The media learned on December 12, through Yakult Swallows official Masayuki Okumura, that the Yakult Swallows have reached an agreement with twenty-nine-year-old Albert Suarez. The right-handed pitcher is the older brother of Softbank’s Robert Suarez.
Source: Sanspo 12/12/2018, Sanspo 12/13/2018
0 CommentsThe Nippon Ham Fighters and Yakult Swallows agreed on a trade. The Fighters will send twenty-seven-year-old Hirotoshi Takanashi and twenty-one-year-old Kengo Ota to the Swallows for twenty-nine-year-old Ryo Akiyoshi and twenty-seven-year-old Ryota Yachi.
Source: Nippon Ham 12/11/2018, Yakult 12/11/2018
0 CommentsThe Yakult Swallows announced that they reached an agreement with Hayato Terahara. The Swallows see Terahara as someone that might be able to provide innings out of the bullpen. According to media reports, the two sides agreed to a one-year deal worth an estimated twenty-two million yen.
Source: Yakult 11/27/2018, Sanspo 11/27/2018, Nikkan Sports 11/27/2018, Sponichi 11/27/2018
[UPDATE 12/10 @ 12:50pm]
Terahara was assigned the uniform number 35.
Source: Sponichi 12/10/2018, Daily Sports 12/10/2018, Nikkan Sports 12/10/2018
0 CommentsThe Yakult Swallows announced uniform numbers changes for the following three players:
Source: Yakult 11/19/2018
0 CommentsIchi-gun Coaching Staff
| Uni | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | 監督 Manager |
小川 淳司 Junji Ogawa |
| 86 | ヘッドコーチ Head Coach |
宮本 慎也 Shinya Miyamoto |
| 89 | 投手コーチ Pitching Coach |
田畑 一也 Kazuya Tabata |
| 98 | 投手コーチ Pitching Coach |
石井 弘寿 Hirotoshi Ishii |
| 81 | 打撃コーチ Hitting Coach |
石井 琢朗 Takuro Ishii |
| 76 | 打撃コーチ Hitting Coach |
宮出 隆自 Ryuji Miyade |
| 95 | 内野守備走塁コーチ INF/Base Coach |
土橋 勝征 Katsuyuki Dobashi |
| 71 | 外野守備走塁コーチ OF/Base Coach |
河田 雄祐 Yusuke Kawada |
| 83 | バッテリーコーチ Battery Coach |
衣川 篤史 Atsushi Kinugawa |
| 74 | 巡回コーチ Roving Coach |
杉村 繁 Shigeru Sugimura |
Ni-gun Coaching Staff
| Uni | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | 監督 Manager |
高津 臣吾 Shingo Takatsu |
| 78 | チーフコーチ Chief Coach |
橋上 秀樹 Hideki Hashigami |
| 72 | 投手コーチ Pitching Coach |
小野寺 力 Chikara Onodera |
| 84 | 投手コーチ Pitching Coach |
松岡 健一 Kenichi Matsuoka |
| 82 | 打撃コーチ Hitting Coach |
松元ユウイチ Yuichi Matsumoto |
| 85 | 打撃コーチ Hitting Coach |
北川 博敏 Hirotoshi Kitagawa |
| 75 | 内野守備走塁コーチ INF/Base Coach |
森岡 良介 Ryosuke Morioka |
| 73 | 外野守備走塁コーチ OF/Base Coach |
福地 寿樹 Kazuki Fukuchi |
| 87 | バッテリーコーチ Battery Coach |
福川 将和 Masakazu Fukukawa |
Source: Yakult 10/31/2018
0 Comments| Round | Name | Pos | Team | T | B | Ht | Wt | DOB | NK | SA | SP | SH | DS | TC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 清水 昇 Shimizu, Noboru |
P | 国学院大 Kokugakuin U |
R | L | 180 | 84 | 1996/10/15 | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| 2 | 中山 翔太 Nakayama, Shota |
OF | 法政大 Hosei U |
R | R | 185 | 95 | 1996/09/22 | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| 3 | 市川 悠太 Ichikawa, Yuta |
P | 明徳義塾高 Meitoku Gijuku HS |
R | R | 184 | 76 | 2001/03/29 | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| 4 | 濱田 太貴 Hamada, Taiki |
OF | 明豊高 Meiho HS |
