2000 Yakult Swallows Roster
Team Record: 66-69
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Tsutomu Wakamatsu (66-69)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2000 season with a record of 66 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 581 runs and yielded 515 runs. Roberto Petagine walloped 36 home runs for Yakult, and Akinori Iwamura added 15 or more also. Roberto Petagine accounted for 96 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .316. Ryota Igarashi led the squad with 11 wins, while Kazuhisa Ishii registered a 2.61 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Akinori Iwamura, Ryota Igarashi, Torey Lovullo, Roberto Petagine, Shingo Takatsu, Kazuhisa Ishii and Jason Jacome were all players from the 2000 Yakult Swallows who played in the Majors during their careers.
Tsutomu Wakamatsu served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susumu Aoyagi | R | R | July 9, 1968 | 5'11" | 167 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Toshifumi Baba | R | R | February 10, 1965 | 5'8" | 170 | Mizuma-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Takenori Daita | S | R | February 11, 1974 | 5'11" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Katsuyuki Dobashi | R | R | December 5, 1968 | 5'10" | 182 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Shugo Fujii | L | L | May 12, 1977 | 5'9" | 190 | Iyo, Ehime JP |
| Atsuya Furuta | R | R | August 6, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Masato Hanada | R | R | October 25, 1977 | 5'11" | 176 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroki Hongo | L | R | September 14, 1976 | 6'0" | 180 | , Shiga JP |
| Tadashi Honma | R | R | August 5, 1977 | 6'2" | 198 | Niitsu, Niigata JP |
| Ryota Igarashi | R | R | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokyo, JP |
| Tetsuya Iida | R | R | May 18, 1968 | 5'8" | 158 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Takahiro Ikeyama | R | R | December 17, 1965 | 6'0" | 165 | Ozaki, Hyogo JP |
| Atsunori Inaba | L | L | August 3, 1972 | 6'1" | 207 | Nishi Kasugai-gun, Aichi JP |
| Hirotoshi Ishii | L | L | September 14, 1977 | 5'11" | 220 | Ichihara, Chiba JP |
| Kazuhisa Ishii | L | L | September 9, 1973 | 6'0" | 215 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Tomohito Ito | R | R | October 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 167 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Akinori Iwamura | L | R | February 9, 1979 | 5'9" | 200 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Jason Jacome | L | L | November 24, 1970 | 6'1" | 155 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Kenjiro Kawasaki | R | R | January 8, 1971 | 5'11" | 171 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Yukio Kinugawa | July 29, 1974 | |||||
| Don Lemon | R | R | June 2, 1967 | 6'4" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Torey Lovullo | S | R | July 25, 1965 | 6'1" | 185 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Hirotsugu Maeda | L | L | January 3, 1976 | 5'8" | 180 | Munakata, Fukuoka JP |
| Mitsuru Manaka | L | L | January 6, 1971 | 5'7" | 165 | Odawara, Tochigi JP |
| Shinji Matsuda | L | L | December 17, 1967 | 5'7" | 154 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Shinji Mikami | R | R | September 1, 1979 | 5'11" | 151 | Joyo, Kyoto JP |
| Hajime Miki | R | R | April 25, 1977 | 5'11" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Ryuji Miyade | R | R | August 18, 1977 | 6'3" | 194 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Shinya Miyamoto | R | R | November 5, 1970 | 5'9" | 155 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Yoichi Okabayashi | L | R | April 11, 1968 | 6'1" | 176 | , PY |
| Kosei Ono | R | R | July 11, 1974 | 5'9" | 178 | Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Roberto Petagine | L | L | June 7, 1971 | 6'1" | 172 | , Nueva Esparta VE |
| Shinichi Sato | R | R | August 7, 1965 | 6'1" | 180 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Noriyuki Shiroishi | R | R | April 17, 1973 | 6'0" | 181 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Kota Soejima | L | R | May 17, 1974 | 6'1" | 193 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Koji Takagi | L | L | May 10, 1968 | 6'0" | 181 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Kazumasa Takahashi | L | R | May 23, 1980 | 5'11" | 154 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Satoshi Takahashi | R | R | January 26, 1967 | 6'4" | 215 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shingo Takatsu | R | R | November 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Hirobumi Watarai | R | R | January 26, 1972 | 5'11" | 171 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Futoshi Yamabe | L | L | January 4, 1971 | 5'11" | 167 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Tatsuki Yamamoto | L | L | August 31, 1970 | 6'0" | 171 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
