Along with the new uniforms, Yakult have also unveiled their “team slogan” for 2009.  For those that don’t know, Japanese baseball teams all have a new slogan each year for. . . for. . . well I don’t know why.  Some gems from the Swallows recent past include: 2001: Speed & Power 2002: Data + [...]

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows have “premiered” their shiny new uniforms for the coming 2009 season.  Though they last changed uniforms not so long ago as part of the “Tokyo” name-change, they’ve decided to make another switch, this time in some ways more radical than the last. In 2006, the change was more of a refinement, [...]

  Atsuya Furuta. Putting aside the great man’s iconic status as the face of the Yakult Swallows since the early ’90s during the most successful period in their history, he was a damn good ballplayer. Two time Central League and Japan Series MVP, ten time golden-glove recipient, only the second catcher of all-time (and 32nd player [...]