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Yokohama DeNA BayStars

The Yokohama DeNA BayStars (横浜DeNAベイスターズ, Yokohama Dī-Enu-Ē Beisutāzu) are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its current name in 2011, when the club was purchased by software company DeNA.

Yokohama DeNA BayStars
横浜DeNAベイスターズ
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
Central League (1950–present)
LocationNaka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
BallparkYokohama Stadium
FoundedDecember 15, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-12-15)
CL pennants2 (1960, 1998)
Japan Series championships2 (1960, 1998)
Former name(s)
  • Yokohama BayStars (1993–2011)
  • Yokohama Taiyo Whales (1978–1992)
  • Taiyo Whales (1955–1977)
  • Yosho Robins (1954)
  • Taiyo Shochiku Robins (1953)
  • Taiyo Whales (1950–1952)
Former ballparks
ColorsBlue, White
   
MascotDB.Starman and DB.Kirara
Playoff berths5 (2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)
OwnershipTomoko Namba
ManagementDeNA Co., Ltd.
ManagerDaisuke Miura
Uniforms

History edit

Origin (1930s–1949) edit

The team began as the Taiyo Fishing Company, an amateur team currently affiliated with the Maruha Corporation (presently Maruha Nichiro). The team began to appear in national tournaments in the 1930s, and won the National Sports Festival in 1948, giving it national recognition. In the 1949 off-season, the Japanese professional baseball league drastically expanded itself and many players from the Taiyo amateur team were recruited to join the professional leagues. The owner of the Taiyo company decided to join the newly expanded Central League, which was established in 1950. The team's first professional incarnation was as the Maruha Team. The franchise was based in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.

Taiyo Whales (1950–1952) edit

The team name was changed to the Taiyō Whales (大洋ホエールズ, Taiyō Hoeeruzu) shortly after the start of the 1950 season. The Whales received several veteran players from the Yomiuri Giants to compensate for their lack of players, but ended up in the bottom half of the standings each year.

In 1951, there was talk of merging with the Hiroshima Carp, which had experienced serious financial problems but the merging never occurred due to massive protests from Hiroshima citizens.

Taiyo Shochiku Robins (1953) and Yo-Sho Robins (1954) edit

In 1952, it was decided that teams ending the season with a winning percentage below .300 would be disbanded or merged with other teams. The Shochiku Robins fell into this category, and were merged with the Taiyo Whales to become the Taiyō-Shochiku Robins (大洋松竹ロビンス, Taiyō Shōchiku Robinsu) in January, 1953. However, the team's re-organization was not completed in time for the 1953 season, and the team ended up continuing its offices in both Shimonoseki and Kyoto. Home games took place in Osaka for geographical reasons, and the team's finances were managed by both the Taiyo and Shochiku companies until the franchise was officially transferred to Osaka in 1954, to become the Yō-Shō Robins (洋松ロビンス, Yō-Shō Robinsu).

The Shochiku Robins had won the 1950 Central League championship before being merged.

Taiyo Whales (1955–1977) edit

The Shochiku company discontinued its support in December, 1954, and the team name returned to the Taiyo Whales. The franchise moved to Kawasaki, Kanagawa, and obtained an exclusive home field, (Kawasaki Stadium), but ended up in last place six years in a row from 1954–1959.

In 1960, the team recruited Osamu Mihara, who had been manager of the Nishitetsu Lions the previous year. Mihara led the team to its first pennant in 1960, and swept the Pacific League champions in the Japanese championship series. The team had been in last place the previous year. The year was also highlighted with pitcher Gentaro Shimada, just 2 weeks before his 21st birthday, throwing the first no-hitter and perfect game in Whales history, becoming the youngest player to do so until Roki Sasaki did so in 2022.

However, this success did not last long, and the team quickly fell back into last place in 1961. The Whales made a comeback in 1962, but trailed four games behind the Hanshin Tigers to end up in second place. They lost the league championship again to the Tigers in 1964, only one game (.008 winning percentage) away from first place.

The team produced countless star players during the 1970s, but rarely ended the season above the .500 mark. The small Kawasaki Stadium made the Whales one of the most offensively productive teams in Japanese baseball history, but a weak pitching staff, and lack of financial support put the team out of serious contention.

By 1976, the team had been planning on moving from Kawasaki to Yokohama, and support from the mayor of Yokohama allowed the team to gain financial support from the Kokudo Company. 55% of the team's share was retained by Taiyo, and the other 45% went to Kokudo.

Yokohama Taiyo Whales (1978–1992) edit

In 1978, the team moved to the newly-completed Yokohama Stadium in central Yokohama. The team name was changed to the Yokohama Taiyō Whales (横浜大洋ホエールズ, Yokohama Taiyō Hoeeruzu) to reflect the team's new home town. The Kokudo Company sold its shares of the team to the Nippon Broadcasting System and TBS. The Nippon Broadcasting System obtained 30% of the shares, and TBS bought 15%, while Taiyo kept its 55%. The team enjoyed far more popularity during this period than in previous years, but continued to post only meager results in the standings, with their best placing being in 1979, when they finished second behind the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Yokohama BayStars (1993–2011) edit

In November 1992, Taiyo changed its name to the Maruha Corporation and renamed the team as the Yokohama BayStars (横浜ベイスターズ, Yokohama Beisutāzu). The BayStars were the first Japanese professional baseball team not to include the name of the parent company in the team name.

