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controversially remarked that Furuta was "a mere player", implying that players had no say in what league would look like the next year. The dispute received huge press coverage (which mostly favored Furuta and the players' union) and was dubbed one of the biggest events in the history of
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in July. In recent decades prior to 2007, the two leagues each scheduled between 130 and 140 regular season games, with the 146 games played by the
Central League in 2005 and 2006 being the only exception. Both leagues have since adopted 143-game seasons, 71 or 72 each at home and on road, facing
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6 billion (about US$ 44.9 million), from their parent companies. A raise in the salaries of players is often blamed, but from the start of the professional league, parent companies paid the difference as an advertisement. Most teams have never tried to improve their finances through constructive
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league was founded. The new league placed teams in prefectural capitals around the country—rather than clustering them in and around Tokyo—and the teams were named after their locations rather than after corporate sponsors, despite many clubs in the J.League still being owned and subsidized by
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being the only teams taking advantage of this. As of 2023, the Hawks have three minor league teams, the Giants have two, and the other ten teams only have one minor league team each. Teams below the
Eastern and Western Leagues play exhibition matches against various teams of collegiate,
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four, they cannot all be pitchers nor all be position players. This limits the cost and competition for expensive players of other nationalities, and is similar to rules in many
European sports leagues' roster limits on non-European players.
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The 2014 series also celebrated the 80th anniversary of the establishment of Japan's professional baseball by holding an exhibition game of a joint team of
Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants against the MLB All-Stars at the
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for players under contract. MLB teams wishing to negotiate with a player submit bids for a "posting fee", which the winning MLB team would pay the Japanese team if the player signs with the MLB team.
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List of Nippon Professional Baseball players with 1,000 runs batted in
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List of top Nippon Professional Baseball strikeout pitchers
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Remembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the Game
7879:"The Official Site of The Colorado Rockies: Official Info"
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championship play-off series of games starting that year.
8331:"Battles Erupt Over Plan to Demolish Meiji Jingu Stadium"
7881:(Press release). Colorado.rockies.mlb.com. Archived from
7855:"Ichiro joins exclusive company in Mariners Hall of Fame"
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List of top Nippon Professional Baseball home run hitters
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7958:"Ohtani Makes History as MLB Finalizes All-Star Rosters"
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List of Nippon Professional Baseball career hits leaders
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where a Pacific League team is the home team and in the
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eleventh-wealthiest professional sport league by revenue
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Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
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to form the Fukuoka Nishitetsu Lions (now known as the
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four major professional sports leagues of North America
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8131:"Baseball-Japan's baseball league to start on June 19"
7831:"Players by birthplace: Japan Baseball Stats and Info"
7712:. The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from
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forced a game to be postponed to a Monday). Unlike in
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7983:"He's Back, We're on TV, and Your Reading Assignment"
7571:"【ソフトバンク】来季から球界初「４軍制」創設へ ２０日ドラフト会議で育成選手を大量指名（スポーツ報知）"
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Despite being born in Japan, Oh was a citizen of the
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Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award
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existed. Both are scheduled to complete around 2030.
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baseball players in Japan have been a feature of the
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685:(known locally as the Nippon Series). Implemented in
8076:"Japan's new plan to beat deflation – more baseball"
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have not been featured in NPB since the late 1990s.
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Kokutetsu Swallows / Sankei Atoms / Yakult Swallows
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7289:List of Nippon Professional Baseball ERA champions
1647:For most of its history, NPB regulations imposed "
1348:for seven more seasons, including being named the
1077:fell into this category, and were merged with the
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7467:List of Japanese players in Major League Baseball
7359:against the All-Stars from NPB or recently as of
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8051:"Balentien breaks Oh's Japanese home run record"
830:that eventually resulted in the creation of the
11374:All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
7693:Taking in a Game: A History of Baseball in Asia
6369:The Japanese record is shared between Inao and
965:promoted a two-league system, which became the
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7602:"Tokyo Yomiuri Giants | Team Information"
771:historically saw much higher profits than the
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5592:internationally, he is listed here as Dutch.
1643:American expatriate baseball players in Japan
1423:2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment
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1180:not having players involved in the incident.
1142:Continuing their dominance from the JBL, the
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10572:World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)
8469:Mainichi Shimbun, November 25, 1957, page 7
7478:List of Nippon Professional Baseball mascots
6373:, who also recorded 42 wins during the 1942
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1131:became the first Japanese player to play in
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586:league in Japan until the foundation of the
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4375:Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Game
782:(now Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) were sold to
30:"NPB" redirects here. For other uses, see
8559:Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook
8492:"侍ジャパン悲願達成へ 元日本代表守護神が語る戦い方 「全勝と掲げてしまうと…」"
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7737:"Where have you gone, Masanori Murakami?"
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10080:Major League Baseball players from Japan
8363:"築地に国際交流拠点、東京都が三井不・読売連合を選定…３０年代前半の開業目指す"
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1340:: The slugger played 10 seasons for the
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11885:Asia Professional Baseball Championship
11302:Panamanian Professional Baseball League
11297:Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League
11252:Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
8873:Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award
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7638:"Letter from Japan: Go West, Young Man"
7551:. World Baseball Softball Confederation
1385:: After eight stellar seasons with the
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144:Current season, competition or edition:
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11282:Colombian Professional Baseball League
11237:Dominican Professional Baseball League
8641:Japan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
8542:. Southern Illinois University Press.
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7385:Nippon Professional Baseball Agreement
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8941:Comparison with Major League Baseball
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7395:Registration of players under control
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4327:Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize
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767:marketing. In addition, teams in the
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11950:Professional sports leagues in Japan
11693:Chinese Professional Baseball League
11675:Chinese Professional Baseball League
11292:Curaçao Professional Baseball League
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7695:(U. of Nebraska Press, 2002), p. 77.
7390:Nippon Professional Baseball rosters
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6355:The Japanese record is 0.73, set by
1637:Expatriate baseball players in Japan
1069:(also based in Fukuoka) to form the
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11905:Triple-A National Championship Game
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1452:, having popular teams such as the
937:was played under the banner of the
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536:. NPB also oversees two affiliated
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11945:Sports leagues established in 1950
10075:Japan–South Korea baseball rivalry
10049:2010 World University Championship
8531:
8049:Berry, Adam (September 15, 2013).
7405:Nippon Professional Baseball draft
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5588:and Balentien has represented the
3303:Lotte Orions / Chiba Lotte Marines
3294:Mainichi/Daimai/Tokyo/Lotte Orions
1372:American League Rookie of the Year
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8498:. 30 January 2019. Archived from
8389:【記録員コラム】29都道府県、52球場を駆け巡った西日本パイレーツ
8183:"お待たせ！プロ野球７・１０に６球場一斉観客解禁…上限５０００人"
7956:Salvador, Joseph (July 4, 2021).
7591:, New York Times (July 21, 2014).
7462:List of Japanese baseball players
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3286:Toei Flyers / Nippon-Ham Fighters
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8986:Professional baseball in Japan
8646:MLB history of Puro Yakyū page
8514:"世界ランキング最新版！男子・日本代表・WBSC世界ランク"
8237:"Foreign Player Restrictions?"
8129:Tarrant, Jack (May 25, 2020).
7989:. 13 June 2005. Archived from
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445:. Locally, it is often called
111:You may also add the template
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11599:Japan Women's Baseball League
11413:List of defunct minor leagues
11394:United States Baseball League
10902:Professional baseball leagues
10492:Japan Diamond Softball League
9785:Intercity Baseball Tournament
8329:Mellin, Joshua (2023-04-30).
8015:(in Japanese). March 22, 2011
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7452:High school baseball in Japan
4323:Baseball awards § Japan
3382:Hankyu Braves / Orix BlueWave
1661:Japanese professional leagues
1561:Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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11935:1950 establishments in Japan
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9688:Nippon Professional Baseball
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9028:Nippon Professional Baseball
8783:Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
8768:Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
8689:Nippon Professional Baseball
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7767:"Nomo Retires from Baseball"
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10855:Australia & New Zealand
9953:Asian Baseball Championship
8863:Comeback Player of the Year
8561:. McFarland & Company.
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8595:Whiting, Robert (1990).
8576:Whiting, Robert (2005).
