2021 Yakult Swallows Roster
Team Record: 73-52
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shingo Takatsu (73-52)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
Playoffs - Yakult Swallows 3 games, Yomiuri Giants 0
Japan Series - Yakult Swallows 4 games, Orix Buffaloes 2
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2021 season with a record of 73 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Swallows paced the league with 625 runs, fueled by 142 home runs. Yakult allowed 531 runs. Munetaka Murakami walloped 39 home runs for the squad, while Domingo Santana and Tetsuto Yamada added 15 or more also. Munetaka Murakami recorded 112 runs batted in. Yasutaka Shiomi and Munetaka Murakami topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .278. Yasuhiro Ogawa and Yasunobu Okugawa paced the team with 9 wins each, and Yasuhiro Ogawa registered a 4.15 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Nori Aoki, Cy Sneed, Scott McGough, Albert Suárez, José Osuna, Domingo Santana and Rick van den Hurk were all players from the 2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nori Aoki | L | R | January 5, 1982 | 5'9" | 180 | Hyuga, Miyazaki JP |
| Takahiro Araki | R | R | July 26, 1987 | 5'10" | 168 | Oyabe, Toyama JP |
| Juri Hara | R | R | July 19, 1993 | 5'11" | 174 | , JP |
| Hiroki Hasegawa | L | L | August 23, 1998 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Tomoya Hoshi | R | R | April 15, 1994 | 6'0" | 172 | |
| Masanori Ishikawa | L | L | January 22, 1980 | 5'6" | 152 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Taichi Ishiyama | R | R | September 1, 1988 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Yuto Kanakubo | L | R | November 4, 1999 | 6'0" | 163 | |
| Shingo Kawabata | L | R | October 16, 1987 | 6'1" | 181 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Yudai Koga | R | R | August 7, 1998 | 5'10" | 163 | |
| Hiroki Kondoh | R | R | June 27, 1995 | 6'1" | 211 | , JP |
| Ryuta Konno | R | R | May 11, 1995 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Yu Matsumoto | L | R | February 5, 1995 | 5'10" | 189 | |
| Scott McGough | R | R | October 31, 1989 | 5'11" | 190 | Monroeville, PA US |
| Takeshi Miyamoto | L | R | April 3, 1995 | 6'0" | 172 | , JP |
| Hiyu Motoyama | L | R | December 4, 1998 | 5'10" | 174 | |
| 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 |
| Shota Nakayama | R | R | September 22, 1996 | 6'0" | 209 | |
| Hidetaka Namiki | R | R | March 23, 1999 | 5'6" | 154 | |
| Akihisa Nishida | R | R | April 28, 1992 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Naomichi Nishiura | R | R | April 11, 1991 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Yasuhiro Ogawa | R | R | May 16, 1990 | 5'7" | 176 | |
| Hiroki Ohnishi | R | R | November 8, 1997 | 5'8" | 185 | |
| Yuma Ohshita | L | R | July 6, 1992 | 5'10" | 183 | , JP |
| Kengo Ohta | L | R | January 19, 1997 | 6'1" | 158 | |
| Yasunobu Okugawa | R | R | April 16, 2001 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Nobuyuki Okumura | L | R | May 26, 1995 | 5'10" | 158 | |
| José Osuna | R | R | December 12, 1992 | 6'2" | 240 | Trujillo, Trujillo VE |
| Tomotaka Sakaguchi | L | R | July 7, 1984 | 5'11" | 168 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Koshiro Sakamoto | L | L | September 9, 1994 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Domingo Santana | R | R | August 5, 1992 | 6'5" | 220 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Motohiro Shima | R | R | December 13, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Kaizu, Gifu JP |
| 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 |
| Albert Suárez | R | R | October 8, 1989 | 6'3" | 235 | San Felix, Bolivar VE |
| Koki Sugiyama | L | R | June 25, 1997 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Kazuto Taguchi | L | L | September 14, 1995 | 5'7" | 165 | |
| Keiji Takahashi | L | L | May 14, 1997 | 5'10" | 161 | Kameoka, JP |
| Yuhei Takai | L | L | June 25, 1984 | 5'9" | 172 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Hirotoshi Takanashi | R | R | June 5, 1991 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Ryusei Takeoka | L | R | May 28, 2001 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Naruki Terashima | L | L | July 30, 1998 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| Seiichi Uchikawa | R | R | August 4, 1982 | 6'0" | 180 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Souma Uchiyama | R | R | June 30, 2002 | 5'7" | 156 | |
| Yugo Umeno | R | R | January 13, 1999 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Rick van den Hurk | R | R | May 22, 1985 | 6'5" | 215 | Eindhoven, NL |
| Daiki Watanabe | R | R | June 7, 1997 | 6'0" | 191 | , JP |
| Tetsuto Yamada | R | R | July 16, 1992 | 5'10" | 163 | Toyooka, JP |
| Taichi Yamano | L | L | March 24, 1999 | 5'7" | 169 | |
| Kotaro Yamasaki | L | L | August 11, 1993 | 5'8" | 150 | , JP |
| Daiki Yoshida | R | R | July 27, 1997 | 5'8" | 182 | |
| Taisei Yoshida | L | R | March 7, 1995 | 5'8" | 176 |