Originally, the team was going to be renamed simply to the Yokohama Whales, but new restrictions on whaling in Japan convinced the company to drop the original name. Some superstitious fans had believed that dead whales put a curse onto the team (the Maruha Corporation was famous for its whale meat products), preventing the Whales from winning championships. In his visit to the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa remarked to the then-president Bill Clinton (who had proposed the international restriction on whaling) that the Maruha Corporation's decision was reflective of Japan's change in attitude towards whaling.

The BayStars remained a non-contender during the early 1990s, but gradually assembled the players that would contribute to the team's championship in 1998. Akihiko Ohya became the manager in 1996, and almost caught up to the Yakult Swallows in 1997, ending in second place. Hiroshi Gondo (a pitching coach the previous year) became manager in 1998, and the BayStars won their first league championship in 38 years in 1998, defeating the Seibu Lions to win the Japanese championship series. The team's consistent hitting, impeccable defense, (players from the BayStars won five golden glove awards in 1998) and solid pitching staff (rounded by closer Kazuhiro Sasaki) contributed to an epic 1998 season. The BayStars' offense in the '98 season became known as the "Machine Gun Offense" because of the quick succession of hits the Yokohama batters would get (mostly singles), and no game was ever over until the final out was recorded. Players who made up the Machine Gun Offense included Bobby Rose, Takuro Ishii, Motonobu Tanishige, Glenn Braggs (who left in 1996), and Takanori Suzuki.

The team dropped to third place in 1999 despite having the best offense in Japan and also setting a league record for team batting average at .294, alongside Rose breaking the Central League hits record, and has not been in serious contention for the championship ever since. A major cause of this was due to the collapse of Yokohama's pitching staff, as while the offense was good, the fact that Yokohama Stadium was more of a hitter friendly park, due to its outfield dimensions, would need them to have good pitching, alongside other factors, including Sasaki leaving for the Seattle Mariners in 2000, not being able to give a new contract to Rose, Tanishige leaving for the Dragons, and Saito leaving for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2001, the Maruha Corporation sold its remaining shares to TBS, giving TBS full ownership of the team, with the only stipulation being that TBS was not allowed to put their name in the team's name. Akihiko Ohya returned in 2007 after leaving the team in 1997. In 2009 the team finished at the bottom of the league despite having a few young stars on the team like slugger Shuichi Murata and league batting champion Seiichi Uchikawa, and also having the pitching of Daisuke Miura and the signing of foreign star Ryan Glynn.

On May 18, 2009, The BayStars' management announced it had fired Ohya and appointed Tomio Tashiro as an acting manager.

Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2012–present) edit

In 2011, the franchise was acquired by a mobile telephone game company DeNA. The name was changed to reflect this, and they changed their mascot from Hosshey to Starman, who wore the new uniform.

In October 2015, Alex Ramírez, a former BayStars player and the only foreign-born player to have 2,000 hits in Japanese baseball, was named as manager for the 2016 season. He replaced Kiyoshi Nakahata, who resigned at the end of 2015 to take responsibility for the club's poor performance.[1] In 2016, Yokohama DeNA BayStars finished the regular season in third place (69–71–3), 19.5 games behind the league leader Hiroshima Toyo Carp (89–52–3). Defeating the second place Yomiuri Giants two games to one in the first stage of the Climax Series, the BayStars advanced to the Climax Series Final but lost to the Carp in five games.

In 2017, the BayStars again finished the regular season in third place (73–65–5) 14.5 games behind the league leader Hiroshima Toyo Carp (88–51–4). Their .252 team batting average and 134 home runs were both second best in the Central League. In the first round of the Climax Series, the BayStars defeated the second place Hanshin Tigers in three games and advanced to the Climax Series Final. Although losing the first game against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, the BayStars won the next four games to become 2017 Central League Climax Series Champions for the first time in 19 years. José López was the most valuable player (MVP) of the Central League Climax Series. The BayStars advanced to the 2017 Japan Series against the Pacific League Champion Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.[2] The Hawks won the first three games of the series. Facing elimination, the BayStars won Games 4 and 5. At home in game 6, with the BayStars leading 3–2, the Hawks' Seiichi Uchikawa hit a game-tying solo home run off of the BayStars' star closer, Yasuaki Yamasaki. Keizo Kawashima hit the walk-off RBI single for SoftBank in the eleventh inning for the title. Hawks' pitcher Dennis Sarfate, with two saves and a Game 6 win, was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player (MVP). Toshiro Miyazaki won the Fighting Spirit Award, given to the best player on the losing team. It was the first Japan Series loss for the team.

