2021 Tokyo Yakult Swallows season

The 2021 Tokyo Yakult Swallows season is the 71st season of the franchise of Nippon Professional Baseball, their 57th season at Meiji Jingu Stadium, and their 51st season under Yakult Honsha. This was also the Swallows' second season under Shingo Takatsu. This is also Takatsu's first season managing a full 143-game season, as the COVID-19 pandemic lowered the games in 2020 to 120 games. For the first time since 2015, the Swallows made the Japan Series, and won their first since 2001 against the Orix Buffaloes.

2021 Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Japan Series champions
Central League champions
LeagueCentral League
Record73-52-18 (.584)
League place1st
Team information
Parent companyYakult Honsha
ManagerShingo Takatsu
BallparkMeiji Jingu Stadium

Regular season

The Swallows, also like the Buffaloes in Pacific League, won the Central League pennant after having a last-place finish last year. They finished the season with a 73–52–18 record at a .584 winning percentage, the best in the NPB in 2021.

2021 Central League standings[1]
Pos Team GP W L T .Pct GB
1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 143 73 52 18 .584 —
2 Hanshin Tigers 143 77 56 10 .579 1
3 Yomiuri Giants 143 61 62 20 .496 11½
4 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 143 63 68 12 .481 14
5 Chunichi Dragons 143 55 71 17 .437 19
6 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 143 54 73 16 .425 20½

References
  1. "2021 Central League standings". Nippon Professional Baseball.
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