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Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo Occupants: Tokyo Big6 Baseball League – all games (1926–present) Tohto University Baseball League – all Division I games (1930–present) Tokyo Yakult Swallows and predecessors – CL (1964–present) Miyagi Baseball Stadium in Sendai opened 1950 Occupants: Orions – PL (1973–1977)
The Central League was founded in 1949 with eight teams: four holdovers from the previous Japanese Baseball League — the Chunichi Dragons, the Hanshin Tigers, the Yomiuri Giants, and the Shochiku Robins (formerly the Taiyō Robins) — and four new teams — the Hiroshima Carp, the Kokutetsu Swallows, the Nishi Nippon Pirates, and the Taiyō Whales.
The 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 75th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950 and the 90th anniversary of the founding of professional baseball in Japan. There were 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.
The system was a success when Pacific League's teams won all the Japan Series since the introduction of such system. This is also the Central League's first participation in playoff system since 1949. Climax Series does not affect the team's standings, nor individual's record in the Regular Season.
Defunct baseball leagues in Japan (3 P) I. Independent baseball leagues in Japan (1 C, 1 P) N. Nippon Professional Baseball (12 C, 14 P) ... Tokyo Big6 Baseball League
Following another league meeting on 9 March, commissioner Atsushi Saito stated that the 2020 season would be postponed until April. [5] [6] Saito also said that the league aimed to retain a full regular season schedule of 143 games. [7] This announcement marked the first time since 2011 that a Nippon Professional Baseball season was delayed. [8]
League: Nippon Professional Baseball: Sport: Baseball: Duration: March 28 – October 30: Central League Pennant; League champions: Yomiuri Giants Runners-up: Hanshin Tigers: Season MVP: Tomoyuki Sugano (Yomiuri) Pacific League Pennant; League champions: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Runners-up: Orix Buffaloes: Season MVP: Chihiro Kaneko (Orix) Climax ...
The 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 72nd season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950. There were 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League .