | 5'9" | 161 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Agustin Murillo | R | R | May 5, 1982 | 6'3" | 195 | Tijuana, Baja California MX |
| Yoshitaka Muto | R | R | July 22, 1987 | 5'10" | 163 | |
| Satoshi Nagai | L | R | September 27, 1984 | 5'10" | 159 | Fujioka, Gunma JP |
| Taishi Nakagawa | R | R | June 8, 1990 | 6'1" | 203 | Toyohashi, Aichi JP |
| Tetsuro Nishida | R | R | September 4, 1991 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Yusuke Nishimiya | L | L | May 1, 1991 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Wataru Nishimura | S | R | September 8, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Nanjo, Okinawa JP |
| Takahiro Norimoto | L | R | December 17, 1990 | 5'10" | 178 | Taga, JP |
| Takero Okajima | L | R | September 7, 1989 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Fumiya Ono | R | R | October 23, 1996 | 5'9" | 147 | |
| Takahito Otsuka | L | L | October 13, 1994 | 5'8" | 158 | , JP |
| Keiji Oyama | R | R | November 19, 1980 | 5'9" | 179 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Wily Mo Peña | R | R | January 23, 1982 | 6'3" | 260 | Laguna Salada, Valverde DO |
| Ken Ray | R | R | November 27, 1974 | 6'2" | 200 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Takashi Saito | L | R | February 14, 1970 | 6'2" | 200 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Gaby Sánchez | R | R | September 2, 1983 | 6'1" | 235 | Miami, FL US |
| Motohiro Shima | R | R | December 13, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Kaizu, Gifu JP |
| Hiroaki Shimauchi | L | L | February 2, 1990 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| Takahiro Shimotsuma | R | R | April 15, 1994 | 6'1" | 189 | |
| Takahiro Shiomi | L | L | September 6, 1988 | 6'0" | 170 | Moriguchi, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Tomura | R | R | October 20, 1987 | 6'1" | 168 | Hidaka, Saitama JP |
| Tomohiro Umetsu | R | R | March 3, 1983 | 6'3" | 194 | Kaminoyama, Yamagata JP |
| Zelous Wheeler | R | R | January 16, 1987 | 5'10" | 220 | Childersburg, AL US |
| Koji Yamasaki | R | R | October 31, 1980 | 5'11" | 163 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takaaki Yokoyama | R | R | April 10, 1991 | 5'10" | 187 | Namie, JP |