Season-by-season records edit

Year Team Name Place Manager
1950 Taiyo Whales 5th Tairiku Watanabe (渡辺大陸)
1951 Taiyo Whales 6th Haruyasu Nakajima (中島治康)
Giichi Arima (有馬義一)
1952 Taiyo Whales 4th Tokuro Konishi (小西得郎)
1953 Taiyo Shochiku Robins 5th
1954 Yosho Robins 6th Takeo Nagasawa (永沢武夫)
1955 Taiyo Whales 6th Isamu Fujii (藤井勇)
1956 Taiyo Whales 6th Masami Sakohata (迫畑正巳)
1957 Taiyo Whales 6th
1958 Taiyo Whales 6th
1959 Taiyo Whales 6th Shigeo Mori (森茂雄)
1960 Taiyo Whales 1st (Won Japan Series) Osamu Mihara (三原脩)
1961 Taiyo Whales 6th
1962 Taiyo Whales 2nd
1963 Taiyo Whales 5th
1964 Taiyo Whales 2nd
1965 Taiyo Whales 4th
1966 Taiyo Whales 5th
1967 Taiyo Whales 4th
1968 Taiyo Whales 5th Kaoru Betto (別当薫)
1969 Taiyo Whales 3rd
1970 Taiyo Whales 3rd
1971 Taiyo Whales 3rd
1972 Taiyo Whales 5th
1973 Taiyo Whales 5th
1974 Taiyo Whales 5th
1975 Taiyo Whales 5th Noboru Akiyama (秋山登)
1976 Taiyo Whales 6th
1977 Taiyo Whales 6th Kaoru Betto (別当薫)
1978 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 4th
1979 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 2nd
1980 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 4th Kiyoshi Doi (土井淳)
1981 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 6th
1982 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 5th Junzo Sekine (関根潤三)
1983 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 3rd
1984 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 6th
1985 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 4th Sadao Kondoh (近藤貞雄)
1986 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 4th
1987 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 5th Takeshi Koba (古葉竹識)
1988 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 4th
1989 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 6th
1990 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 3rd Yutaka Sudoh (須藤豊)
1991 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 5th
1992 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 5th Yutaka Sudoh (須藤豊)
Akira Ejiri (江尻亮)
1993 Yokohama Baystars 5th Akihito Kondo (近藤昭仁)
1994 Yokohama Baystars 6th
1995 Yokohama Baystars 4th
1996 Yokohama Baystars 5th Akihiko Ohya (大矢明彦)
1997 Yokohama Baystars 2nd
1998 Yokohama Baystars 1st (won Japan Series) Hiroshi Gondoh (権藤博)
1999 Yokohama Baystars 3rd
2000 Yokohama Baystars 3rd
2001 Yokohama Baystars 3rd Masaaki Mori (森祇晶)
2002 Yokohama Baystars 6th
2003 Yokohama Baystars 6th Daisuke Yamashita (山下大輔)
2004 Yokohama Baystars 6th
2005 Yokohama Baystars 3rd Kazuhiko Ushijima (牛島和彦)
2006 Yokohama Baystars 6th
2007 Yokohama Baystars 4th Akihiko Ohya (大矢明彦)
2008 Yokohama Baystars 6th
2009 Yokohama Baystars 6th Akihiko Ohya (大矢明彦)
Tomio Tashiro (田代富雄)
2010 Yokohama Baystars 6th Takao Obana (尾花高夫)
2011 Yokohama Baystars 6th
2012 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 6th Kiyoshi Nakahata (中畑清)
2013 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 5th
2014 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 5th
2015 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 6th
2016 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 3rd Alex Ramirez (アレックス・ラミレス)
2017 Yokohama DeNA BayStars Climax Series Champions 3rd
2018 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 4th
2019 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2nd
2020 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 4th
2021 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 6th Daisuke Miura (三浦大輔)
2022 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2nd

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Roster edit

First squad Second squad

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 5 Shion Matsuo
  • 32 Kyosuke Mashiko
  • 57 Junpei Azuma
  • 66 Ryota Joko
Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

(Patrol)

  • 86 Yoshiki Yagi (Development Coordinator / Pitching)
  • 90 Iwao Ohmura (Trainer / Hitting)
  • 73 Kazuya Fujita (Development Coordinator / Hitting)
Development Players
  • 100 Ren (IF)
  • 101 Haruto Kusano (P)
  • 102 Manato Shimizu (P)
  • 103 Nagi Murakawa (OF)
  • 105 Wilny Moron (P)
  • 106 Aki Watanabe (P)
  • 107 Hansel Marcelino (P)
  • 108 Ryuto Konno (P)
  • 109 Yofrec Diaz (P)
  • 110 Alexander Martínez (P)
  • 111 Hayato Horioka (P)
  • 116 Ryuhei Kuki (C)
  • 122 Yohto Shoji (P)
  • 125 Soh Ogasawara (IF)
  • 130 Taiga Kondoh (C)
  • 133 Ryunosuke Aibara (IF)
  • 144 Daichi Kobukata (IF)
  • 193 Ikumi Takamizawa (IF)
Updated April 29, 2024 All NPB rosters

