In this article, we have compiled a list of players who have left the Tokyo Yakult Swallows since 2010 due to retirement, inactive play, free agency, etc.
In some years, we have looked into what happened to players who left the team, so if you are interested, please take a look at what happened to players who left the team!
2019 season
Unfortunately, in the second season since coach Ogawa returned, they finished in last place.
It's been another testing season for Yakult fans as they have suffered 16 consecutive losses, tied for the longest in team history.
It was a season where Murakami's performance was the only ray of light shining in the darkness.
Not only the pitching staff but also the defense was terrible.
List of players leaving the team for the 2019 season
Thirteen players will leave Yakult for the 2019 season.
Shohei Tateyama
Hayato Terahara
Kazuhiro Hatakeyama
Masayoshi Miwa
≪Outside military force≫
Kyohei Muranaka
Terugo Yagi
Yoshimurai Iwahashi
Takumi Numata
Koji Yamakawa
Keiji Obiki
≪Free contract≫
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Valentin
≪Transfer≫
No applicable person
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[2019 Edition] What happened to players who left Yakult (retired, out of active duty, free contract)
2018 season
In the 2018 season, Miyamoto's appointment as HC and Aoki's return to Yakult attracted fans' attention more than the return of Coach Ogawa.
Although he stumbled in the beginning, he gradually improved his results and finished the season in 2nd place, but in the climax series, he suffered a no-hitter against pitcher Kanno, and the game ended on a bad note.
List of players leaving the team for the 2018 season
In 2018, 18 players left Yakult. (Some contracts may be renewed)
Kenichi Matsuoka
Tetsuya Yamamoto
Shinichi Takeuchi
≪Outside military force≫
Kentaro Kuko
Masato Furuno
Yoshihisa Naruse
Ryusuke Kikuzawa
Yuki
Naoichi Ohmatsu
Atsushi Ukumori
Wataru Hiyane
≪Free contract≫
Urquides
Hough (renewed contract)
Armengo
Kara City
Julius (renewal of training contract)
≪Transfer≫
Ryo Akiyoshi
Ryota Taniuchi
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[2018 Edition] What happened to players who left Yakult (retired, out of active duty, free contract)
2017 season
It was Manaka's third season as manager, but he recorded 96 losses, the worst for the team.
Although there were a number of injuries, including two consecutive losses of 10 or more, it was a testing season for Yakult fans.
I get the impression that there were many great games, including a tragic Tanabata game in which a 5-point deficit was overturned in the 9th inning, and another game in which a 10-point deficit was overturned.
List of players leaving the team for the 2017 season
In the 2017 season, 16 players left Yakult.
No applicable person
≪Outside military force≫
Takeyo Tokuyama
Hiromasa Doi
Shingo Takeshita
Shogo Nakajima
Julius Hikuma
Yudai Hoshino
Takahiro Imanami
Takashi Iihara
Izumi Hara
Aoi Enomoto
Genki Nitta
≪Free contract≫
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≪Transfer≫
No applicable person
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[2017 Edition] What happened to players who left Yakult (retired, out of active duty, free contract)
2016 season
This is Manaka's second season, but the pitching staff (especially the starting pitchers) seems unstable.
To top it all off, Ondrusek's contract was terminated and he left the team, so I think it was a chaotic season.
The final result was 5th place.
List of players leaving the team for the 2016 season
15 players left Yakult during the 2016 season.
Ryosuke Morioka
≪Outside military force≫
Nagisa Aragaki
Hiroyasu Tanaka
Masahiko Tanaka
Masato Furuno
Tetsuya Terada
Jun Matsui
Ryohei Kitani
Yusaku Nakamoto
Ryuhei Kawakami
Kengo Tagawa
Yuto Koyama
≪Free contract≫
L. Perez
Ha Jae Hoon
L. Ondrusek (cancellation of contract)
≪Transfer≫
No applicable person
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[2016 Edition] What happened to players who left Yakult (retired, out of active duty, free contract)
2015 season
This is Manaka's first season as director.
It is said that other teams have self-destructed, but ROV and other relief teams persevered, and the batting team also won many titles, winning the league for the first time in 14 years.
List of players leaving the team for the 2015 season
In the 2015 season, 14 players left Yakult.
