2008 Tokyo Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 66-74
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Takada (66-74)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
2008 Tokyo Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 66-74
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Takada (66-74)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2008 season with a record of 66 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 583 runs and gave up 569 runs. Nori Aoki led Tokyo with 14 home runs and recorded 64 runs batted in, while leading all regular batters with a .347 average. Shohei Tateyama and Masanori Ishikawa topped the squad with 12 wins each, and Masanori Ishikawa earned a 2.68 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 2008 Tokyo Yakult Swallows who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Wilson Valdez, Danny Rios, Chang-Yong Lim, Sean Douglass, Aaron Guiel, Masao Kida, Nori Aoki, Dicky Gonzalez, Adam Riggs and Ryota Igarashi.
Shigeru Takada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nori Aoki | L | R | January 5, 1982 | 5'9" | 180 | Hyuga, Miyazaki JP |
| Sean Douglass | R | R | April 28, 1979 | 6'6" | 200 | Lancaster, CA US |
| Kazuki Fukuchi | S | R | December 17, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Takeo, Saga JP |
| Masakazu Fukukawa | R | R | December 29, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Dicky Gonzalez | R | R | December 21, 1978 | 5'10" | 200 | Bayamon, PR |
| Aaron Guiel | L | R | October 5, 1972 | 5'10" | 200 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| Jun Hagiwara | R | R | August 20, 1973 | 6'0" | 194 | Hoya, Tokyo JP |
| Masato Hanada | R | R | October 25, 1977 | 5'11" | 176 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuhiro Hatakeyama | R | R | September 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 212 | Hanamaki, Iwate JP |
| Ryota Igarashi | R | R | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokyo, JP |
| Yasushi Iihara | R | R | April 26, 1983 | 5'9" | 174 | Oyama, Tochigi JP |
| Masanori Ishikawa | L | L | January 22, 1980 | 5'6" | 152 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Hidenori Ito | R | R | August 22, 1982 | 5'11" | 185 | Ashikaga, Toshigi JP |
| Yusuke Kajimoto | S | R | December 18, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yuya Kamada | R | R | November 30, 1978 | 6'0" | 187 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Mikinori Kato | L | L | June 4, 1985 | 5'10" | 167 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Ryu Kawabata | R | R | November 10, 1976 | 5'9" | 160 | Joyo, Kyoto JP |
| Shingo Kawabata | L | R | October 16, 1987 | 6'1" | 181 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Ryohei Kawamoto | R | R | April 28, 1982 | 5'10" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Keizo Kawashima | R | R | October 5, 1983 | 5'8" | 154 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Ryo Kawashima | L | R | September 9, 1981 | 5'11" | 192 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Masao Kida | R | R | September 12, 1968 | 6'3" | 210 | Kokubunji, Tokyo JP |
| Atsushi Kinugawa | R | R | March 20, 1981 | 5'10" | 205 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Chang-Yong Lim | R | R | June 4, 1976 | 5'11" | 175 | Gwangju, KR |
| Usami Makitani | R | R | May 1, 1980 | 6'2" | 210 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Mitsuru Manaka | L | L | January 6, 1971 | 5'7" | 165 | Odawara, Tochigi JP |
| Takashi Maruyama | L | L | June 28, 1986 | 6'0" | 171 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi | R | R | May 3, 1988 | 6'1" | 190 | Soka, Saitama JP |
| Kosuke Matsui | R | R | August 24, 1978 | 5'7" | 181 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Yuichi Matsumoto | L | L | December 18, 1980 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Kenichi Matsuoka | R | R | June 7, 1982 | 5'11" | 176 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
| Ryuji Miyade | R | R | August 18, 1977 | 6'3" | 194 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Shinya Miyamoto | R | R | November 5, 1970 | 5'9" | 155 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Kyohei Muranaka | L | L | October 25, 1987 | 6'1" | 169 | Aiko-gun, Kanagawa JP |
| Satoshi Nishizaki | R | R | August 1, 1982 | 5'9" | 165 | Itoshima-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiyuki Noguchi | R | R | May 16, 1981 | 6'1" | 172 | Niihari-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Hidehiro Okamoto | L | L | April 19, 1983 | 5'10" | 176 | Itoshima-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yuji Onizaki | L | R | April 7, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Kosei Ono | R | R | July 11, 1974 | 5'9" | 178 | Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Takehiko Oshimoto | R | R | October 28, 1982 | 5'11" | 203 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Adam Riggs | R | R | October 4, 1972 | 6'0" | 195 | Steubenville, OH US |
| Danny Rios | R | R | November 11, 1972 | 6'2" | 190 | Madrid, ES |
| Takayuki Saito | L | R | June 10, 1976 | 6'1" | 187 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Masaru Sato | L | L | December 6, 1981 | 5'10" | 194 | Mogami-gun, Yamagata JP |
| Yoshinori Satoh | L | R | December 5, 1989 | 5'10" | 168 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Munehiro Shida | R | R | June 16, 1979 | 5'10" | 165 | Ofunato, Iwate JP |
| Noriyuki Shiroishi | R | R | April 17, 1973 | 6'0" | 181 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Hiromitsu Takagi | R | R | September 16, 1983 | 5'11" | 187 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Yuhei Takai | L | L | June 25, 1984 | 5'9" | 172 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Shun Takaichi | R | R | July 9, 1984 | 5'10" | 187 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Shinichi Takeuchi | L | L | December 10, 1983 | 5'9" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroyasu Tanaka | R | R | May 24, 1982 | 5'10" | 170 | Soraku-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Shohei Tateyama | R | R | March 17, 1981 | 5'11" | 205 | Atsugi, Kanagawa JP |
| Kojiro Uehara | R | R | June 12, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Wilson Valdez | R | R | May 20, 1978 | 5'11" | 170 | Nizao, Peravia DO |
| Hirobumi Watarai | R | R | January 26, 1972 | 5'11" | 171 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Tomohito Yoneno | R | R | January 21, 1982 | 5'11" | 181 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Masahiro Yoshikawa | L | R | June 29, 1978 | 5'8" | 176 | Kami-gun, Kochi JP |
