Japan's professional baseball team the Tokyo Yakult Swallows announced Feb. 19 that the person who performs as the club's ...

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows employee who portrayed the team’s beloved mascot Tsubakuro has died, the Central League club ...

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows employee whose humor and quick wit made Tsubakuro one of the most popular mascots in Japanese professional baseball has died, the team said Feb. 19.

“They loved Lars like he was a mascot for the Japanese national team,” Kumiko said. At the end of the tour, the boys gave Nootbaar a surprise gift. It was a navy baseball cap with a “J ...