Mascots
The team's mascot is a black and white swallow with a red face named Tsubakuro. He is known for his feuds with the Orix Buffaloes mascots.
The number on the back of his uniform is "8960" as opposed to 111/222 used by Buffalo Bull and Buffalo Bell, the Buffaloes' mascots.
There is also a female swallow mascot named Tsubami. She wears a skirt and may be intended as Tsubakuro's little sister, just as Bell is Bull's little sister.
Read more about this topic: Tokyo Yakult Swallows