Former players edit

Retired numbers edit

None

Honored numbers edit

MLB players edit

Current:

Former:

Mascots edit

 
Hosshey

They have been represented by various star-themed characters such as:

  • Hosshey (ホッシ) 1993–2012
  • Hossiena (ホッシーナ) 1993-2012
  • Hossizo (ホッシーゾ) 1993-2012
  • DB.Starman (DB.スターマン) 2012~
  • DB.Kirara (DB.キララ) (DB Starman`s daughter) 2012~
  • DB.Rider 2012~2017

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Minor League team edit

The Baystars farm team plays in the Eastern League. It was founded in 1950. The minor league team shares the same name and uniform as the parent team and they play the majority of their home games at Yokosuka Stadium, located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "BayStars name Ramirez as new manager". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ "BayStars bash Carp, punch ticket to Japan Series: Yokohama reaches championship series for the first time in 19 years". The Japan Times. October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  3. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "横浜DeNAベイスターズ 年度別成績 (1950-2018)". npb.jp.
  4. ^ "Mascot Profiles". Retrieved 20 November 2015.

External links edit

  • Official website (in Japanese)
  •   Media related to Yokohama DeNA BayStars at Wikimedia Commons

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Yokohama DeNA BayStars news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The Yokohama DeNA BayStars 横浜DeNAベイスターズ Yokohama Di Enu E Beisutazu are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League Their home field is Yokohama Stadium located in central Yokohama The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950 It adopted its current name in 2011 when the club was purchased by software company DeNA Yokohama DeNA BayStars横浜DeNAベイスターズTeam logo Cap insigniaInformationLeagueNippon Professional Baseball Central League 1950 present LocationNaka ku Yokohama Kanagawa JapanBallparkYokohama StadiumFoundedDecember 15 1949 74 years ago 1949 12 15 CL pennants2 1960 1998 Japan Series championships2 1960 1998 Former name s Yokohama BayStars 1993 2011 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 1978 1992 Taiyo Whales 1955 1977 Yosho Robins 1954 Taiyo Shochiku Robins 1953 Taiyo Whales 1950 1952 Former ballparksKawasaki Stadium 1955 1977 Osaka Stadium 1953 1954 Shimonoseki Baseball Stadium 1950 1952 ColorsBlue White MascotDB Starman and DB KiraraPlayoff berths5 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 OwnershipTomoko NambaManagementDeNA Co Ltd ManagerDaisuke MiuraUniforms Contents 1 History 1 1 Origin 1930s 1949 1 2 Taiyo Whales 1950 1952 1 3 Taiyo Shochiku Robins 1953 and Yo Sho Robins 1954 1 4 Taiyo Whales 1955 1977 1 5 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 1978 1992 1 6 Yokohama BayStars 1993 2011 1 7 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2012 present 2 Season by season records 3 Roster 3 1 Former players 3 2 Retired numbers 3 3 Honored numbers 3 4 MLB players 4 Mascots 5 Minor League team 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editOrigin 1930s 1949 edit The team began as the Taiyo Fishing Company an amateur team currently affiliated with the Maruha Corporation presently Maruha Nichiro The team began to appear in national tournaments in the 1930s and won the National Sports Festival in 1948 giving it national recognition In the 1949 off season the Japanese professional baseball league drastically expanded itself and many players from the Taiyo amateur team were recruited to join the professional leagues The owner of the Taiyo company decided to join the newly expanded Central League which was established in 1950 The team s first professional incarnation was as the Maruha Team The franchise was based in Shimonoseki Yamaguchi Taiyo Whales 1950 1952 edit The team name was changed to the Taiyō Whales 大洋ホエールズ Taiyō Hoeeruzu shortly after the start of the 1950 season The Whales received several veteran players from the Yomiuri Giants to compensate for their lack of players but ended up in the bottom half of the standings each year In 1951 there was talk of merging with the Hiroshima Carp which had experienced serious financial problems but the merging never occurred due to massive protests from Hiroshima citizens Taiyo Shochiku Robins 1953 and Yo Sho Robins 1954 edit In 1952 it was decided that teams ending the season with a winning percentage below 300 would be disbanded or merged with other teams The Shochiku Robins fell into this category and were merged with the Taiyo Whales to become