8557:Johnson, Daniel (2006).
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7535:"リーグ略史 | セントラル・リーグ"
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6375:Japanese Baseball League
6361:Japanese Baseball League
4262:Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
3396:Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
3130:Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
2885:38.2562056°N 140.90250°E
2810:35.768500°N 139.420500°E
2220:35.674528°N 139.717056°E
1940:35.1876000; 136.94919972
1782:
1599:Liberal Democratic Party
1438:Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
1290:Rookie of the Year Award
939:Japanese Baseball League
865:, then signing with the
820:Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
514:Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
483:Japanese Baseball League
211:, December 15, 1949
196:, November 26, 1949
174:Japanese Baseball League
113:{{Translated|ja|日本野球機構}}
11791:Honkbal Overgangsklasse
11748:Italian Baseball League
11558:Miyazaki Phoenix League
11201:Venezuelan Major League
11090:Dominican Summer League
10759:Estonia & Lithuania
10140:Sports leagues in Japan
10098:Japanese-style baseball
9852:Matsutaro Shoriki Award
9729:Miyazaki Phoenix League
8888:Matsutaro Shoriki Award
7322:World Baseball Classics
5584:As all Curaçaoans have
4364:Matsutaro Shoriki Award
2699:34.6693000; 135.4761028
2459:35.6452389; 140.0309222
2300:35.4434278; 139.6401000
2145:34.39250°N 132.484000°E
2075:34.6693000; 135.4761028
2040:Hanshin Koshien Stadium
2034:34.7212056; 135.3616222
1995:Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1557:Miyagi Baseball Stadium
971:Taiheiyo Baseball Union
790:, nine years after the
122:For more guidance, see
11476:Israel Baseball League
11307:Veracruz Winter League
11242:Mexican Pacific League
11095:Florida Complex League
11085:Arizona Complex League
10794:Italy & San Marino
10430:Asia League Ice Hockey
10364:Japan Rugby League One
9878:World Baseball Classic
9837:NPB Rookie of the Year
8814:World Baseball Classic
8763:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
8735:Yokohama DeNA BayStars
8434:ホエールズ&ベイスターズ60年の軌跡
8102:The Japan Times Online
7375:on November 11, 2014.
5604:Single season pitching
4171:Yokohama DeNA BayStars
3766:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
3038:Yokohama DeNA BayStars
2740:34.6806583; 135.073417
2604:42.98972°N 141.54944°E
2529:33.59528°N 130.36222°E
2488:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2370:35.70556°N 139.75194°E
2254:Yokohama DeNA BayStars
1593:Former Prime Minister
1509:The two leagues began
1505:Interleague play (NPB)
1276:In 1995, star pitcher
1154:The Black Mist Scandal
1123:On September 1, 1964,
1092:team was founded, the
969:(initially called the
794:moved from Fukuoka to
760:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
732:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
620:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
213:; 74 years ago
198:; 74 years ago
11900:Latin American Series
11809:Honkbal Rookie League
11346:Negro league baseball
11164:Cuban National Series
11156:Non-partnered leagues
11035:South Atlantic League
10929:Major League Baseball
10408:Men's East Conference
10405:Men's West Conference
10302:Japan Handball League
10253:Japan Football League
9821:Most Valuable Player
8730:Tokyo Yakult Swallows
8436:. B.B.MOOK スポーツシリーズ.
8006:Ｋスタ宮城の復旧工事開始 完了まで約５週間
7859:Major League Baseball
7741:Major League Baseball
7379:Agreement and systems
7349:Major League Baseball
7276:1990–1999, 2004–2005
7256:1991–2003, 2006–2007
4387:Single season batting
3861:Tokyo Yakult Swallows
3034:Taiyo-Shochiku Robins
2920:Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2890:38.2562056; 140.90250
2815:35.768500; 139.420500
2615:ES CON Field Hokkaido
2578:ES CON Field Hokkaido
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2179:Tokyo Yakult Swallows
1568:Tokyo Yakult Swallows
1489:Rakuten Golden Eagles
1318:, in 2001 Ichiro was
1298:Major League Baseball
1146:won nine consecutive
1133:Major League Baseball
1083:Taiyō Shochiku Robins
1061:The Central League's
668:Major League Baseball
596:Major League Baseball
526:Rakuten Golden Eagles
460:Professional Baseball
124:Knowledge:Translation
95:copyright attribution
11741:Italy and San Marino
11389:National Association
11336:American Association
11184:Liga Norte de México
11126:American Association
11065:Florida State League
10975:Pacific Coast League
10970:International League
10348:Okinawa Roller Derby
9790:High school baseball
8858:Most Valuable Player
8440:. 2009. p. 66.