R | R | 178 | 80 | 2000/09/04 | B | C | B | C | B | |
| 5 | 坂本 光士郎 Sakamoto, Koshiro |
P | 新日鐵住金広畑 Shin Nittetsu Sumikin Hirohata |
L | L | 180 | 74 | 1994/09/09 | B | B | B | B | B | A |
| 6 | 鈴木 裕太 Suzuki, Yuta |
P | 日本文理高 Nihon Bunri HS |
R | R | 182 | 87 | 2000/08/02 | C | B | C | C | B | |
| 7 | 久保 拓眞 Kubo, Takuma |
P | 九州共立大 Kyushu Kyoritsu U |
L | L | 175 | 75 | 1996/07/27 | C | B | ||||
| 8 | 吉田 大成 Yoshida, Taisei |
INF | 明治安田生命 Meiji Yasuda Seimei |
R | L | 174 | 78 | 1995/03/07 | C | C | ||||
| I1 | 内山 太嗣 Uchiyama, Taishi |
C | 栃木 (BCL) Tochigi |
R | R | 172 | 77 | 1996/04/21 | B | |||||
| I2 | 松本 友 Matsumoto, Yu |
INF | 福井 (BCL) Fukui |
R | L | 180 | 82 | 1995/02/05 | B | C | C | C |
Notes
The Yakult Swallows released some information about fall camp:
Source: Yakult 10/24/2018
0 CommentsThe media learned on October 14 that thirty-four-year-old Shinichi Takeuchi is planning to retire. The Yakult Swallows could offer him a job in the organization. An official announcement is expected within the next few days.
Source: Sanspo 10/15/2018, Sponichi 10/15/2018, Nikkan Sports 10/15/2018
[UPDATE 10/16 @ 7:05am]
The Swallows announced on October 15 that Takeuchi is retiring. Takuechi also held a press conference to announce his decision. He will remain in the organization with a staff job.
Notes
Source: Yakult 10/15/2018, Nikkan Sports 10/15/2018, Daily Sports 10/15/2018, Daily Sports 10/15/2018
0 Comments| Status | Name JPN | Name ENG | Current Position | Notes | Official |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 福川将和 | Masakazu Fukukawa | Staff | [10/30] The Swallows announced that they added Hashigami as a Ni-gun battery coach. | 10/30 |
| NEW | 橋上秀樹 | Hideki Hashigami | Former Seibu Coach | [10/30] The Swallows announced that they added Hashigami as a Ni-gun chief coach. … [10/23] The Swallows could offer Hashigami a job as Ni-gun chief coach. Sponchi 10/23/2018, Sports Hochi 10/23/2018 | 10/30 |
| OUT | 野口寿浩 | Toshihiro Noguchi | Ichi-gun Battery Coach | [10/15] The Swallows announced they will not offer Noguchi a new contract for 2019. … [10/15] Noguchi is not expected to return next year. Nikkan Sports 10/15/2018 | 10/15 |
| OUT | 赤堀元之 | Motoyuki Akahori | Ni-gun Pitching Coach | [10/15] The Swallows announced they will not offer Akahori a new contract for 2019. … [10/15] Akahori is not expected to return next year. Nikkan Sports 10/15/2018 | 10/15 |
| MV | 衣川篤史 | Atsushi Kinugawa | Scorer | [10/22] The Swallows announced that Kinugawa agreed to become an Ichi-gun battery coach next year. … [10/15] The Swallows could offer Kinugawa a job as Ichi-gun battery coach. Sanspo 10/15/2018, Nikkan Sports 10/15/2018, Sponichi 10/16/2018 | 10/30 10/22 |
| NEW | 松岡健一 | Kenichi Matsuoka | Retiring | [10/30] The Swallows announced that they added Matsuoka as a Ni-gun pitching coach. … [10/15] Matsuoka could remain in the organization as a Ni-gun pitching coach. Sanspo 10/15/2018, Nikkan Sports 10/15/2018, Sponichi 10/16/2018 | 10/30 |
| OUT | 三木肇 | Hajime Miki | Ni-gun Chief Coach | [10/30] The Swallows announced that they are parting ways with Miki. … [10/15] There is a good chance Miki will not return next year. Sponichi 10/15/2018 | 10/30 |