the Taiyō Shochiku Robins 大洋松竹ロビンス Taiyō Shōchiku Robinsu in January 1953 However the team s re organization was not completed in time for the 1953 season and the team ended up continuing its offices in both Shimonoseki and Kyoto Home games took place in Osaka for geographical reasons and the team s finances were managed by both the Taiyo and Shochiku companies until the franchise was officially transferred to Osaka in 1954 to become the Yō Shō Robins 洋松ロビンス Yō Shō Robinsu The Shochiku Robins had won the 1950 Central League championship before being merged Taiyo Whales 1955 1977 edit The Shochiku company discontinued its support in December 1954 and the team name returned to the Taiyo Whales The franchise moved to Kawasaki Kanagawa and obtained an exclusive home field Kawasaki Stadium but ended up in last place six years in a row from 1954 1959 In 1960 the team recruited Osamu Mihara who had been manager of the Nishitetsu Lions the previous year Mihara led the team to its first pennant in 1960 and swept the Pacific League champions in the Japanese championship series The team had been in last place the previous year The year was also highlighted with pitcher Gentaro Shimada just 2 weeks before his 21st birthday throwing the first no hitter and perfect game in Whales history becoming the youngest player to do so until Roki Sasaki did so in 2022 However this success did not last long and the team quickly fell back into last place in 1961 The Whales made a comeback in 1962 but trailed four games behind the Hanshin Tigers to end up in second place They lost the league championship again to the Tigers in 1964 only one game 008 winning percentage away from first place The team produced countless star players during the 1970s but rarely ended the season above the 500 mark The small Kawasaki Stadium made the Whales one of the most offensively productive teams in Japanese baseball history but a weak pitching staff and lack of financial support put the team out of serious contention By 1976 the team had been planning on moving from Kawasaki to Yokohama and support from the mayor of Yokohama allowed the team to gain financial support from the Kokudo Company 55 of the team s share was retained by Taiyo and the other 45 went to Kokudo Yokohama Taiyo Whales 1978 1992 edit In 1978 the team moved to the newly completed Yokohama Stadium in central Yokohama The team name was changed to the Yokohama Taiyō Whales 横浜大洋ホエールズ Yokohama Taiyō Hoeeruzu to reflect the team s new home town The Kokudo Company sold its shares of the team to the Nippon Broadcasting System and TBS The Nippon Broadcasting System obtained 30 of the shares and TBS bought 15 while Taiyo kept its 55 The team enjoyed far more popularity during this period than in previous years but continued to post only meager results in the standings with their best placing being in 1979 when they finished second behind the Hiroshima Toyo Carp Yokohama BayStars 1993 2011 edit In November 1992 Taiyo changed its name to the Maruha Corporation and renamed the team as the Yokohama BayStars 横浜ベイスターズ Yokohama Beisutazu The BayStars were the first Japanese professional baseball team not to include the name of the parent company in the team name Originally the team was going to be renamed simply to the Yokohama Whales but new restrictions on whaling in Japan convinced the company to drop the original name Some superstitious fans had believed that dead whales put a curse onto the team the Maruha Corporation was famous for its whale meat products preventing the Whales from winning championships In his visit to the United States Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa remarked to the then president Bill Clinton who had proposed the international restriction on whaling that the Maruha Corporation s decision was reflective of Japan s change in attitude towards whaling The BayStars remained a non contender during the early 1990s but gradually assembled the players that would contribute to the team s championship in 1998 Akihiko Ohya became the manager in 1996 and almost caught up to the Yakult Swallows in 1997 ending in second place Hiroshi Gondo a pitching coach the previous year became manager in 1998 and the BayStars won their first league championship in 38 years in 1998 defeating the Seibu Lions to win the Japanese championship series The team s consistent hitting impeccable defense players from the BayStars won five golden glove awards in 1998 and solid pitching staff rounded by closer Kazuhiro Sasaki contributed to an epic 1998 season The BayStars offense in the 98 season became known as the Machine Gun Offense because of the quick succession of hits the Yokohama batters would get mostly singles and no game was ever over until the final out was recorded Players who made up the Machine Gun Offense included Bobby Rose Takuro Ishii Motonobu Tanishige Glenn Braggs who left in 1996 and Takanori Suzuki The team dropped to third place in 1999 despite having the best offense in Japan and also setting a league record for team batting average at 294 alongside Rose breaking the Central League hits record and has not been in serious contention for the championship ever since A major cause of this was due to the collapse of Yokohama s pitching staff as while the offense was good the fact that Yokohama Stadium was more of a hitter friendly park due to its outfield dimensions would need them to have good pitching alongside other factors including Sasaki leaving for the Seattle Mariners in 2000 not being able to give a new contract to Rose Tanishige leaving for the Dragons and Saito leaving for the Los Angeles Dodgers In 2001 the Maruha Corporation sold its remaining shares to TBS giving TBS full ownership of the team with the only stipulation being that TBS was not allowed to put their name in the team s name Akihiko Ohya returned in 2007 after leaving the team in 1997 In 2009 the team finished at the bottom of the league despite having a few young stars on the team like slugger Shuichi Murata and league batting champion Seiichi Uchikawa and also having the pitching of Daisuke Miura and the signing of foreign star Ryan Glynn On May 18 2009 The BayStars management announced it had fired Ohya and appointed Tomio Tashiro as an acting manager Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2012 present edit In 2011 the franchise was acquired by a mobile telephone game company DeNA The name was changed to reflect this and they changed their mascot from Hosshey to Starman who wore the new uniform In October 2015 Alex Ramirez a former BayStars player and the only foreign born player to have 2 000 hits in Japanese baseball was named as manager for the 2016 season He replaced Kiyoshi Nakahata who resigned at the end of 2015 to take responsibility for the club s poor performance 1 In 2016 Yokohama DeNA BayStars finished the regular season in third place 69 71 3 19 5 games behind the league leader Hiroshima Toyo Carp 89 52 3 Defeating the second place Yomiuri Giants two games to one in the first stage of the Climax Series the BayStars advanced to the Climax Series Final but lost to the Carp in five games In 2017 the BayStars again finished the regular season in third place 73 65 5 14 5 games behind the league leader Hiroshima Toyo Carp 88 51 4 Their 252 team batting average and 134 home runs were both second best in the Central League In the first round of the Climax Series the BayStars defeated the second place Hanshin Tigers in three games and advanced to the Climax Series Final Although losing the first game against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp the BayStars won the next four games to become 2017 Central League Climax Series Champions for the first time in 19 years Jose Lopez was the most valuable player MVP of the Central League Climax Series The BayStars advanced to the 2017 Japan Series against the Pacific League Champion Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 2 The Hawks won the first three games of the series Facing elimination the BayStars won Games 4 and 5 At home in game 6 with the BayStars leading 3 2 the Hawks Seiichi Uchikawa hit a game tying solo home run off of the BayStars star closer Yasuaki Yamasaki Keizo Kawashima hit the walk off RBI single for SoftBank in the eleventh inning for the title Hawks pitcher Dennis Sarfate with two saves and a Game 6 win was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player MVP Toshiro Miyazaki won the Fighting Spirit Award given to the best player on the losing team It was the first Japan Series loss for the team Season by season records editYear Team Name Place Manager 1950 Taiyo Whales 5th Tairiku Watanabe 渡辺大陸 1951 Taiyo Whales 6th Haruyasu Nakajima 中島治康 Giichi Arima 有馬義一 1952 Taiyo Whales 4th Tokuro Konishi 小西得郎 1953 Taiyo Shochiku Robins 5th 1954 Yosho Robins 6th Takeo Nagasawa 永沢武夫 1955 Taiyo Whales 6th Isamu Fujii 藤井勇 1956 Taiyo Whales 6th Masami Sakohata 迫畑正巳 1957 Taiyo Whales 6th 1958 Taiyo Whales 6th 1959 Taiyo Whales 6th Shigeo Mori 森茂雄 1960 Taiyo Whales 1st Won Japan Series Osamu Mihara 三原脩 1961 Taiyo Whales 6th 1962 Taiyo Whales 2nd 1963 Taiyo Whales 5th 1964 Taiyo Whales 2nd 1965 