8307:[Stadiums].
7681:. December 26, 2020.
7318:2004 Athens Olympics
7314:2000 Sydney Olympics
4377:Most Valuable Player
4371:Most Valuable Player
3468:Nishi Nippon Pirates
2965:Nishi Nippon Pirates
2150:34.39250; 132.484000
1946:Vantelin Dome Nagoya
1909:Vantelin Dome Nagoya
1487:); in addition, the
1350:Most Valuable Player
1284:and signed with the
1137:San Francisco Giants
1063:Nishi Nippon Pirates
1006:Nishi Nippon Pirates
916:Pacific Coast League
861:"retiring" from the
854:corporate entities.
851:association football
700:home-field advantage
32:NPB (disambiguation)
11773:Honkbal Hoofdklasse
11711:Taiwan Major League
11232:Arizona Fall League
11196:United Shore League
11118:MLB Partner Leagues
10422:Professional sports
10311:Road bicycle racing
9857:Mitsui Golden Glove
9847:Eiji Sawamura Award
9815:Awards & honors
8883:Golden Spirit Award
8853:Eiji Sawamura Award
8778:Saitama Seibu Lions
8758:Chiba Lotte Marines
8725:Hiroshima Toyo Carp
7710:Hall of Famers List
7334:WBSC World Rankings
5354:Yoshihiko Takahashi
4359:Golden Spirit Award
4348:Eiji Sawamura Award
4026:Hiroshima Toyo Carp
3987:Chiba Lotte Marines
3667:Saitama Seibu Lions
3502:Runners-up seasons
3462:(PL), 1989–present
3427:(CL), 1950–present
3425:Hiroshima Toyo Carp
3390:(PL), 2005–present
3376:(CL), 1950–present
3363:(CL), 1950–present
3350:(CL), 1955–present
3331:(PL), 1979–present
3329:Saitama Seibu Lions
3305:(PL), 1978–present
3280:(CL), 1950–present
3272:(CL), 1950–present
3259:(PL), 2005–present
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2994:Saitama Seibu Lions
2990:Nishitetsu Clippers
2928:Tsukiji fish market
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1930: /
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1466:Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
1462:Chiba Lotte Marines
1286:Los Angeles Dodgers
1280:"retired" from the
1258:Greg "Boomer" Wells
1157:to the sale of the
1067:Nishitetsu Clippers
1041:Nishitetsu Clippers
933:From 1936 to 1950,
867:Los Angeles Dodgers
804:Nippon-Ham Fighters
721:Chiba Lotte Marines
590:in 1993. It is the
584:professional sports
563:, who defeated the
230:Sadayuki Sakakibara
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11646:KBO Futures League
11379:Continental League
11287:Cuban Elite League
10645:Dominican Republic
10343:Tokyo Roller Girls
10318:Japan Cycle League
8868:Rookie of the Year
8651:2006-08-21 at the
8502:on 15 August 2020.
8335:The New York Times
7962:Sports Illustrated
7936:Sports Illustrated
7885:on October 7, 2012
7835:Baseball-Reference
7790:Unknown parameter
7747:on August 18, 2002
7706:"Nagata, Masaichi"
7691:Reaves, Joseph A.
7648:on March 22, 2005.
7625:. 2 December 2004.
7587:Waldstein, David.
