2012 Yomiuri Giants Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 86-43
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tatsunori Hara (86-43)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome

2012 Yomiuri Giants Statistics

Playoffs - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Chunichi Dragons 3
Japan Series - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2

The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2012 season with a record of 86 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.

The Giants led the league with 534 runs. Yomiuri surrendered 354 runs, fewest in the league.

Players from the 2012 Yomiuri Giants who spent time in the Majors during their careers included John Bowker, Dicky Gonzalez, Edgar Gonzalez, D. J. Houlton, Scott Mathieson and Hirokazu Sawamura.

Tatsunori Hara served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Shinnosuke AbeLRMarch 20, 19795'11"214Urayasu, Chiba JP
John BowkerLLJuly 8, 19836'1"205Sacramento, CA US
Hisayoshi ChonoRRDecember 6, 19845'11"176Miyaki-gun, Saga JP
Yuki EgarashiRRNovember 14, 19866'0"170, JP
Daisuke FujimuraLRJuly 25, 19895'8"160Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP
Satoshi FukudaRRSeptember 12, 19835'11"165Kishiwada, Osaka JP
Shigeyuki FurukiLRJanuary 12, 19765'8"170Kashiwa, Chiba JP
Dicky GonzalezRRDecember 21, 19785'10"200Bayamon, PR
Edgar GonzalezRRJune 14, 19786'0"182San Diego, CA US
Masumi HoshinoLLApril 4, 19845'11"170Saitama, Saitama JP
D. J. HoultonRRAugust 12, 19796'4"235Fullerton, CA US
Tomoya IchikawaRRMay 9, 19855'9"172Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP
Ryuji IchiokaRRJanuary 11, 19915'10"176, JP
Tomoya InzenLLJune 5, 19845'9"161Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Yoshihito IshiiLRJuly 12, 19785'10"181Kawaguchi, Saitama JP
Ryuichi KajimaeRRApril 6, 19855'9"175Kashihara, Nara JP
Yoshiyuki KameiLRJuly 28, 19825'10"175Yamato Koriyama, Nara JP
Shoki KasaharaRRJanuary 9, 19916'3"210, JP
Ken KatoRRMarch 23, 19816'1"200Kita Kanbara-gun, Niigata JP
Yuki KoyamaRRDecember 5, 19886'2"170Chita, Aichi JP
Yuya KuboRRMay 23, 19805'10"175Fukuoka, Tokyo JP
Scott MathiesonRRFebruary 27, 19846'3"230Vancouver, BC CA
Tetsuya MatsumotoLLJuly 3, 19845'7"146Yamanashi, Yamanashi JP
Ryosuke MiyaguniRRApril 17, 19926'0"167, JP
Shuichi MurataRRDecember 28, 19805'10"203Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP
Daisuke NakaiRRNovember 27, 19896'0"185Ise, Mie JP
Jin NakataniRRMay 5, 19796'0"187Wakayama, Wakayama JP
Kentaro NishimuraRRMay 10, 19856'0"200Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP
Takahiko NomaguchiRRMay 31, 19836'0"200Amagasaki, Hyogo JP
Daisuke OchiRRJune 30, 19836'1"195Ochi-gun, Ehime JP
Michihiro OgasawaraLROctober 25, 19735'10"185Chiba, Chiba JP
Taishi OhtaRRJune 9, 19906'2"198Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP
Jumpei OnoRRApril 5, 19875'10"180Oita, Oita JP
Levi RomeroRRApril 12, 19846'5"185El Tigre, Anzoategui VE
Hayato SakamotoRRDecember 14, 19886'1"176Itami, Hyogo JP
Hiroki SanadaRRFebruary 7, 19845'11"185Osaka, Osaka JP
Kazunari SanematsuRRJanuary 18, 19815'10"180Morodomi-cho, Saga JP
Hirokazu SawamuraRRApril 3, 19886'0"212Tochigi, Tochigi JP
Toshiya SugiuchiLLOctober 30, 19805'9"181Kasuga, Fukuoka JP
Takahiro SuzukiSRApril 27, 19785'11"170Soma, Fukushima JP
Seiji TaharaLRSeptember 2, 19895'10"154, JP
Kyosuke TakagiLLSeptember 5, 19895'11"176
Yasunari TakagiLLMarch 30, 19826'0"170Haibara, Shizuoka JP
Takayuki TakaguchiRRAugust 23, 19835'11"172, Tokyo JP
Yoshinobu TakahashiLRApril 3, 19755'11"190Chiba, Chiba JP
Yoshitomo TaniRRFebruary 9, 19735'8"170Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP
Takayuki TerauchiRRMay 27, 19835'10"160Tochigi, Tochigi JP
Shun TonoRRJuly 11, 19866'1"187Hokota, Ibaraki JP
Tetsuya UtsumiLLApril 29, 19826'1"198Joyo, Kyoto JP
Tetsuya YamaguchiLLNovember 11, 19836'0"190Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Kenji YanoRRSeptember 21, 19805'10"179Mitaka, Tokyo JP



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