An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
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 [...]
With the regular season now entering it’s final month, I’d thought I’d take a look at how the Yakult lineup of the starting eight position players has evolved since opening day. So first, lets take a look at the batting order which started against the Giants on opening day, Friday March 28th 2008: 1 Keizo [...]
