2006 Tokyo Yakult Swallows Roster
Team Record: 70-73
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Atsuya Furuta (70-73)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2006 season with a record of 70 wins and 73 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Swallows topped the circuit with 669 runs, powered by 161 home runs. Tokyo allowed 642 runs. Adam Riggs walloped 39 home runs for the squad, while Greg LaRocca, Akinori Iwamura and Alex Ramírez each added 15 or more also. Alex Ramírez drove in 112 runs. Nori Aoki topped batters with significant playing time with a .321 average. Kazuhisa Ishii led the squad with 11 wins, and Rick Guttormson registered a 2.86 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 2006 Tokyo Yakult Swallows who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Nori Aoki, Dicky Gonzalez, Shingo Takatsu, Masao Kida, Adam Riggs, Alex Ramírez, Greg LaRocca, Kazuhisa Ishii, Akinori Iwamura and Ryota Igarashi.
Atsuya Furuta 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 |
| 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 |
| Masakazu Fukukawa | R | R | December 29, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Atsuya Furuta | R | R | August 6, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Dicky Gonzalez | R | R | December 21, 1978 | 5'10" | 200 | Bayamon, PR |
| Rick Guttormson | R | R | January 11, 1977 | 6'2" | 185 | Torrance, CA US |
| Masato Hanada | R | R | October 25, 1977 | 5'11" | 176 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuhiro Hatakeyama | R | R | September 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 212 | Hanamaki, Iwate JP |
| Ryota Igarashi | R | R | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokyo, JP |
| Yasushi Iihara | R | R | April 26, 1983 | 5'9" | 174 | Oyama, Tochigi 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 |
| Masanori Ishikawa | L | L | January 22, 1980 | 5'6" | 152 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Akinori Iwamura | L | R | February 9, 1979 | 5'9" | 200 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Yusuke Kajimoto | S | R | December 18, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yuya Kamada | R | R | November 30, 1978 | 6'0" | 187 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Shingo Kawabata | L | R | October 16, 1987 | 6'1" | 181 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Ryo Kawashima | L | R | September 9, 1981 | 5'11" | 192 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Masao Kida | R | R | September 12, 1968 | 6'3" | 210 | Kokubunji, Tokyo JP |
| Greg LaRocca | R | R | November 10, 1972 | 5'11" | 185 | Oswego, NY US |
| Mitsuru Manaka | L | L | January 6, 1971 | 5'7" | 165 | Odawara, Tochigi JP |
| Takashi Maruyama | L | L | June 28, 1986 | 6'0" | 171 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Kosuke Matsui | R | R | August 24, 1978 | 5'7" | 181 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Yuichi Matsumoto | L | L | December 18, 1980 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Kenichi Matsuoka | R | R | June 7, 1982 | 5'11" | 176 | Tamana, Kumamoto 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 |
| Kyohei Muranaka | L | L | October 25, 1987 | 6'1" | 169 | Aiko-gun, Kanagawa JP |
| Heishu Ohara | R | R | April 16, 1984 | 6'1" | 187 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kosei Ono | R | R | July 11, 1974 | 5'9" | 178 | Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Alex Ramírez | R | R | October 3, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Adam Riggs | R | R | October 4, 1972 | 6'0" | 195 | Steubenville, OH US |
| Yataro Sakamoto | R | R | May 24, 1982 | 6'0" | 190 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Masaru Sato | L | L | December 6, 1981 | 5'10" | 194 | Mogami-gun, Yamagata JP |
| Munehiro Shida | R | R | June 16, 1979 | 5'10" | 165 | Ofunato, Iwate JP |
| Noriyuki Shiroishi | R | R | April 17, 1973 | 6'0" | 181 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Ken Suzuki | L | R | January 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Hiromitsu Takagi | R | R | September 16, 1983 | 5'11" | 187 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Yuhei Takai | L | L | June 25, 1984 | 5'9" | 172 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Shingo Takatsu | R | R | November 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shinichi Takeuchi | L | L | December 10, 1983 | 5'9" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroyasu Tanaka | R | R | May 24, 1982 | 5'10" | 170 | Soraku-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Takashi Tanaka | L | L | June 3, 1975 | 6'0" | 185 | Kita Katsushiki-gun, Saitama JP |
| Shohei Tateyama | R | R | March 17, 1981 | 5'11" | 205 | Atsugi, Kanagawa JP |
| Kojiro Uehara | R | R | June 12, 1983 | 5'10" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa 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 |
| Tomohito Yoneno | R | R | January 21, 1982 | 5'11" | 181 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Masahiro Yoshikawa | L | R | June 29, 1978 | 5'8" | 176 | Kami-gun, Kochi JP |