| OUT | 野村克則 | Katsunori Nomura | Ni-gun Battery Coach | [10/30] The Swallows announced that they are parting ways with Nomura. … [10/15] There is a good chance Nomura will not return next year. Sponichi 10/15/2018 | 10/30 |
| Status | Name JPN | Name ENG | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | 中村悠平 | Yuhei Nakamura | [12/13] Nakamura is slated to earn his domestic free agent option in 2019. The Swallows offered Nakamura a three-year deal. Nakamura placed their offer on hold because he wanted more time to think about what he wanted to do. Daily Sports 12/13/2018, Nikkan Sports 12/13/2018 |
| OUT | ウルキデス | Jason Urquidez | [11/13] The NPB announced that Urquidez cleared waivers and is now a free agent. NPB Transactions |
| OUT | カラシティー | Matt Carasiti | [12/10] Carasiti is not expected to return next year. Nikkan Sports 12/10/2018, Sports Hochi 12/10/2018, Sponichi 12/10/2018 … [11/14] The Swallows will make a decision on Carasiti after considering their options. Nikkan Sports 11/14/2018 |
| STAY | ハフ | Dave Huff | [12/10] The Swallows announced that they signed Huff to a new contract. According to Sponichi, Huff agreed to a one-year deal worth an estimated 147 million yen. Sports Hochi 12/10/2018, Sponichi 12/10/2018 … [12/09] Huff is expected to return next year. Nikkan Sports 12/9/2018 … [11/14] The Swallows will make a decision on Huff after considering their options. Nikkan Sports 11/14/2018 … [10/16] Huff is interested in returning to the Swallows next year. Source: Sponichi 10/16/2018 |
| STAY | ブキャナン | David Buchanan | [10/15] Buchanan will be in the second year of a two-year contract next season. Sports Hochi 10/15/2018, Nikkan Sports 12/11/2018 |
| STAY | バレンティン | Wladimir Balentien | [12/10] The Swallows announced that they signed Balentien to a new contract. According to Sponichi, Balentien agreed to a one-year deal worth an estimated 333 million yen. Sports Hochi 12/10/2018, Sponichi 12/10/2018 … [11/30] According to a Nikkan Sports report, the Swallows have reach a basic agreement with Balentien. They are expected to finalize a formal contract before the end of the year. Nikkan Sports 11/30/2018 … [11/14] The Swallows are talking to Balentien about 2019. Nikkan Sports 11/14/2018 … [10/15] Balentien would like to play for the Swallows for another two to three years. However, money is an issue for the Swallows. They may not be able to give him much more than he is currently making. However, they could offer more years. Tokyo Sports 10/15/2018 … [10/15] Balentien could earn his domestic free agent option next year. Sports Hochi 10/15/2018 … [10/15] The Swallows are planning to make Balentien an offer. Nikkan Sports 10/15/2018 … [10/14] Balentien told reporters that he hoped to return to the Swallows next year. Sponichi 10/14/2018, Daily Sports 10/14/2018 |
| – | 館山昌平 | Shohei Tateyama | [10/07] Not ready to retire. Next year will be his seventeenth season. Sponichi 10/7/2018 |
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