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2. Nippon Professional Baseball - Wikipedia

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   Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB, 日本野球機構, Nippon Yakyū Kikō) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called Puro Yakyū ( プロ野球 , Puroyagu ) , meaning simply Professional Baseball ; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball".

3. Japanese Baseball League - Wikipedia

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   The league was established on February 5, 1936, as the Japan Occupational Baseball League, with an initial complement of seven teams. Three of the teams were based in Tokyo, two in Osaka , and two in Nagoya .

4. Shikoku Island League Plus - Wikipedia

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   The league was originally known as the Shikoku Island League. It was founded by former Nippon Professional Baseball star Hiromichi Ishige under the corporate ownership of IBLJ Inc. (an abbreviation of "Independent Baseball League of Japan"). The first game in the league took place on April 29, 2005.

5. Baseball in Japan - Wikipedia

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   Baseball was introduced to Japan in 1872 and is Japan's most popular participatory and spectator sport. [1] [2] The first professional competitions emerged in the 1920s.The highest level of baseball in Japan is Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), which consists of two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League, with six teams in each league. [3]

6. Experiencing Yakyū: Edgewood grad Joe Kido joins pro baseball ...

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   Kido is now playing for an Independent League team in Japan. Terre Haute to Miyazaki Miyazaki City, with a population of around 400,000, is located in the southern part of Japan on the island of ...

7. Professional baseball in Japan - Wikipedia

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   2007 Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook & Media Guide. Tokyo: Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook & Media Guide, 2007. ISBN 978-4-901178-81-5. Annual since 1976. Holway, John. Japan Is Big League in Thrills. Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, 1955. Johnson, Daniel E. Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 1999 ...

8. 2024 Japan Series - Wikipedia

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   The 2024 Japan Series (日本シリーズ, Nippon Shiriizu) was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) 2024 season. The 75th edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Central League (CL) and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Pacific League (PL).

9. Japanese artist Murakami lends artwork to exclusive MLB ...

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   Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani works out during a spring training baseball practice, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)