/r/Swallows
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows are a professional baseball team based in Tokyo, Japan. They are a member of the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. Before posting please refer to the rules and check out the wiki page for information on the team and more!
Team | W | L | T |
---|---|---|---|
Giants | 28 | 23 | 4 |
BayStars | 25 | 27 | 1 |
Swallows | 20 | 29 | 4 |
Tigers | 26 | 24 | 4 |
Carp | 24 | 22 | 4 |
Dragons | 23 | 26 | 5 |
Table last updated 06/04/2024 (MM/DD/YYYY)
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Congratulations to Yoshimura who won the monthly MVP award for September and October!
Yoshimura's comment: "I'm very honored and happy to receive this award. I'm grateful that I received it thanks to the support of so many people. I still have a lot of room to grow, so I'll keep working hard towards next year."
I was taking a look at the team statistics after that disappointing season to see where we need to improve if we want to challenge in 2025 and I thought I'd share as it's good to take stock, and I also thought it would help new fans to the team.
Offensive Stats
Runs - 506 (4/12)
Hits - 1141 (8/12)
Home Runs - 103 (3/12)
Stolen Bases - 67 (6/12)
Strikeouts - 1042 (9/12)
Walks - 436 (T2/12)
Average - .243 (6/12)
OBP - .311 (5/12)
OPS - .660 (4/12)
Pitching Stats
ERA - 3.64 (11/12)
FIP - 3.69 (12/12)
WHIP - 1.34 (12/12)
Hits Allowed - 1,306 (12/12)
HR's allowed - 108 (11/12)
Strikeouts - 946 (11/12)
Runs allowed - 556 (11/12)
I think it's pretty clear where our focus needs to me and it's probably why we're being heavily linked to Yumeto Kanemaru in the draft.
After a very disappointing season (62-77) finishing 5th in the Central League, some changes were expected and they've started with the coaching staff.
Taku Ino, Naoyuki Nishiura, and Kotaro Yamazaki have all joined the staff and have already started work.
Nishiura retired at the end of this season - "I am truly grateful to have been invited as a coach, so I would like to repay the favor in a way that I can. I have a long way to go as a coach, though. My body is still young, so I would like to work hard with the players and support them."
Who do people hope the Swallows nominate in the first round?
Was reading some bits from Japanese media that manager Shingo Takatsu has basically said that Kansai University's left-handed pitcher Yumito Kanamaru is someone the team are very interested in:
"If you think about it normally, there are very few starting pitchers or left-handed pitchers. That's one of our weaknesses, so of course we want to strengthen that,"
They obviously won't be the only ones who put him as their nomination. Chunichi are almost certainly going to and so will the Giants, probably DeNA and the Hawks too. So we need the lottery to fall our way.
But if it isn't Kanamaru who do you think it should be? For me I'd go Yuto Nakamura.
Hi, we are a New Zealand family (kids 11 and 8) having a blast travelling Japan. We’d love to experience a baseball game while in Tokyo this weekend, as we hear it is an amazing experience, but am having trouble tracking down any tickets. Am I too late to get tickets to the Giants or the Swallows? Is it poss to buy these secondhand? Thanks in advance.
What are the chances that there is ticket availability on site if it says sold out? The information online seems to be from several years ago.
It would be for Saturday or Sundays game.
My wife and I travelled from Australia for our honeymoon and only just got to Meiji Jingu to find the game was cancelled due to rain. (Figured they’d tarp the field and push it to first pitch). So we are without a game, which was our main reason for being in Tokyo on these dates.
We see that there are games 3-5 September and we can make the game on the 5th but it seems like the game is sold out. No one at Meiji Jingu knows or can help us get tickets.
Really hoping someone here knows a way we can get reasonable (not $225/pp) tickets? It would make our trip!
Hey I'm in America. Is there any good way to watch Swallows games? I found a kinda sketchy streaming site but it constantly buffers the video (en.sportsplus.live). How do you all watch games? It would be super nice to watch the full game after it happens, since most these games start at 4am my time.
I picked them because they are located in Tokyo, and they aren't the Giants. I also love their orange pinstripe uniforms. What should I know about this team? Who are our good players? Thanks!
Hello Swallow fans,
I am looking for the best website to list and sell tickets to a game. I live in America and do not read or speak Japanese but have 17 tickets to the 7/5/24 game against the Giants.
We have several websites that we use to buy and sell tickets (StubHub, TicketMaster) but would like am hoping to list them on a site that people in Tokyo are likely to use.
Long story:
A large group of friends and family are traveling from California and Hawaii to Japan next month to hike Mount Fuji. One of the activities we're most excited about is attending a baseball game. As the biggest baseball fan in the groups I volunteered to research, plan and book the event.
I feel like I found the perfect game in the perfect stadium. Sadly I accidentally purchased tickets for the wrong date. Fortunately I was able to purchase the correct tickets after realizing my mistake.
Now I have 17 tickets to a game that I will not be in the country for. I paid ¥4,680 per ticket and would like to recoup as much of that as possible. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Some details regarding the game and seats if it's pertinent:
The seats are broken into several small groups:
#1 3塁側/11/12入口/29段/191番
#2 3塁側/11/12入口/29段/190番
#3 3塁側/11/12入口/34段/185番
#4 3塁側/11/12入口/34段/184番
#5 3塁側/11/12入口/29段/165番
#6 3塁側/11/12入口/29段/164番
#7 3塁側/11/12入口/31段/164番
#8 3塁側/11/12入口/31段/163番
#9 3塁側/11/12入口/31段/162番
#10 3塁側/11/12入口/31段/161番
#11 3塁側/11/12入口/31段/160番
#12 3塁側/11/12入口/31段/159番
#13 3塁側/11/12入口/34段/174番
#14 3塁側/11/12入口/34段/173番
#15 3塁側/11/12入口/34段/172番
#16 3塁側/11/12入口/34段/171番
#17 3塁側/11/12入口/34段/170番
Hey folks as some of you may already know this sub was banned for a little while due to being unmoderated and fairly inactive. I made a successful request to Reddit to take it over with the plans of revival. Expect some changes and updates to the theme, sidebar, rules, etc in the near future. Hope to see you around!
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