2025 Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-79
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Shingo Takatsu (57-79)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
2025 Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 57-79
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Shingo Takatsu (57-79)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 2025 season with a record of 57 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 443 runs and surrendered 564 runs, most in the circuit. Munetaka Murakami led Yakult with 22 home runs José Osuna drove in 67 runs. Souma Uchiyama paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .262. Kojiro Yoshimura topped the team with 8 wins and a team-best 3.05 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 2025 Yakult Swallows who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Peter Lambert, Mike Baumann, Pedro Avila, Domingo Santana and José Osuna.
Shingo Takatsu served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Akahane | R | R | June 29, 2000 | 5'8" | 174 | |
| Koyo Aoyagi | R | R | December 11, 1993 | 5'11" | 174 | , JP |
| Pedro Avila | R | R | January 14, 1997 | 5'11" | 190 | Caracas, VE |
| Mike Baumann | R | R | September 10, 1995 | 6'4" | 225 | Mahtomedi, MN US |
| Taiki Hamada | R | R | September 4, 2000 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| Hiroki Hasegawa | L | L | August 23, 1998 | 5'8" | 171 | |
| Seiya Hashimoto | L | R | September 18, 2000 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Tomoya Hoshi | R | R | April 15, 1994 | 6'0" | 172 | |
| Yuki Ishihara | L | L | August 30, 2001 | 5'10" | 191 | |
| Masanori Ishikawa | L | L | January 22, 1980 | 5'6" | 152 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Taichi Ishiyama | R | R | September 1, 1988 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Ryui Itoh | R | R | September 11, 2002 | 5'10" | 171 | |
| Yukihiro Iwata | L | L | July 31, 1997 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Yuto Kanakubo | L | R | November 4, 1999 | 6'0" | 163 | |
| Shingo Kawabata | L | R | October 16, 1987 | 6'1" | 181 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Keigo Kitamura | R | R | December 18, 2000 | 5'11" | 198 | |
| Takumi Kitamura | R | R | August 29, 1995 | 5'11" | 187 | , JP |
| Naofumi Kizawa | R | R | April 25, 1998 | 6'0" | 187 | |
| Yudai Koga | R | R | August 7, 1998 | 5'10" | 163 | |
| Reiji Kozawa | L | R | March 9, 1998 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Peter Lambert | R | R | April 18, 1997 | 6'2" | 185 | San Dimas, CA US |
| Kazuya Maruyama | L | L | July 18, 1999 | 5'8" | 176 | |
| Shota Maruyama | L | R | August 22, 1998 | 6'3" | 169 | |
| Shu Masuda | R | R | May 21, 1999 | 5'10" | 178 | |
| Kengo Matsumoto | R | R | April 14, 1999 | 5'10" | 182 | |
| Naoki Matsumoto | R | R | October 17, 1993 | 5'10" | 180 | , JP |
| Takeshi Miyamoto | L | R | April 3, 1995 | 6'0" | 172 | , JP |
| Eigoro Mogi | L | R | February 14, 1994 | 5'7" | 165 | , JP |
| 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 |
| Yuto Nakamura | L | R | February 8, 2003 | 5'9" | 189 | |
| Hidetaka Namiki | R | R | March 23, 1999 | 5'6" | 154 | |
| Haruki Nishikawa | L | R | April 16, 1992 | 5'10" | 160 | , JP |
| Ruito Nishimura | L | R | July 1, 2004 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Shohei Numata | R | R | June 24, 2000 | 5'8" | 141 | |
| Yasuhiro Ogawa | R | R | May 16, 1990 | 5'7" | 176 | |
| Hiroki Ohnishi | R | R | November 8, 1997 | 5'8" | 185 | |
| Kengo Ohta | L | R | January 19, 1997 | 6'1" | 158 | |
| Yasunobu Okugawa | R | R | April 16, 2001 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| José Osuna | R | R | December 12, 1992 | 6'2" | 240 | Trujillo, Trujillo VE |
| Kousuke Sakaguchi | L | R | August 15, 1999 | 6'1" | 170 | , JP |
| Takumi Sakamoto | L | L | July 6, 2004 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Domingo Santana | R | R | August 5, 1992 | 6'5" | 220 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ren Sawai | L | L | May 31, 2000 | 5'10" | 216 | |
| Noboru Shimizu | L | R | October 15, 1996 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Shunsuke Shimokawa | R | R | March 22, 2000 | 5'9" | 194 | |
| Yasutaka Shiomi | R | R | June 12, 1993 | 5'10" | 167 | , JP |
| Kota Shoji | L | L | May 22, 2000 | 5'7" | 198 | |
| Kyo Suzuki | R | R | March 21, 2006 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Kazuto Taguchi | L | L | September 14, 1995 | 5'7" | 165 | |
| Keiji Takahashi | L | L | May 14, 1997 | 5'10" | 161 | Kameoka, JP |
| Hirotoshi Takanashi | R | R | June 5, 1991 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Ryusei Takeoka | L | R | May 28, 2001 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| Haruto Tanaka | L | R | June 25, 2006 | 6'0" | 194 | |
| Souma Uchiyama | R | R | June 30, 2002 | 5'7" | 156 | |
| Tetsuto Yamada | R | R | July 16, 1992 | 5'10" | 163 | Toyooka, JP |
| Daiki Yamamoto | L | L | November 10, 1995 | 6'0" | 175 | , JP |
| Taichi Yamano | L | L | March 24, 1999 | 5'7" | 169 | |
| Kakeru Yamanobe | R | R | May 24, 1994 | 5'6" | 163 | |
| Takuya Yasaki | R | R | December 31, 1994 | 5'9" | 194 | |
| Kojiro Yoshimura | R | R | January 19, 1998 | 6'0" | 187 |
