2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 71-72
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Takada (71-72)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 71-72
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Takada (71-72)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
Playoffs - Chunichi Dragons 2 games, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2009 season with a record of 71 wins and 72 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Swallows plated 548 runs and yielded 606 runs. Aaron Guiel paced Tokyo with 27 home runs, while Jamie D'Antona and Nori Aoki walloped 15 or more as well. Jamie D'Antona accounted for 83 RBI. Nori Aoki topped batters with significant playing time with a .303 average. Shohei Tateyama led the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.4 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Aaron Guiel, Chang-Yong Lim, Jamie D'Antona, Masao Kida, Nori Aoki and Ryota Igarashi.
Shigeru Takada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryoji Aikawa | R | R | July 11, 1976 | 6'0" | 190 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Katsuki Akagawa | L | L | July 31, 1990 | 6'0" | 192 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Nori Aoki | L | R | January 5, 1982 | 5'9" | 180 | Hyuga, Miyazaki JP |
| Ricky Barrett | L | L | March 9, 1981 | 6'0" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Jamie D'Antona | R | R | May 12, 1982 | 6'2" | 220 | Greenwich, CT 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 |
| 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 |
| Yoshitaka Hashimoto | R | R | December 6, 1979 | 5'11" | 179 | Bizen, Okayama JP |
| Kazuhiro Hatakeyama | R | R | September 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 212 | Hanamaki, Iwate JP |
| Yasuhiro Ichiba | R | R | July 5, 1982 | 6'0" | 185 | Agatsuma-gun, Gunma 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hei Chun Lee | L | L | March 12, 1979 | 6'0" | 215 | Busan, KR |
| Chang-Yong Lim | R | R | June 4, 1976 | 5'11" | 175 | Gwangju, KR |
| 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 |
| Masayoshi Miwa | L | R | January 23, 1984 | 5'6" | 150 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Shinya Miyamoto | R | R | November 5, 1970 | 5'9" | 155 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Ryosuke Morioka | L | R | July 15, 1984 | 5'8" | 159 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kyohei Muranaka | L | L | October 25, 1987 | 6'1" | 169 | Aiko-gun, Kanagawa JP |
| Yuhei Nakamura | R | R | June 17, 1990 | 5'9" | 154 | Ono, Fukui JP |
| Toshihiro Nakao | L | R | November 12, 1982 | 5'10" | 168 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka 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 |
| Takehiko Oshimoto | R | R | October 28, 1982 | 5'11" | 203 | Nagareyama, Chiba 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 |
| Yuki Tanaka | R | R | June 12, 1979 | 5'11" | 183 | Toyoda, Aichi JP |
| Shohei Tateyama | R | R | March 17, 1981 | 5'11" | 205 | Atsugi, Kanagawa JP |
| Tsuyoshi Ueda | L | R | October 2, 1988 | 5'10" | 161 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Hitoshi Yamamoto | R | R | July 10, 1989 | 5'10" | 168 | Osaka, Osaka 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 |
| Ryo Yoshimoto | R | R | May 8, 1980 | 5'11" | 190 | Uto-gun, Kumamoto JP |
