It's been a decade since the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' last pennant and Japan Series title, but the leadership and experience of veteran Shinya Miyamoto is as precious as anything else for the Central League-leading ballclub.
Yet Miyamoto humbly rejects the idea that he's leading the young team.
Asked what he tries to do to guide the Swallows, whose last championship came in 2001, the 40-year-old infielder quickly responded, saying, "Nothing particularly."