The Chiba Lotte Marines are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. The Marines were a founding member of the Pacific League in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions when the Japanese Baseball League reorganized into Nippon Professional Baseball. Since 1992, the Marines' home ballpark has been ZOZO Marine Stadium, located in the Mihama Ward of Chiba, seating 30,118 people.
Darrell Lamont Whitmore is an American former professional baseball player for the Cleveland Indians and Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB) and was a college football and baseball player for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Seth Adam Greisinger is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1998–2005.
Michael Anthony Diaz is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball between 1983 and 1988, for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox. He also played four seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 1989 to 1992. After starting his career as a catcher, he split his time about equally between first base and the outfield.
Hirokazu Sawamura is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants and the Marines, and has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 212 pounds (96 kg), he throws and bats right-handed.
Takahiro Fujioka is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants.
Manabu Mima is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB). He played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Masaumi Shimizu is a Japanese former professional baseball Catcher,and current the fourth squad battery coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
American expatriate baseball players in Japan have been a feature of the Japanese professional leagues since 1934. American expatriate players began to steadily find spots on Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) rosters in the 1960s. More than 600 Americans have played NPB, although very few last more than a single season in Japan.
Yuito Mori is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Ayumu Ishikawa is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Matthew Edward Duffy is an American former professional baseball corner infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Chen Kuan-yu, born October 29, 1990 in New Taipei City, Taiwan, is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Chiba Lotte Marines.
Keisuke Takano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and Hanshin Tigers, and played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the CTBC Brothers.
Kenji Yoshitsuru is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher, and current the third squad battery coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hideaki Matsuyama is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current first squad infield and base coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuki Tsumori is a Japanese professional baseball Pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Kenta Chatani is a Japanese professional baseball Infielders for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Cristopher Crisostomo Mercedes, or otherwise known as C.C. Mercedes, is a Dominican professional baseball starting pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in 2011 and pitched for the Yomiuri Giants of NPB from 2017 to 2022. Mercedes is listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg) and throws left handed. He is a switch hitter.
Raito Ikeda is a professional Japanese baseball player. Selected in the second round of the 2021 NPB Draft from Kokushikan University, he plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
