2014 Tokyo Yakult Swallows Roster
Team Record: 60-81
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Junji Ogawa (60-81)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2014 season with a record of 60 wins and 81 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Swallows plated 667 runs, tops in the circuit. Tokyo conceded 717 runs, most in the league. Wladimir Balentien walloped 31 home runs for the team, while Kazuhiro Hatakeyama, Yuhei Takai and Tetsuto Yamada each swatted 15 or more, too. Yuhei Takai drove in 90 runs. Tetsuto Yamada paced batters with significant playing time with a .324 average. Masanori Ishikawa topped the squad with 10 wins, and Chris Narveson registered a 4.53 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 2014 Tokyo Yakult Swallows who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Lastings Milledge, Chris Carpenter, Tony Barnette, Wladimir Balentien, Akinori Iwamura and Chris Narveson.
Junji Ogawa served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta Abe | L | R | September 8, 1984 | 6'0" | 178 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Ryoji Aikawa | R | R | July 11, 1976 | 6'0" | 190 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Katsuki Akagawa | L | L | July 31, 1990 | 6'0" | 192 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Ryo Akiyoshi | R | R | March 21, 1989 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Nagisa Arakaki | R | R | May 9, 1980 | 6'2" | 181 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Takahiro Araki | R | R | July 26, 1987 | 5'10" | 168 | Oyabe, Toyama JP |
| Wladimir Balentien | R | R | July 2, 1984 | 6'2" | 220 | Willemstad, CW |
| Tony Barnette | R | R | November 9, 1983 | 6'1" | 190 | Anchorage, AK US |
| Chris Carpenter | R | R | December 26, 1985 | 6'4" | 220 | Bryan, OH US |
| Masaya Emura | L | L | July 5, 1987 | 5'10" | 158 | |
| Ryota Fujii | L | R | September 30, 1988 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Masato Furuno | R | R | September 27, 1986 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Kazuhiro Hatakeyama | R | R | September 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 212 | Hanamaki, Iwate JP |
| Ryo Hidaka | L | L | July 19, 1990 | 5'11" | 160 | Saiki, Oita JP |
| Wataru Hiyane | R | R | June 27, 1987 | 5'10" | 152 | |
| Yasushi Iihara | R | R | April 26, 1983 | 5'9" | 174 | Oyama, Tochigi JP |
| Takahiro Imanami | L | R | July 6, 1984 | 5'7" | 165 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Masanori Ishikawa | L | L | January 22, 1980 | 5'6" | 152 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Taichi Ishiyama | R | R | September 1, 1988 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Keiji Iwahashi | L | L | April 23, 1991 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Akinori Iwamura | L | R | February 9, 1979 | 5'9" | 200 | Uwajima, Ehime JP |
| Shingo Kawabata | L | R | October 16, 1987 | 6'1" | 181 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Nariaki Kawasaki | R | R | March 30, 1986 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Keizo Kawashima | R | R | October 5, 1983 | 5'8" | 154 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Ryohei Kiya | R | R | April 7, 1989 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Kentaro Kyuko | L | L | May 16, 1986 | 5'11" | 180 | , Tokyo JP |
| Jun Matsui | L | R | November 27, 1987 | 5'9" | 194 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yuichi Matsumoto | L | L | December 18, 1980 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Kenichi Matsuoka | R | R | June 7, 1982 | 5'11" | 176 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
| Lastings Milledge | R | R | April 5, 1985 | 5'11" | 210 | Bradenton, FL US |
| Masayoshi Miwa | L | R | January 23, 1984 | 5'6" | 150 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Ryosuke Morioka | L | R | July 15, 1984 | 5'8" | 159 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kyohei Muranaka | L | L | October 25, 1987 | 6'1" | 169 | Aiko-gun, Kanagawa JP |
| Yuhei Nakamura | R | R | June 17, 1990 | 5'9" | 154 | Ono, Fukui JP |
| Masato Nakazawa | L | L | February 16, 1985 | 5'10" | 176 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Chris Narveson | L | L | December 20, 1981 | 6'3" | 205 | Englewood, CO US |
| Akihisa Nishida | R | R | April 28, 1992 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Naomichi Nishiura | R | R | April 11, 1991 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Yoshiyuki Noguchi | R | R | May 16, 1981 | 6'1" | 172 | Niihari-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Yasuhiro Ogawa | R | R | May 16, 1990 | 5'7" | 176 | |
| Takehiko Oshimoto | R | R | October 28, 1982 | 5'11" | 203 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Orlando Roman | R | R | November 28, 1978 | 6'1" | 210 | Bayamon, PR |
| Hiroki Sanada | R | R | February 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 185 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yuki Shichijo | R | R | July 10, 1984 | 5'10" | 185 | Higashi Usuki-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Toshihiro Sugiura | R | R | February 25, 1992 | 6'2" | 189 | , JP |
| Yuhei Takai | L | L | June 25, 1984 | 5'9" | 172 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa 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 |
| Takeaki Tokuyama | S | R | July 21, 1989 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Tsuyoshi Ueda | L | R | October 2, 1988 | 5'10" | 161 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Ryota Yachi | R | R | February 3, 1991 | 5'9" | 174 | , JP |
| Ryosuke Yagi | L | L | September 29, 1990 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Tetsuto Yamada | R | R | July 16, 1992 | 5'10" | 163 | Toyooka, JP |
| Tetsuya Yamamoto | R | R | September 4, 1985 | 5'10" | 163 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Hirofumi Yamanaka | R | R | September 9, 1985 | 5'8" | 176 |
