2023 Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-83
in the JPCL
Manager: Shingo Takatsu (57-83)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
2023 Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 57-83
in the JPCL
Manager: Shingo Takatsu (57-83)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2023 season with a record of 57 wins and 83 losses
The Swallows scored 534 runs and conceded 567 runs, most in the circuit.
Cy Sneed, José Osuna, Elvin Rodríguez, Nori Aoki, Dillon Peters, Domingo Santana and Raynel Espinal were all players from the 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Akahane | R | R | June 29, 2000 | 5'8" | 174 | |
| 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 |
| Raynel Espinal | R | R | October 6, 1991 | 6'3" | 215 | Villa Gonzalez, Santiago DO |
| Taiki Hamada | R | R | September 4, 2000 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| Hiroki Hasegawa | L | L | August 23, 1998 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Tomoya Hoshi | R | R | April 15, 1994 | 6'0" | 172 | |
| Yuta Ichikawa | R | R | March 29, 2001 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| 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 |
| Keigo Kitamura | R | R | December 18, 2000 | 5'11" | 198 | |
| Naofumi Kizawa | R | R | April 25, 1998 | 6'0" | 187 | |
| Yudai Koga | R | R | August 7, 1998 | 5'10" | 163 | |
| Ryuta Konno | R | R | May 11, 1995 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Reiji Kozawa | L | R | March 9, 1998 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Takuma Kubo | L | L | July 27, 1996 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Kazuya Maruyama | L | L | July 18, 1999 | 5'8" | 176 | |
| Shota Maruyama | L | R | August 22, 1998 | 6'3" | 169 | |
| Naoki Matsumoto | R | R | October 17, 1993 | 5'10" | 180 | , JP |
| Taiki Mitsumata | R | R | May 11, 1992 | 5'9" | 176 | |
| Takeshi Miyamoto | L | R | April 3, 1995 | 6'0" | 172 | , JP |
| Hiyu Motoyama | L | R | December 4, 1998 | 5'10" | 174 | |
| 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 |
| Hidetaka Namiki | R | R | March 23, 1999 | 5'6" | 154 | |
| Kakeru Narita | L | L | February 3, 1998 | 5'7" | 154 | , JP |
| Akihisa Nishida | R | R | April 28, 1992 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Ruito Nishimura | L | R | July 1, 2004 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| 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 | |
| Kengo Ohta | L | R | January 19, 1997 | 6'1" | 158 | |
| Nobuyuki Okumura | L | R | May 26, 1995 | 5'10" | 158 | |
| Yuya Onaka | L | R | January 31, 1995 | 5'8" | 158 | , JP |
| José Osuna | R | R | December 12, 1992 | 6'2" | 240 | Trujillo, Trujillo VE |
| Dillon Peters | L | L | August 31, 1992 | 5'11" | 190 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Elvin Rodríguez | R | R | March 31, 1998 | 6'3" | 160 | San Cristobal, DO |
| Kousuke Sakaguchi | L | R | August 15, 1999 | 6'1" | 170 | , JP |
| Domingo Santana | R | R | August 5, 1992 | 6'5" | 220 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ren Sawai | L | L | May 31, 2000 | 5'10" | 216 | |
| Noboru Shimizu | L | R | October 15, 1996 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Yasutaka Shiomi | R | R | June 12, 1993 | 5'10" | 167 | , JP |
| Cy Sneed | R | R | October 1, 1992 | 6'4" | 215 | Twin Falls, ID US |
| Kazuto Taguchi | L | L | September 14, 1995 | 5'7" | 165 | |
| Keiji Takahashi | L | L | May 14, 1997 | 5'10" | 161 | Kameoka, JP |
| Hirotoshi Takanashi | R | R | June 5, 1991 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Ryusei Takeoka | L | R | May 28, 2001 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Souma Uchiyama | R | R | June 30, 2002 | 5'7" | 156 | |
| Yugo Umeno | R | R | January 13, 1999 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Tetsuto Yamada | R | R | July 16, 1992 | 5'10" | 163 | Toyooka, JP |
| Daiki Yamamoto | L | L | November 10, 1995 | 6'0" | 175 | , JP |
| Taichi Yamano | L | L | March 24, 1999 | 5'7" | 169 | |
| Kotaro Yamasaki | L | L | August 11, 1993 | 5'8" | 150 | , JP |
| Kojiro Yoshimura | R | R | January 19, 1998 | 6'0" | 187 |