Yuichi Matsumoto
≪Outside military force≫
Yuki Shichijo
Masaya Emura
Tatsuya Ohba
Katsunori Akagawa
Kanabushi Ugo
Nariaki Kawasaki
Kenta Abe
Yuji Nakane
≪Free contract≫
(Sato) Yuki (training renewal contract)
Ryo Hirai (training contract renewal)
T. Barnett
O. Roman
M. Denning
L. Milledge
≪Transfer≫
Ryosuke Yagi
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[2015 Edition] What happened to players who left Yakult (retired, out of active duty, free contract)
2014 season
This is Ogawa's fifth season as coach, but he has finished last for the second year in a row.
While the batting staff scored 667 points, the highest in both leagues, the pitching staff had the worst ERA in both leagues due to injuries to core players such as Tateyama, Ogawa, and Barnett.
It was a season in which they made 97 mistakes and exposed their fragility on defense.
List of players leaving the team for the 2014 season
In 2014, 13 players left Yakult.
No applicable person
≪Outside military force≫
Akinori Iwamura
Kenta Abe
Hitoshi Yamamoto
Takehiko Oshimoto
Yuki Sanada
Genki Nitta
Tomoya Matano
Shojun Noguchi
Takanori Sato
≪Free contract≫
Yuji Nakane (renewed training contract)
C. Narveson
C. Carpenter
≪Transfer≫
Ryoji Aikawa
2013 season
It was Ogawa's fourth season as coach, but the team was in last place.
However, it was a season for fans to enjoy individual achievements, such as Valentin's record for most home runs in a season and pitcher Yasuhiro Ogawa's most wins and first place in winning percentage.
List of players leaving the team for the 2013 season
In 2013, 16 players left Yakult.
Shinya Miyamoto
Atsushi Fujimoto
≪Outside military force≫
Yuya Ota
R. Fernandez
Yuki Mizuno
Yuji Nakane (renewed training contract)
Kosuke Matsui
Taiyo Fujita
Itsuki Shoda
Keisuke Mizuta
Yusuke Kusujo
≪Free contract≫
C. Larue
Takanori Sato
≪Transfer≫
Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi
Ryo Hidaka
Keizo Kawashima
2012 season
In the 2012 season, Ogawa's third year as coach, Aoki, the main breadwinner of the team, took on the majors, and as usual, there were many injuries, but thanks to the efforts of the starting team, the team ultimately won the battle for third place with Hiroshima. He then participated in the Climax Series.
List of players leaving the team for the 2012 season
After the 2012 season, 15 players left Yakult.
Hisaki Fukuchi
Takaji Miyade
≪Outside military force≫
Chikara Onodera
Yasuhiro Ichiba
Motonori Kato
Tsuneki Watanabe
Minoru Yamagishi
Tatsuo Kinoshita
Masakazu Fukukawa
Keisuke Ueno
Tomofumi Aso
Koki Kitano
Mike Maike
≪Free contract≫
Masayu Hayashi
≪Transfer≫
Ryohei Kawamoto
2011 season
In Ogawa's second season as coach, they were in the lead from the beginning, but lost momentum in October and surrendered the lead to Chunichi.
This was also the year that Tetsuto Yamada became the first high school graduate to participate as a rookie fielder in the Climax Series.
List of players leaving the team for the 2011 season
In 2011, 15 players left Yakult.
A. Geyer
Hirotoshi Ishii
Osamu Hamanaka
≪Outside military force≫
Ken Sato
Naoya Okamoto
Shun Takaichi
Hiromichi Takagi
Masahiro Yoshikawa
Atsushi Kinugawa
Ryo Yoshimoto
Toshihiro Nakao
≪Free contract≫
Norichika Aoki (Posting)
J. Whitesell
≪Transfer≫
Ryo Kawashima
Yoshitaka Hashimoto
2010 season
The 2010 season started in Takada's third year as manager, but Takada resigned after nine consecutive losses from the interleague games.
When Mr. Ogawa, who had been the head coach, took over as acting manager, he paid off 19 points of debt and climbed up to 4th place, before the season ended.
List of players leaving the team for the 2010 season
In 2010, 12 people left Yakult.
Yuuki (Yuki Tanaka)
Munehiro Shida
≪Outside military force≫
Satoshi Nishizaki
Jun Hagiwara
Hiroki Yamada
Yusuke Kajimoto
Koji Tsukamoto
≪Free contract≫
Barnett (re-signed)
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Lee Hui-shu
Dentona
≪Transfer≫
Yuji Onizaki
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