2020 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 67-45
in the JPCL
Manager: Tatsunori Hara (67-45)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 2020 season with a record of 67 wins and 45 losses
The Giants paced the league with 532 runs, ignited by 135 home runs. Yomiuri allowed 421 runs, least in the league. Kazuma Okamoto walloped 31 home runs for the team, while Yoshihiro Maru and Hayato Sakamoto swatted 15 or more also. Kazuma Okamoto accounted for 97 RBI. Hayato Sakamoto topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .289. Tomoyuki Sugano led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 1.97 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Rubby De La Rosa, Gerardo Parra, Ángel Sánchez, Hirokazu Sawamura, Tomoyuki Sugano, Thyago Vieira and Zelous Wheeler were all players from the 2020 Yomiuri Giants who played in the Majors during their careers.
Tatsunori Hara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristopher Crisostomo | L | L | March 8, 1994 | 6'2" | 180 | La Romana, DO |
| Rubby De La Rosa | R | R | March 4, 1989 | 6'0" | 210 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Nattino Diplan | R | R | December 30, 1993 | 6'3" | 180 | Santo Domingo Este, DO |
| Takahiro Fujioka | L | L | July 17, 1989 | 6'0" | 187 | |
| Yuri Furukawa | R | R | September 8, 1995 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Seishu Hatake | L | R | May 31, 1994 | 6'1" | 172 | , JP |
| Hayato Horioka | R | R | September 11, 1998 | 6'0" | 194 | |
| Nobutaka Imamura | L | L | March 15, 1994 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Shingo Ishikawa | R | R | April 27, 1993 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Yohei Kagiya | R | R | September 23, 1990 | 5'9" | 176 | , JP |
| Yoshiyuki Kamei | L | R | July 28, 1982 | 5'10" | 175 | Yamato Koriyama, Nara JP |
| Shuhei Katoh | L | R | March 28, 1999 | 5'10" | 174 | |
| Kazuya Katsuki | L | R | April 16, 1996 | 5'9" | 183 | |
| Yukinori Kishida | R | R | October 10, 1996 | 5'9" | 191 | |
| Takumi Kitamura | R | R | August 29, 1995 | 5'11" | 187 | , JP |
| Seiji Kobayashi | R | R | June 7, 1989 | 5'8" | 173 | , JP |
| Takuya Kuwahara | R | R | March 26, 1996 | 5'10" | 167 | , JP |
| Yoshihiro Maru | L | R | April 11, 1989 | 5'10" | 176 | Katsuura, Chiba JP |
| Daiki Masuda | R | R | July 29, 1993 | 5'8" | 140 | |
| Seiya Matsubara | L | R | January 26, 1995 | 5'8" | 158 | |
| Ryosuke Miyaguni | R | R | April 17, 1992 | 6'0" | 167 | , JP |
| Israel Mota | R | R | January 3, 1996 | 6'2" | 165 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Kota Nakagawa | L | L | February 24, 1994 | 6'0" | 183 | , JP |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | R | R | July 31, 1982 | 5'11" | 200 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Daisuke Naoe | R | R | June 20, 2000 | 6'0" | 169 | , JP |
| Shohei Numata | R | R | June 24, 2000 | 5'8" | 141 | |
| Ryusei Ohe | L | L | January 15, 1999 | 5'8" | 180 | |
| Takumi Ohshiro | L | R | February 11, 1993 | 6'2" | 196 | Naha, JP |
| Kazuma Okamoto | R | R | June 30, 1996 | 6'0" | 212 | , JP |
| Kan Otake | R | R | May 21, 1983 | 6'0" | 187 | Yashio, Saitama JP |
| Gerardo Parra | L | L | May 6, 1987 | 5'11" | 210 | Santa Barbara, Zulia VE |
| Hayato Sakamoto | R | R | December 14, 1988 | 6'1" | 176 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Toshiki Sakurai | R | R | October 21, 1993 | 5'11" | 180 | , JP |
| Ángel Sánchez | R | R | November 28, 1989 | 6'1" | 190 | Tenares, DO |
| Hirokazu Sawamura | R | R | April 3, 1988 | 6'0" | 212 | Tochigi, Tochigi JP |
| Shinnosuke Shigenobu | L | R | April 17, 1993 | 5'8" | 154 | , JP |
| Tomoyuki Sugano | R | R | October 11, 1989 | 6'1" | 198 | Kanagawa, JP |
| Ginjiro Sumitani | R | R | July 19, 1987 | 5'11" | 205 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kazuto Taguchi | L | L | September 14, 1995 | 5'7" | 165 | |
| Kyosuke Takagi | L | L | September 5, 1989 | 5'11" | 176 | |
| Yuki Takahashi | L | L | February 1, 1997 | 5'10" | 180 | , JP |
| Yuhei Takanashi | L | L | July 13, 1992 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| Shunta Tanaka | L | R | August 18, 1993 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Toyoki Tanaka | R | R | December 1, 1993 | 5'11" | 198 | , JP |
| Soichiro Tateoka | R | R | May 18, 1990 | 5'11" | 172 | Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Shosei Togo | R | R | April 4, 2000 | 6'1" | 158 | Miyakonojo, JP |
| Estamy Ureña | R | R | May 27, 1999 | 6'0" | 175 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| Thyago Vieira | R | R | January 7, 1993 | 6'2" | 210 | Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo BR |
| Akihiro Wakabayashi | S | R | August 26, 1993 | 5'11" | 169 | , JP |
| Zelous Wheeler | R | R | January 16, 1987 | 5'10" | 220 | Childersburg, AL US |
| Daikan Yoh | R | R | January 17, 1987 | 6'0" | 172 | Taitung City, TW |
| Kai Yokogawa | L | L | August 30, 2000 | 6'2" | 198 | , JP |
| Daiki Yoshikawa | S | R | August 21, 1992 | 5'8" | 154 | |
| Naoki Yoshikawa | L | R | February 8, 1995 | 5'10" | 174 | |
| Dai Yuasa | R | R | January 24, 2000 | 5'7" | 160 | , JP |
