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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]
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 ) , meaning simply Professional Baseball ; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball".
Japan also won the 2009 World Baseball Classic, hosting the Pool A games in the Tokyo Dome. Japan started the tournament opener with a 4–0 win over China. Japan then secured advancement into the second round with a 14–2 win in seven innings over arch-rival South Korea. The game was shortened due to the WBC's mercy rule.
The 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season is 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 are 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.
Baseball was introduced to Japan in 1872 by Horace Wilson, [1] and its first formal team was established in 1878. For almost 30 years, until 1906, a game could be viewed free of charge, as it was considered shameful to take money for doing something the players liked.
First team: Second team: Pitchers. 11 Shinnosuke Ogasawara; 13 Yūki Hashimoto; 16 Shō Iwasaki; 19 Hiroto Takahashi; 22 Yūdai Ōno; 29 Yūta Matsukihira; 33 Daisuke Sobue; 34 Hiroto Fuku; 50 Tatsuya Shimizu
Indonesia national baseball team; Information; Country Indonesia: Federation: PERBASASI: Confederation: Baseball Federation of Asia: WBSC ranking; Current: 70 (27 November 2024) [1] Asian Games; Appearances: 1 (first in 2018) Best result: 7th (in 2018) Asian Championship; Appearances: 4 (first in 2001) Best result: 5th (in 2015)
A 5th one would eventually be thrown on August 27 by Cody Ponce of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, in just his 2nd start, tying 2022 with 1940 with the most no-hitters in a season in Japanese pro baseball history, as well as becoming the first foreign player since Rick Guttormson of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows ...