2017 Japan World Baseball Classic Roster

SEE ALSO: World Baseball Classic Archive

The roster for Japan’s World Baseball Classic team. The event begins March 6. The designated pitcher pool means a player could be added in later rounds.

Name	League	40-Man	Pos	B/T	Roster Status
Akiyama, Shogo	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	OF	L/R	Active
Akiyoshi, Ryo	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	Active
Aoki, Norichika	Astros	Yes	OF	L/R	Active
Fujinami, Shintaro	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	Active
Hirano, Yoshihisa	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	Active (DPP)
Hirata, Ryosuke	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	OF	R/R	Active
Ishida, Kenta	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	LHP	L/L	DPP
Ishikawa, Ayumu	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	Active
Iwasada, Yuta	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	LHP	L/L	DPP
Kikuchi, Ryosuke	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	INF	R/R	Active
Kobayashi, Seiji	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	C	R/R	Active
Makita, Kazuhisa	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	Active
Masuda, Tatsushi	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	DPP
Masui, Hirotoshi	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	Active
Matsuda, Nobuhiro	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	INF	R/R	Active
Matsui, Yuki	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	LHP	L/L	Active
Miyanishi, Naoki	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	LHP	L/L	Active
Morifuku, Masahiko	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	LHP	L/L	DPP
Nakata, Sho	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	INF	R/R	Active
Nomura, Yusuke	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	DPP
Norimoto, Takahiro	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	L/R	Active
Ohno, Shota	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	C	R/R	Active
Ohsera, Daichi	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	DPP
Okada, Toshiya	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	LHP	L/L	Active
Sakamoto, Hayato	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	INF	R/R	Active
Sawamura, Hirokazu	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	DPP
Senga, Kodai	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	L/R	Active
Shima, Motohiro	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	C	R/R	Active
Sugano, Tomoyuki	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	Active
Suzuki, Seiya	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	OF	R/R	Active
Takeda, Shota	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	Active
Tanaka, Kosuke	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	INF	L/R	Active
Tsutsugoh, Yoshitomo	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	OF	L/R	Active
Uchikawa, Seiichi	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	OF	R/R	Active
Yamada, Tetsuto	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	INF	R/R	Active
Yamasaki, Yasuaki	Nippon Professional Baseball	No	RHP	R/R	DPP