An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
May 15th, 2009 Hanshin Tigers 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Won 3 Last 5: WLWWW (Jingu Stadium) A promising first outing from newcomer Yuki on the mound combined with a lights-out performance from the bullpen gave Tokyo the platform they needed to come away with a tight victory against the Tigers.
Former Orix pitcher Yuki Tanaka, who was registered to the top team from a developmental player contract on May 11th, looks likely to see some Central League action sooner than expected. The 29 year old Tanaka, who has been registered as ???/Yuki , was a number five draft pick by the then Kintetsu Buffaloes in [...]