Taiyo Whales 4th 1966 Taiyo Whales 5th 1967 Taiyo Whales 4th 1968 Taiyo Whales 5th Kaoru Betto 別当薫 1969 Taiyo Whales 3rd 1970 Taiyo Whales 3rd 1971 Taiyo Whales 3rd 1972 Taiyo Whales 5th 1973 Taiyo Whales 5th 1974 Taiyo Whales 5th 1975 Taiyo Whales 5th Noboru Akiyama 秋山登 1976 Taiyo Whales 6th 1977 Taiyo Whales 6th Kaoru Betto 別当薫 1978 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 4th 1979 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 2nd 1980 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 4th Kiyoshi Doi 土井淳 1981 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 6th 1982 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 5th Junzo Sekine 関根潤三 1983 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 3rd 1984 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 6th 1985 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 4th Sadao Kondoh 近藤貞雄 1986 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 4th 1987 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 5th Takeshi Koba 古葉竹識 1988 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 4th 1989 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 6th 1990 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 3rd Yutaka Sudoh 須藤豊 1991 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 5th 1992 Yokohama Taiyo Whales 5th Yutaka Sudoh 須藤豊 Akira Ejiri 江尻亮 1993 Yokohama Baystars 5th Akihito Kondo 近藤昭仁 1994 Yokohama Baystars 6th 1995 Yokohama Baystars 4th 1996 Yokohama Baystars 5th Akihiko Ohya 大矢明彦 1997 Yokohama Baystars 2nd 1998 Yokohama Baystars 1st won Japan Series Hiroshi Gondoh 権藤博 1999 Yokohama Baystars 3rd 2000 Yokohama Baystars 3rd 2001 Yokohama Baystars 3rd Masaaki Mori 森祇晶 2002 Yokohama Baystars 6th 2003 Yokohama Baystars 6th Daisuke Yamashita 山下大輔 2004 Yokohama Baystars 6th 2005 Yokohama Baystars 3rd Kazuhiko Ushijima 牛島和彦 2006 Yokohama Baystars 6th 2007 Yokohama Baystars 4th Akihiko Ohya 大矢明彦 2008 Yokohama Baystars 6th 2009 Yokohama Baystars 6th Akihiko Ohya 大矢明彦 Tomio Tashiro 田代富雄 2010 Yokohama Baystars 6th Takao Obana 尾花高夫 2011 Yokohama Baystars 6th 2012 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 6th Kiyoshi Nakahata 中畑清 2013 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 5th 2014 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 5th 2015 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 6th 2016 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 3rd Alex Ramirez アレックス ラミレス 2017 Yokohama DeNA BayStars Climax Series Champions 3rd 2018 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 4th 2019 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2nd 2020 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 4th 2021 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 6th Daisuke Miura 三浦大輔 2022 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 2nd 3 Roster editYokohama DeNA BayStars rosterviewtalkedit First squad Second squad Pitchers 11 Katsuki Azuma 13 Hiromu Ise 15 Soma Tokuyama 16 Shinichi Ohnuki 17 Kazuki Mishima 19 Yasuaki Yamasaki 34 Ryoto Matsumoto 38 Yuito Mori 42 Andre Jackson 45 Kohei Morihara 46 Tatsuya Ishikawa 53 Hayate Nakagawa 64 Koh Nakagawa 69 Anthony Kay Catchers 10 Yasutaka Tobashira 29 Hikaru Itoh 50 Yuudai Yamamoto Infielders 00 Takuma Hayashi 2 Shugo Maki 9 Yamato 31 Tatsuhiro Shibata 44 Taiki Ishikami 51 Toshiro Miyazaki 98 Yōta Kyōda Outfielders 1 Masayuki Kuwahara 4 Ryuki Watarai 7 Keita Sano 8 Kazuki Kamizato 37 Taishi Kusumoto 61 Tatsuo Ebina 63 Taiki Sekine Manager 81 Daisuke Miura Coaches 80 Ryoji Aikawa Operations Battery 75 Takuro Ishii Hitting 77 Takanori Suzuki Hitting 72 Kenjiro Tsuruoka Pitching 73 Atsushi Kizuka Pitching 97 Hiroyasu Tanaka Infield Baserunning 71 Masaaki Koike Outfield Baserunning 82 Takashi Manei Training Coordinator Fielding 76 Tomio Tashiro Patrol Hitting Pitchers 14 Kenta Ishida 18 Kenta Kozono 20 Yuya Sakamoto 22 Taisei Irie 24 Teruki Yoshino 26 Haruhiro Hamaguchi 27 Taiga Kamichatani 30 Ginji Miura 35 Tatsuya Hashimoto 36 Ryudai Morishita 40 Ryunosuke Matsumoto 41 Chihaya Sasaki 43 Osuke Fukazawa 48 Masaya Kyoyama 49 J B Wendelken 54 Yutaro Ishida 56 Takuto Takada 59 Kentaro Taira 62 Rowan Wick 65 Daita Miyagi Catchers 5 Shion Matsuo 32 Kyosuke Mashiko 57 Junpei Azuma 66 Ryota Joko Infielders 3 Tyler Austin 6 Keito Mori 39 Naomichi Nishiura 55 Kento Inoue 60 Naoto Chino 67 Kenji Nishimaki Outfielders 0 Taishi Ohta 25 Yoshi Tsutsugo 28 Atsushi Katsumata 33 Riku Takeda 58 Kouki Kajiwara Manager 83 Michio Aoyama Coaches 84 Ikki Shimamura Hitting 70 Tatsuya Shimozono Hitting 94 Yota Kosugi Pitching 87 Shun Tono Pitching 