2020 Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 41-69
in the JPCL
Manager: Shingo Takatsu (41-69)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
2020 Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 41-69
in the JPCL
Manager: Shingo Takatsu (41-69)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2020 season with a record of 41 wins and 69 losses
The Swallows plated 468 runs and gave up 589 runs, most in the league. Munetaka Murakami paced Yakult with 28 home runs, and Nori Aoki walloped 15 or more as well. Munetaka Murakami recorded 86 runs batted in. Nori Aoki topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .317. Yasuhiro Ogawa led the squad with 10 wins, while Hirotoshi Takanashi earned a 4.12 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Gabriel Ynoa, Ryota Igarashi, Alcides Escobar, Matt Koch, Nori Aoki, Albert Suárez and Scott McGough were all players from the 2020 Yakult Swallows who played in the Majors during their careers.
Shingo Takatsu 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 |
| Takahiro Araki | R | R | July 26, 1987 | 5'10" | 168 | Oyabe, Toyama JP |
| Alcides Escobar | R | R | December 16, 1986 | 6'1" | 205 | La Sabana, Vargas VE |
| Ryota Fujii | L | R | September 30, 1988 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Taiki Hamada | R | R | September 4, 2000 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| Juri Hara | R | R | July 19, 1993 | 5'11" | 174 | , JP |
| Hiroki Hasegawa | L | L | August 23, 1998 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Taishi Hirooka | R | R | April 9, 1997 | 6'0" | 178 | , JP |
| Tomoya Hoshi | R | R | April 15, 1994 | 6'0" | 172 | |
| Ryota Igarashi | R | R | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokyo, JP |
| Suguru Ino | R | R | November 23, 1983 | 5'11" | 172 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Masanori Ishikawa | L | L | January 22, 1980 | 5'6" | 152 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Taichi Ishiyama | R | R | September 1, 1988 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Yuto Kanakubo | L | R | November 4, 1999 | 6'0" | 163 | |
| Shingo Kawabata | L | R | October 16, 1987 | 6'1" | 181 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Ren Kazahari | R | R | February 26, 1993 | 6'0" | 194 | |
| Matt Koch | L | R | November 2, 1990 | 6'3" | 215 | Cherokee, IA US |
| Yudai Koga | R | R | August 7, 1998 | 5'10" | 163 | |
| Kazuki Kondoh | R | R | July 8, 1983 | 6'0" | 176 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Ryuta Konno | R | R | May 11, 1995 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Takuma Kubo | L | L | July 27, 1996 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Naoki Matsumoto | R | R | October 17, 1993 | 5'10" | 180 | , JP |
| Yu Matsumoto | L | R | February 5, 1995 | 5'10" | 189 | |
| Scott McGough | R | R | October 31, 1989 | 5'11" | 190 | Monroeville, PA US |
| Takeshi Miyamoto | L | R | April 3, 1995 | 6'0" | 172 | , JP |
| Munetaka Murakami | L | R | February 2, 2000 | 6'2" | 213 | Kumamoto, JP |
| Hideki Nagaoka | L | R | September 26, 2001 | 5'8" | 163 | |
| Yuhei Nakamura | R | R | June 17, 1990 | 5'9" | 154 | Ono, Fukui JP |
| Hikaru Nakao | L | L | September 14, 1994 | 5'11" | 183 | , JP |
| Shota Nakayama | R | R | September 22, 1996 | 6'0" | 209 | |
| Masato Nakazawa | L | L | February 16, 1985 | 5'10" | 176 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Akihisa Nishida | R | R | April 28, 1992 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Naomichi Nishiura | R | R | April 11, 1991 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Yasuhiro Ogawa | R | R | May 16, 1990 | 5'7" | 176 | |
| Hiroki Ohnishi | R | R | November 8, 1997 | 5'8" | 185 | |
| Yuma Ohshita | L | R | July 6, 1992 | 5'10" | 183 | , JP |
| Kengo Ohta | L | R | January 19, 1997 | 6'1" | 158 | |
| Yasunobu Okugawa | R | R | April 16, 2001 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Hiroaki Saiuchi | R | R | July 19, 1993 | 6'0" | 196 | |
| Tomotaka Sakaguchi | L | R | July 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 168 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Koshiro Sakamoto | L | L | September 9, 1994 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Motohiro Shima | R | R | December 13, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Kaizu, Gifu JP |
| Noboru Shimizu | L | R | October 15, 1996 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Yasutaka Shiomi | R | R | June 12, 1993 | 5'10" | 167 | , JP |
| Albert Suárez | R | R | October 8, 1989 | 6'3" | 235 | San Felix, Bolivar VE |
| Keiji Takahashi | L | L | May 14, 1997 | 5'10" | 161 | Kameoka, JP |
| Yuhei Takai | L | L | June 25, 1984 | 5'9" | 172 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Hirotoshi Takanashi | R | R | June 5, 1991 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Ryusei Takeoka | L | R | May 28, 2001 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Shotaro Tashiro | L | L | December 13, 1989 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Naruki Terashima | L | L | July 30, 1998 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Tsuyoshi Ueda | L | R | October 2, 1988 | 5'10" | 161 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Yugo Umeno | R | R | January 13, 1999 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Daiki Watanabe | R | R | June 7, 1997 | 6'0" | 191 | , JP |
| Hiroki Yamada | L | L | July 30, 1988 | 6'2" | 203 | Tsukuba, Ibaraki JP |
| Tetsuto Yamada | R | R | July 16, 1992 | 5'10" | 163 | Toyooka, JP |
| Hirofumi Yamanaka | R | R | September 9, 1985 | 5'8" | 176 | |
| Kotaro Yamasaki | L | L | August 11, 1993 | 5'8" | 150 | , JP |
| Gabriel Ynoa | R | R | May 26, 1993 | 6'2" | 205 | La Vega, La Vega DO |
| Daiki Yoshida | R | R | July 27, 1997 | 5'8" | 182 | |
| Taisei Yoshida | L | R | March 7, 1995 | 5'8" | 176 |
