Video: Balentien taking BP during the 2011 spring camp. The following players were invited to the first team spring training camp in Okinawa: Pitchers (21 players) Yoshinori, Chang-yong Lim, Yuya Ota (rookie), Kyohei Muranaka, Ryohei Kiya (rookie), Masanori Ishikawa, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Kenichi Matsuoka, Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi, Shohei Tateyama, Tony Barnette, Masato Furuno (rookie), Yasuhiro Ichiba, Ryo [...]
Tokyo Swallows Off-Season Updates: January 21, 2012
January 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We’ll do another ‘Opening Day Lineup’ post soon, especially now that Aoki has officially flown the coop, but let’s first take a moment to check in with the rest of the team. At least two Tokyo players have already contracted the flu. Awesome. I’m a bit confused because this is normally what happens to the [...]
Ueda wins minor league MVP
December 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
Before spending a good deal of time on the top team toward the end of the 2011 season, Tsuyoshi Ueda had himself a very strong season on the farm team. Number 50, who turned 23 in October and grew up in Okayama Prefecture, stole 55 bases this year to easily win the Eastern League crown. [...]
Tokyo Roster Update — 10/1/09
October 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
On the 25th of September, outfielder Yuichi (no. 31) returned to the top team. Yuichi has played first base ever since reappearing at Jingu, and he was in the starting lineup for Tokyo’s game versus the Bay Stars on the 27th. Now wearing Manaka’s old number, Yuichi is in his 11th season of professional baseball. [...]
Tokyo Roster Update — 9/24/09
September 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Pitchers Kyouhei Muranaka (no. 15) and Mikinori Katoh (no. 16), the alleged future of the pitching staff, were brought up to the top team on the 18th of September. Muranaka, a fourth year lefty from Kanagawa, has been one of 2009′s bigger letdowns as far as the rotation is concerned. He resurfaces on the parent [...]
Tokyo Roster Update — 9/16/09
September 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Pitcher Chang-yong Lim (no. 12) made his return to the top team after a brief rest due to fatigue/back stiffness. He was on the first team roster yesterday, but he didn’t make an appearance in the Swallows’ most recent collapse. Lim’s record before being deactivated from the first team earlier this month was five wins [...]
Tokyo Roster Update — 9/11/09
September 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Back on September 8th, infielder Ryousuke Morioka (no. 68) resurfaced on the pro team. He appeared in 25 games and batted .150 during his first stint on the top team earlier this season. He has been impressive on the farm, however, hitting .307 in 43 games. And in this, his second, foray on the top [...]
Tokyo Roster Update — 9/5/09
September 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Pitcher Katsuki Akagawa (no. 47), a rookie southpaw from Miyazaki, is now on the top team. His numbers at the farm level aren’t exactly stellar, 2-3 with a 5.98 ERA, but he has apparently shown flashes of brilliance of late. On August 14th against the Lions, Akagawa carried a no hitter into the eighth inning. [...]
Tokyo Roster Update — 9/4/09
September 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Catcher Atsushi Kinugawa (no. 38) was called up before yesterday’s game to join the Swallows top team. This is the first call-up of the season for the 28-year-old. With Yoneno recently sent down to the farm, the team was briefly playing with only two catchers on the 28-man roster (which is acceptable in my view), [...]
Tokyo Roster Update — 9/3/09
September 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Pitchers Yuya Kamada (no. 20) and Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi (no. 22) were called up to the top team before yesterday’s game. This is the second time in recent weeks that Kamada has been called up, the first time was detailed in this Roster Update. Kamada has a 4.50 in eight innings of work for the top [...]
