2024 Yakult Swallows Roster
Team Record: 62-77
in the JPCL
Manager: Shingo Takatsu (62-77)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2024 season with a record of 62 wins and 77 losses
Munetaka Murakami walloped 33 home runs for the Swallows, while José Osuna and Domingo Santana swatted 15 or more, too. Munetaka Murakami recorded 86 runs batted in. Domingo Santana paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .315. Hiroki Ohnishi and Kojiro Yoshimura topped the team with 9 wins each, and Kojiro Yoshimura registered a 3.19 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Miguel Yajure, Jose Espada, Domingo Santana, Cy Sneed, Nori Aoki, José Osuna and Elvin Rodríguez were all players from the 2024 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 |
| Jose Espada | R | R | February 22, 1997 | 6'0" | 170 | Ponce, PR |
| 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 | |
| Seiya Hashimoto | L | R | September 18, 2000 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Tomoya Hoshi | R | R | April 15, 1994 | 6'0" | 172 | |
| Yuki Ishihara | L | L | August 30, 2001 | 5'10" | 191 | |
| Masanori Ishikawa | L | L | January 22, 1980 | 5'6" | 152 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Taichi Ishiyama | R | R | September 1, 1988 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Ryui Itoh | R | R | September 11, 2002 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Yukihiro Iwata | L | L | July 31, 1997 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Yuto Kanakubo | L | R | November 4, 1999 | 6'0" | 163 | |
| Shingo Kawabata | L | R | October 16, 1987 | 6'1" | 181 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Shinya Kayama | L | L | November 23, 1989 | 5'7" | 143 | , JP |
| Takumi Kitamura | R | R | August 29, 1995 | 5'11" | 187 | , JP |
| Naofumi Kizawa | R | R | April 25, 1998 | 6'0" | 187 | |
| Kohtaro Komori | R | R | April 30, 2003 | 5'7" | 182 | |
| Ryuta Konno | R | R | May 11, 1995 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Reiji Kozawa | L | R | March 9, 1998 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Kazuya Maruyama | L | L | July 18, 1999 | 5'8" | 176 | |
| Shota Maruyama | L | R | August 22, 1998 | 6'3" | 169 | |
| Shu Masuda | R | R | May 21, 1999 | 5'10" | 178 | |
| Kengo Matsumoto | R | R | April 14, 1999 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Naoki Matsumoto | R | R | October 17, 1993 | 5'10" | 180 | , JP |
| Tetsu Miyagawa | R | R | October 10, 1995 | 5'9" | 182 | |
| 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 |
| Hidetaka Namiki | R | R | March 23, 1999 | 5'6" | 154 | |
| Akihisa Nishida | R | R | April 28, 1992 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Haruki Nishikawa | L | R | April 16, 1992 | 5'10" | 160 | , JP |
| 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 | |
| Yasunobu Okugawa | R | R | April 16, 2001 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Yuya Onaka | L | R | January 31, 1995 | 5'8" | 158 | , JP |
| José Osuna | R | R | December 12, 1992 | 6'2" | 240 | Trujillo, Trujillo VE |
| 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 | |
| Daichi Shibata | R | R | November 7, 1997 | 5'11" | 202 | |
| 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 |
| Kyo Suzuki | R | R | March 21, 2006 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| 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 | |
| Miguel Yajure | R | R | May 1, 1998 | 6'1" | 175 | Cabimas, VE |
| 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 |
