Tony Barnette is a Tokyo Yakult Swallows legend.
A 10th round pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2006, he moved to Tokyo in 2010.
His first start saw him pitch seven hitless-innings and earn a 1-0 victory against the Yokohama Baystars.
Moving to the bullpen in 2011, he never looked back – leading the Central League in saves in 2012 and 2015.
In his six years with the team, he made 260 appearances with 97 saves and a 3.58 ERA.
Now with the Texas Rangers, Tony has kindly taken time out of his busy schedule to talk to Maction Planet about his time with the Swallows,
his feelings about the team and Tokyo, and the things he misses most about The World’s Greatest Metropolis.
We are privileged to feature EXCLUSIVE never-before-seen photos of Tony in action straight from the stands at Jingu Stadium and Beyond,
taken by Baseball Photographer Extraordinaire Akira Morita.

Tony, Tetsuto Yamada and Yasuhiro Ogawa (along with mascots Tsubakuro and Torukuya)
get ready for the Kanto Ippon-jime victory clap after beating Yokohama 4-2 on 24 September 2015.
Tony had another reason to celebrate – he had just broken the Swallows’ single season saves record

Maction Planet: Tony – thank you for joining us.
Let’s start at the very beginning – when was your first visit to Tokyo, and why?

Tony Barnette: Hi Mac. Thanks for having me here.
To answer your question, it’s simple – my first trip was to play for the Swallows!

MP: What were your initial thoughts about the city?

TB: On the drive in from Narita Airport, I remember being glued to the windows of the van just trying to take in all the buildings and lights of Tokyo.

１５年までヤクルトに所属したレンジャーズのトニー・バーネット投手（３３）が１６日（日本時間１７日）、右手薬指の故障で１０日間の故障者リスト（ＤＬ）入りした。

　昨季のメジャーデビュー以降で初のＤＬ入り。地元メディアによれば、車のドアに挟んで痛めたという。ただ、故障は数日前のもので、ＤＬ入りの主な原因は成績不振だとも伝えている。

　バーネットは１０年から１５年までヤクルトに所属。感情むき出しのプレースタイルでファンに強い印象を残した。１５年には４１セーブを挙げ自身２度目の最多セーブ。メジャー移籍した昨季は、５３試合で防御率２・０９の好成績を残し地区優勝に貢献した。

　しかし、今季は２３試合で防御率７・２３と不振。５月１日以降に限れば、１４試合で防御率９・１９で被打率３割５分９厘と絶不調だ。

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