Nippon Blue Jays

Nippon Blue Jays
Information
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol
LocationArujá, São Paulo, Brazil
League championships12 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2018)
ColorsRoyal blue, navy blue, red, white
       
CoachRicardo Kenji Matumaro

The Nippon Blue Jays are a baseball team that play in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol (CBB), the top division of baseball in Brazil. They are the most successful team in the tournament, with 12 championships since 1993.[1] The team is owned by and based at the Nippon Country Club, a Japanese Brazilian country club in Arujá, São Paulo.[2]

The team is not officially affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball, but uses their logo and colors. This stems from José Pett, a Brazilian pitcher who signed with the MLB Blue Jays in 1993 as an international free agent; Pett's Brazilian club adopted the name “Blue Jays” in his honor, with the permission of the Toronto franchise.[3][4][5] Toronto even donated authentic uniforms to the Brazilian club, upon Pett's request.[6]

Roster

Nippon Blue Jays roster - 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol
Players Coaches
Pitchers
  • -- Brazil Gabriel de Souza
  • 39 Brazil Leo Haneda
  • -- Brazil Enrique Koyoma
  •  7 Brazil Seiji Kusakariba
  • 12 Brazil Claudio Matumoto Jr.
  • -- Brazil Daniel Missaki
  • 17 Brazil Caio Norimatsu
  • -- Brazil Eric Pardinho
  • -- Brazil Noah Ribeiro
  • -- Brazil Kenzo Sakita
  • 97 Brazil Kevin Sunahara
  • 10 Brazil Mauro Tanaka
  • -- Brazil Tomas Uemura
 Catchers
  • 54 Brazil Gustavo Kitamura
  • 33 Brazil Salomon Koba
  • -- Brazil Gabriel Oshikawa
  • 45 Brazil Caio Tuni

Infielders

  • 99 Brazil Murilo de Lima
  • -- Brazil Vitor Furuya
  • 34 Brazil Felipe Kimura
  • 61 Brazil Matheus Lelis
  •  9 Brazil Erick Makita
  •  2 Brazil Lucas Oshikawa
  • -- Brazil Thiago Sakai
  • -- Brazil Pedro Sanches
  • -- Brazil Rafael Seriguti
  •  5 Brazil Ricardo Suzuki
  • 60 Brazil Danilo Uehara
  •  3 Brazil Rodrigo Uehara

Outfielders

  • 42 Brazil Caio Adaniya
  • 89 Brazil Lucas Ariki
  • -- Brazil Gabriel Asakura
  • -- Brazil João de Veque
  • 21 Brazil Niki Hayama
  • 22 Brazil Pedro Irikura
  •  4 Brazil Miguel Irikura
  •  1 Brazil Enzo Matumoto
  • -- Brazil Zander Okimasu
  • -- Brazil Fabio Yoshikawa
  • 48 Brazil Raphael Zanotti
 Manager
  • Brazil Ricardo Matumaro

Roster updated on 19 April 2024


See also

References

  1. ^ "Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Beisebol e Softbol.
  2. ^ "Beisebol/Softbol" (in Portuguese). Nippon Country Club.
  3. ^ "How baseball became Brazilian". Defector. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ Bill Clark (3 January 2023). "How Pele Became a Major Player in Baseball History". Patreon. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Jays sign minor-league deal with Brazilian pitcher". Toronto Star. 23 February 2007.
  6. ^ "Meet Brazil's Most Valuable Arm". ESPN. 26 December 2017.
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