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TOKYO YAKULT SWALLOWS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 10, 2018
Swallows stay hot during interleague play with victory over Buffaloes
Left-handed rookie Daiki Tajima gave up eight runs in 3⅓ innings on Sunday as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Orix Buffaloes in the finale of their three-game interleague series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 7, 2018
Swallows' Yuhei Takai slugs two homers, drives in winning run on bases-loaded walk in 10th
Yuhei Takai belted two homers and drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning, bases-loaded walk as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeated the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-3 in interleague action on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 5, 2018
Tetsuto Yamada, Norichika Aoki ignite offense in Swallows' sixth straight victory
Tetsuto Yamada drove in three runs and scored three times in the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' 12-6 victory over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Tuesday, handing last year's Japan Series champions their first interleague loss.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2018
Swallows' David Buchanan shuts down Carp
David Buchanan allowed five hits without a walk and drove in a run to help the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to an 8-0 win over the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2018
Yuta Nakamura leads Carp to victory over Swallows
Yuta Nakamura won his season debut, allowing one run over seven innings and also driving in a run to lead the Hiroshima Carp to a 3-2 victory over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 29, 2018
Carp look to remain on throne as Central League rivals prepare to mount challenge
The following is the second of a two-part NPB preview concluding with the 2018 Central League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 27, 2018
Slugger Wladimir Balentien alters focus going into new season
Wladimir Balentien switched things up a little this spring.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 6, 2018
Norichika Aoki focused on winning in second stint with Swallows
Norichika Aoki says he is only thinking about victory for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, upon returning to the Central League ballclub after seven years in the major leagues.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 30, 2018
Journeyman Norichika Aoki agrees to return to Swallows: source
Norichika Aoki, who became a free agent after he was released by the New York Mets in late October, has agreed to return to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows where he started his professional career, a source said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 20, 2017
Swallows sign lefty Dave Huff
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows said Wednesday they have acquired former major league pitcher Dave Huff, who played this year with the Korea Baseball Organization's LG Twins.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 19, 2017
Swallows slugger Tetsuto Yamada takes huge pay cut
Tetsuto Yamada, two years removed from being Japan's brightest young star, received an estimated ¥70 million pay cut from the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 15, 2017
Swallows finalize one-year deal with veteran southpaw Jordan Norberto Armengot
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows announced Friday that they have acquired former major league pitcher Jordan Norberto Armengot, who spent the past two seasons with the Chunichi Dragons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2017
Sachiyo Nomura, wife of former Hanshin Tigers skipper, dies at 85
Sachiyo Nomura, a TV celebrity who was the wife of former baseball manager Katsuya Nomura, died Friday at a hospital in Tokyo, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows baseball team announced. She was 85.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 5, 2017
Swallows sign former MLB pitcher Matt Carasiti
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Tuesday announced the acquisition of right-hander Matt Carasiti from the Iowa Cubs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2017
Swallows appoint Shinya Miyamoto as bench coach
Three-time Japan Series champion Shinya Miyamoto was named the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' new bench coach Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2017
Swallows announce Ogawa's return as manager
Coming off their franchise's first 96-loss season, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows announced Wednesday that the team's senior director, 60-year-old Junji Ogawa, will manage the Central League club in 2018.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2017
Giants move within one win of final playoff spot
Tomoyuki Sugano worked six innings, and Daisuke Nakai drove in two runs as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3-0 on Tuesday and inched closer to third place in the Central League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2017
Swallows to bring back Ogawa as manager next season
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows are looking to bring back former manager Junji Ogawa at the helm for the 2018 season, according to a source close to the matter.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2017
Swallows delay Carp's pennant celebration for at least one more day
The Hiroshima Carp will have to wait another day to clinch their second straight Central League pennant after blowing a three-run lead in a 5-4 loss to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 11, 2017
Balentien's power remains constant presence at plate for Swallows
Wladimir Balentien could've been written off as a one-year wonder after hitting 31 home runs in his first season in Japan, way back in 2011. Or as just a flash in the pan after doing it the next season. No one could deny Balentien his due after he shattered the NPB record with 60 home runs in 2013, or...
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Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
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How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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