Munetaka Murakami won the 2022 CL MVP Award unanimously. The last time the CL MVP was awarded unanimously was to Sadaharu Oh in 1977.

Scott McGough will not sign with the Swallows for 2023 as he’ll look to pursue opportunities in MLB.

The best for you my bro, we will miss you, it was a pleasure to play with you. Good luck ⁦Scott McGough⁩

The winner of Japan's Word of the Year just dropped and it's disappointingly prosaic (and hard to communicate across borders) 村神様 Murakami-sama, a play on words for Yakult baseball sensation Munetaka Murakami and the word for "god"

The Yakult Swallows have agreed to terms with former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Raynel Espinal. His salary will be $650K plus incentives, and will wear uniform #58 news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f3770… #npb

OF Daiki Watanabe was chosen by the Orix Buffaloes as part of the new NPB "Rule V" draft.

The Swallows selected LHP Kakeru Narita from the Lotte Marines as their pick in the NPB "Rule V" draft.

Munetaka Murakami signed a 3 year deal worth 1.8 billion yen.

Diamondbacks, Scott McGough Agree To Two-Year Deal mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/dbacks…

The Swallows have announced the signing of LHP Dillon Peters. He made 22 appearances (4 starts) for the Pittsburgh Pirates this year. yakult-swallows.co.jp/news/detail/28…

The Yakult Swallows have acquired former San Diego Padres pitcher Keone Kela. He'll wear uniform #11, and expected to be a part of the bullpen news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/cb27f… #npb

Thank you to my Swallows community for an amazing four years. I could not have written a more unforgettable story… 東京ヤクルトスワローズ公式 サンスポ×スワローズ 明治神宮野球場（公式） #マクガフ

A podcast about the other famous Murakami (Haruki) associated with the Swallows. Haruki Murakami is an honorary member of the Swallows' fan club. yakult-swallows.co.jp/pages/fanclub/…

As part of its Typhoon Shanshan coverage, a Hiroshima TV station aired this street interview with a man who was in town from Tokyo for a business trip [Taguchi Kazuto, a pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows]. x.com/threespring/st…

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