Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
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The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. The team was bought on January 28, 2005 by SoftBank Corporation.
It was formerly known as Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. In 1988, Daiei bought the team from Osaka's Nankai Electric Railway Co., and its headquarters was moved to Fukuoka. The Daiei Hawks won the Pacific League championship in 1999, 2000 and 2003 and won the Japan Series in 1999 and 2003.
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[edit] News
[edit] 2003
Daiei Inc of Japan had a 60% ownership stake in the team. Daiei Inc., under financial pressure, agreed to sell the team as well as the Fukuoka Dome and the Sea Hawk Hotel.
[edit] 2004
In August, Daiei's was in discussion with its primary lenders, including UFJ Bank, to avoid having to sell the Daiei Hawks.
[edit] Players of Note
[edit] Current Manager
[edit] Current Stars
- Nagisa Arakaki - P
- Brian Buchanan - OF
- Rick Guttormson - P
- Adam Hyzdu- IF
- Munenori Kawasaki - SS
- Hiroki Kokubo - 3B
- Takahiro Mahara - P
- Nobuhiko Matsunaka - 1B
- Christopher Nitkowski (a.k.a. C.J. Nitkowski in the MLB) - P
- Naoyuki Ohmura - CF
- Kazumi Saitoh - P
- Hiroshi Shibahara - RF
- Toshiya Sugiuchi - P
- Hitoshi Tamura - LF
- Tsuyoshi Wada - P
[edit] Former Players
[edit] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
- Tony Batista - 3B (Currently with Washington Nationals MLB)
- Jolbert Cabrera - 2B
- Kenji Johjima - C (Currently with Seattle Mariners MLB)
- Julio Zuleta - DH
[edit] Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
- Koji Akiyama
- Morgan Burkhart
- Rich Gossage
- Lindsay Gulin
- Chris Haney
- Melvin Nieves
- Tadahito Iguchi (Currently with MLB Chicago White Sox)
- Kimiyasu Kudoh
- Kevin Mitchell
- Brady Raggio
- Bobby Thigpen
- Willie Upshaw
[edit] Nankai Hawks
[edit] Retired numbers
[edit] Honored numbers
[edit] External link
