The Jingu Stadium, the home field of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows team, recently put a sign mentioning that any fans entering Jingu would be strictly prohibited from wearing a Chicago White Sox Murakami jersey. Munetaka Murakami played for the Swallows from 2018 to 2025 before signing with the Chicago White Sox in the off season.
Most Japanese teams do have a ban on wearing opposing team merchandise in the cheering section, but this is the first case I know of where a certain uniform is banned in the entire stadium.
The team does not own Jingu Stadium; it is the property of the Meiji Jingu Shrine. The stadium opened in 1926 and is one of the oldest baseball stadiums in existence.
Meiji Jingu has banned fans from wearing #WhiteSox merchandise in the stadium
— Carter 🧦 カーター (@SoxTranslator) June 26, 2026
Full translation :
It is strictly prohibited to enter Meiji Jingu Stadium while wearing or carrying any merchandise related to player Murakami's Chicago White Sox affiliation (including uniforms,… pic.twitter.com/PjEVKXHOyI