88 Yusaku Iriki Pitching 89 Daisuke Nakai Infield Baserunning 85 Shigeo Yanagida Outfield Baserunning 74 Kazunari Tsuruoka Battery Patrol 86 Yoshiki Yagi Development Coordinator Pitching 90 Iwao Ohmura Trainer Hitting 73 Kazuya Fujita Development Coordinator Hitting Development Players 100 Ren IF 101 Haruto Kusano P 102 Manato Shimizu P 103 Nagi Murakawa OF 105 Wilny Moron P 106 Aki Watanabe P 107 Hansel Marcelino P 108 Ryuto Konno P 109 Yofrec Diaz P 110 Alexander Martinez P 111 Hayato Horioka P 116 Ryuhei Kuki C 122 Yohto Shoji P 125 Soh Ogasawara IF 130 Taiga Kondoh C 133 Ryunosuke Aibara IF 144 Daichi Kobukata IF 193 Ikumi Takamizawa IF Updated April 29 2024 All NPB rosters Former players edit nbsp Noboru Akiyama P 秋山登 1956 1967 nbsp Kazuhiko Kondo 1B OF 近藤和彦 1958 1972 nbsp Makoto Matsubara 1B 松原誠 1962 1980 nbsp Masaji Hiramatsu P 平松政次 1967 1984 nbsp Masayuki Nakatsuka 1B OF 中塚政幸 1968 1982 nbsp John Sipin 2B ジョン シピン 1972 1977 nbsp Yoshikazu Takagi OF 1B 高木義和 1972 1987 nbsp Keiichi Nagasaki OF 長崎慶一 1973 1984 nbsp Daisuke Yamashita SS 2B 3B 山下大輔 1974 1987 nbsp Tomio Tashiro 3B 1B OF 田代富雄 1976 1991 nbsp Felix Millan 2B 1B フェリクス ミヤーン 1978 1980 nbsp Akio Saito P 斉藤明夫 1977 1993 nbsp Kazuhiko Endoh P 遠藤一彦 1978 1992 nbsp Kaname Yashiki CF 屋鋪要 1978 1993 nbsp Mitsuo Motoi 2B SS 3B 基満男 1979 1984 nbsp Yutaka Takagi 2B SS 高木豊 1981 1993 nbsp Kenichi Yamazaki OF 山崎賢一 1981 1993 nbsp Jim Tracy OF ジム トレイシー 1983 1984 nbsp Leon Lee 3B レオン リー 1983 1985 nbsp Hirokazu Katoh LF 加藤博一 1983 1990 nbsp Mitsunori Kakehata P 欠端光則 1984 1994 nbsp Carlos Ponce 1B カルロス ポンセ 1986 1990 nbsp Hisao Niura P 新浦壽夫 1987 1991 nbsp Denney Tomori P デニー友利 デニー 1987 1996 2003 2004 nbsp Jim Paciorek 1B LF ジム パチョレック 1988 1991 nbsp Tatsuya Shindoh SS 3B 進藤達哉 1988 2000 nbsp Hiroki Nomura P 野村弘樹 1988 2002 nbsp Motonobu Tanishige C 谷繁元信 1989 2001 nbsp Takuro Ishii SS 3B P 石井琢朗 1989 2008 nbsp Kazuhiro Sasaki P 佐々木主浩 1990 1999 2004 2005 nbsp Takanori Suzuki OF 鈴木尚典 1991 2008 nbsp R J Reynolds OF R J レイノルズ 1991 1992 nbsp Takashi Saito P 斎藤隆 1992 2005 nbsp Daisuke Miura P 三浦大輔 1992 2016 nbsp Hideki Igarashi P 五十嵐英樹 1991 2001 nbsp Glenn Braggs RF グレン グラッグス 1993 1996 nbsp Robert Rose 2B ロバート ローズ 1993 2000 nbsp Takahiro Saeki 1B OF 佐伯貴弘 1993 2010 nbsp Tomokazu Ohka P 大家友和 1994 1998 2010 2011 nbsp Norihiro Komada 1B 駒田徳広 1994 2000 nbsp Toshio Haru CF 波留敏夫 1994 2001 nbsp Ryoji Aikawa C 相川亮二 1995 2008 nbsp Kazuo Fukumori P 福盛和男 1995 2003 nbsp Takeo Kawamura P 川村丈夫 1997 2008 nbsp Tatsuhiko Kinjo OF 金城龍彦 1999 2014 nbsp Atsushi Kizuka P 木塚敦志 2000 2010 nbsp Hitoshi Taneda 2B 種田仁 2001 2007 nbsp Seiichi Uchikawa 1B OF 内川聖一 2001 2010 nbsp Shuichi Murata 3B 村田修一 2003 2011 nbsp Yuki Yoshimura RF 吉村裕基 2003 2012 nbsp Tyrone Woods 1B タイロン ウッズ 2003 2004 nbsp Ken Kadokura P 門倉健 2004 2006 nbsp Marc Kroon P マーク クルーン 2005 2007 nbsp Stephen Randolph P スティーブン ランドルフ 2009 2010 2011 nbsp Brett Harper 1B ブレット ハーパー 2010 2011 nbsp Norihiro Nakamura 3B 中村紀洋 2011 2014 nbsp Alex Ramirez OF アレックス ラミレス 2012 2013 nbsp Tony Blanco 1B トニ ブランコ 2013 2014 Retired numbers edit None Honored numbers edit 18 nbsp Daisuke Miura 22 nbsp Kazuhiro Sasaki MLB players edit Current Shota Imanaga 2024 present Former Yuli Gurriel 2014 2015 Tomo Ohka 1999 2009 Takashi Saito 2006 2012 Kazuhiro Sasaki 2000 2003 Kazuo Fukumori 2008 Yoshi Tsutsugo 2020 2022 Joe Stanka 1966 Trevor Bauer 2023 Mascots edit nbsp Hosshey They have been represented by various star themed characters such as Hosshey ホッシ 1993 2012 Hossiena ホッシーナ 1993 2012 Hossizo ホッシーゾ 1993 2012 DB Starman DB スターマン 2012 DB Kirara DB キララ DB Starman s daughter 2012 DB Rider 2012 2017 4 Minor League team editThe Baystars farm team plays in the Eastern League It was founded in 1950 The minor league team shares the same name and uniform as the parent team and they play the majority of their home games at Yokosuka Stadium located in Yokosuka Kanagawa See also editTokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc References edit BayStars name Ramirez as new manager 19 October 2015 Retrieved 20 October 2015 BayStars bash Carp punch ticket to Japan Series Yokohama reaches championship series for the first time in 19 years The Japan Times October 24 2017 Retrieved October 24 2017 一般社団法人日本野球機構 横浜DeNAベイスターズ 年度別成績 1950 2018 npb jp Mascot Profiles Retrieved 20 November 2015 External links editOfficial website in Japanese nbsp Media related to Yokohama DeNA BayStars at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yokohama DeNA BayStars amp oldid 1225081812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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