An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
When Junji Ogawa was first promoted to interim manager, I speculated that he would only hold the job temporarily. However, the Swallows held a press conference today proving me wrong, as they announced that Ogawa will be the full time manager of the Swallows in 2011. Since taking over as manager from Shigeru Takada, the [...]
Yakyu Baka (via Sanspo) is reporting that the Swallows have signed left-handed first baseman Josh Whitesell to a contract. The contract, which reportedly will run to the end of the season, is said to be worth 30M yen (approx. 327,000 USD). The Sanspo article reports that Whitesell will arrive in Japan on the 9th. No [...]
After a bit of a false alarm this morning, Tokyo Swallows’ manager Shiegru Takada has finally stepped aside. The Mainichi is reporting that after tonight’s game against Tohoku, Takada announced to the press that he would be taking a leave of absence. Takada is quoted as saying that he wanted to take responsibility for the [...]
Several Japanese news sources are reporting that current Swallows manager Shigeru Takada has decided to resign. It is being reported that he made his decision yesterday, and that he will be informing team management today. Takada apparently offered his resignation to management on the 20th, but it was not accepted at the time. No formal [...]
