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Tsubame’s Pitcher Yasunobu Okugawa Makes a Comeback with Impressive Performance

Tsubame’s Yasunobu Okugawa throws a free serve at the first team field Yakult fifth-year pitcher Yasunobu Okugawa free-hit the 13th at Okinawa’s Urasoe Field. Seeing the 22-year-old, who has pitched just once in the last two years, swinging his right arm firmly on the mound, fans commented: “I’m about to cry…” “Looks like he’s doing […]

Yakult Announces Team Lineup for Training Camp with Okugawa and Nishikawa Leading the Way

Yakult Yasunobu Okugawa[Foto: Yuji Arakawa] Team announcement… Kayama, Murakami and Yamada also start in the first team On the 19th, Yakult announced the distribution of members of the camp which will be held in February. 43 players started on the first team, including pitcher Yasunobu Okugawa and outfielder Haruki Nishikawa. [Da vedere]Loved by the “Reader” […]

Domingo Santana Renews Contract with Yakult after Impressive Season

Yakult Renews Contracts for Four Relievers By: [Journalist Name] Yakult announced on the team’s website on the 28th that it has renewed the contracts of four relievers: pitcher Saisneed, pitcher Elvin Rodriguez, infielder Jose Osuna, and outfielder Domingo Santana. Throughout the season, Santana played in 136 games, marking his third year in Japan. The outfielder […]

Haruki Nishikawa Impresses with .369 Batting Average and .493 OBP with YakultICS

Yakult Adds Outfielder Haruki Nishikawa Yakult has announced the acquisition of outfielder Haruki Nishikawa, who posted impressive numbers on the second team this season. Nishikawa, who joined Yakult from Rakuten, recorded a .369 batting average and a .493 on-base percentage in the second team, showcasing his strong performance. Impressive Second Team Stats Batting average: .369 […]

Reito Taguchi Announces Decision to Stay with Yakult Swallows on Instagram Live

Instagram Update: Reito Taguchi Declares his Stay with Yakult On the 14th, Yakult pitcher Reito Taguchi, who recently gained domestic free agent rights, took to his Instagram to make a significant announcement. In a live broadcast, Taguchi expressed his decision to remain with the team, stating, “I was worried about whether I should exercise or […]

Outfielder Taiki Watanabe Announces Retirement from Professional Baseball.

Outfielder Taiki Watanabe Announces Retirement from Professional Baseball After a brief and challenging season, outfielder Taiki Watanabe has made the decision to retire from professional baseball. The announcement was made via his Instagram account on the 12th, marking the end of his time with the Orix team. Watanabe, who was drafted from Yakult to Orix […]

Outfielder Nobuyuki Okumura Announces Retirement After Limited Playing Time

Professional Baseball Player Nobuyuki Okumura Announces Retirement After being informed by Yakult that he would be unavailable for the remainder of the season, outfielder Nobuyuki Okumura took to Instagram to announce his retirement from active duty. The decision comes after Okumura only appeared in three games this season and was not offered a contract for […]

Yakult Pitcher Dillon Peters Becomes Free Agent

Dillon Peters Becomes Free Agent after Impressive Season with Yakult Yakult pitcher Dillon Peters has officially become a free agent after a successful season with the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league. Peters, who started 18 games this season, pitched 100 2/3 innings with an impressive 3.22 ERA, securing 6 wins and 5 losses. Despite a […]

Retirement and Coaching Changes: Michihiro Ogasawara Steps Down as Giants Third-Team Hitting Coach, Motohiro Shima Takes Over as Yakult Head Coach

Michihiro Ogasawara, Giants’ Third-Team Hitting Coach, Announces Retirement; Yakult Appoints Motohiro Shima as Head Coach As the baseball season comes to a close and the Giants reflect on their failure to advance to the Climax Series, changes are already underway for next year. On October 10th, the Giants and Yakult announced their coaching staff for […]