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YASUHIRO OGAWA

Eagles rookie Rui Muneyama (center) poses with pitcher Takayuki Kishi (right) and infielder Hideto Asamura after a win in Sendai on April 3.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 7, 2025
Rookie duo off to hot starts at plate in new NPB campaign
Seiya Watanabe and Rui Muneyama both have at least 10 hits so far this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2022
Swallows overcame various challenges to repeat as Central League champions
The Swallows went from back-to-back last-place finishes to consecutive Central League titles.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 12, 2022
Pacific League pennant race heading toward photo finish
The Pacific League standings have been tight all year, and the season is heading into its final stretch with five of the six teams still in the title race.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
May 17, 2021
Roki Sasaki makes highly anticipated NPB debut with Marines
The "monster" finally made landfall on May 16.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Aug 17, 2020
Yasuhiro Ogawa's no-hitter provides major lift for Swallows pitching staff
The Swallows are in desperate need of good results on the mound.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2018
Giants seize opportunities in Game 1 triumph over Swallows
Without hesitation, the Swallows sent their Giants killer to the mound for Saturday's postseason series opener, but it did not work out the way they had hoped.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 11, 2018
Clutch performances by Wladimir Balentien and Yasuhiro Ogawa give Tokyo Yakult Swallows a big win
Wladimir Balentien was more than ready to turn the page on one of his worst weeks of the season. Being able to do it in an important game against the rival Yomiuri Giants was just icing on the cake.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 15, 2017
Despaigne, Akiyama, Suzuki supply big hits as PL tops CL in All-Star Series finale
For one night, it was just like old times for Alfredo Despaigne in Chiba. A monstrous home run, a celebration with Chiba Lotte Marines catcher Tatsuhiro Tamura, and a celebratory "Despa-iine" call-and-response with the fans in right field after the game.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 10, 2017
Swallows fans getting test in patience in 2017
Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans can be forgiven for being frustrated, even angry, at the way the season has played out thus far. The team is mired in last place and began this week six games out of even fifth place.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 24, 2016
Swallows' Yamada pounces on Dragons in series opener
Japanese baseball's interleague interlude gave Central League pitchers a brief respite from having their ERAs ruined by Tetsuto Yamada. But on a somewhat wet Friday night at Jingu Stadium, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows star declared school was back in session.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2015
Swallows blank Giants in Game 2 of CLCS
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows finally landed a knockout blow against Yomiuri Giants pitcher Miles Mikolas. The fact they got some of their own stars going in the process has them sizing up the rest of the Giants for a similar knockdown before everything is said and done.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 14, 2014
Early troubles on mound could prove costly for Swallows
Every team faces some type of adversity, be it large or small, over the course of the season.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Aug 5, 2013
Balentien, Ogawa keep Swallows in spotlight
There normally wouldn't be many reasons to keep close tabs on a 35-57-1 team that's 22½ games out of first place.

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