Yomiuri Giants
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The Yomiuri Giants and still known by the nickname Kyojin are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyō, Tokyo, they are one of
Tetsuharu Kawakami in 1946
Three Giants stars of the 1950s, Tetsuharu Kawakami, Shigeru Chiba (baseball), and Noboru Aota (left to right)
Suguru Egawa, after 1981
Tatsunori Hara in 2012
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
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The Tokyo Yakult Swallows are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball team
Yomiuri Giants
…Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyō, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They have played their home games at Tokyo Dome since its opening in 1988. The team's owner is The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media…
Tokyo Yakult Swallows team display at the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, featuring the Swallows' current home uniform and players' equipment
View of Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' home ballpark
Swallows fans holding umbrellas in 2006
Tetsuto Yamada (2011–present) in 2018