7363:the national team
7294:International play
6846:Motonobu Tanishige
4663:Wladimir Balentien
4627:Wladimir Balentien
3145:Kyocera Dome Osaka
3119:(now known as the
3108:November 24, 1957
3069:February 25, 1957
3036:(now known as the
2955:Ceased Operations
2832:November 26, 1949
2705:Kyocera Dome Osaka
2660:Kyocera Dome Osaka
2551:February 22, 1938
2476:November 26, 1949
2392:December 26, 1934
2317:December 15, 1949
2092:December 10, 1935
2081:Kyocera Dome Osaka
2000:Kyocera Dome Osaka
1705:Wladimir Balentien
1572:Wladimir Balentien
1410:Los Angeles Angels
1282:Kintetsu Buffaloes
1002:Kokutetsu Swallows
863:Kintetsu Buffaloes
746:Financial problems
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8241:Japanese Baseball
7771:Dodgers.com: News
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5228:Tadashi Matsumoto
5183:Tsuyoshi Nishioka
5008:Norihiro Nakamura
4719:Munetaka Murakami
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2746:Hotto Motto Field
2665:Hotto Motto Field
2626:November 6, 1945
2242:January 12, 1950
2167:December 5, 1949
1957:January 15, 1936
1627:COVID-19 pandemic
1235:Hisanobu Watanabe
1203:Kazuhiro Kiyohara
1174:designated hitter
1129:Masanori Murakami
1047:Matsutarō Shōriki
953:NPB establishment
912:Charlie Gehringer
892:Matsutarō Shōriki
834:being founded in
652:1985 Japan Series
644:designated hitter
582:NPB was the only
579:winning 37 each.
569:2023 Japan Series
458:, meaning simply
443:baseball in Japan
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6779:Yoshinori Hirose
6777:
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6732:Hiromitsu Kadota
6730:
6729:
6710:
6709:
6690:
6689:
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6586:Hiromitsu Kadota
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4896:Hiromitsu Ochiai
4894:
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4848:
4817:
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4801:Hiromitsu Ochiai
4799:
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4564:Seiichi Uchikawa
4562:
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4508:Warren Cromartie
4506:
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4486:
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4391:
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4116:Chunichi Dragons
3499:Winning seasons
3487:
3486:
3453:(PL), 1950–1978
3451:Nishitetsu Lions
3440:(CL), 1950–1952
3414:(CL), 1950–1954
3406:(PL), 1950–1988
3398:(PL), 1950–2004
3384:(PL), 1950–2004
3361:Chunichi Dragons
3339:(PL), 1950–1956
3316:(PL), 1954–1956
3314:Takahashi Unions
3296:(PL), 1950–1972
3288:(PL), 1950–2003
3250:(PL), 1973–1977
3176:
3175:
3155:Merged with the
3111:Merged with the
3101:Korakuen Stadium
3072:Merged with the
3062:Kawasaki Stadium
3047:Takahashi Unions
3028:Merged with the
3025:January 1, 1953
3018:Kinugasa Stadium
2988:Merged with the
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1894:Chunichi Dragons
1887:
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1791:
1747:Roberto Petagine
1511:interleague play
1499:Interleague play
1493:interleague play
1346:New York Yankees
1324:Seattle Mariners
1243:Tetsuya Shiozaki
1239:Yoshitaka Katori
1237:, and relievers
1211:Hiromichi Ishige
1207:Orestes Destrade
1159:Nishitetsu Lions
1094:Takahashi Unions
1071:Nishitetsu Lions
982:Chunichi Dragons
822:merged with the
792:Nishitetsu Lions
734:. However, from
714:Chunichi Dragons
648:interleague play
606:League structure
516:merged with the
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11847:MLB-affiliated:
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11351:Players' League
11327:
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11136:Frontier League
11131:Atlantic League
11117:
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11060:Carolina League
11044:
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11014:
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11000:Southern League
10984:
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10939:National League
10934:American League
10917:
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9637:(Samurai Japan)
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8990:
8977:
8919:Foreign players
8897:
8878:Best Nine Award
8841:
8818:
8799:All-Star Series
8787:
8744:
8701:
8691:
8686:
8653:Wayback Machine
8635:
8627:
8621:
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8617:
8607:
8588:
8569:
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8534:
8532:Further reading
8529:
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8368:Yomiuri Shimbun
8361:
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8298:
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8255:"Index by team"
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7909:The Japan Times
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7425:Baseball portal
7423:
7418:
7416:
7413:
7381:
7373:Koshien Stadium
7326:WBSC Premier 12
7306:
7298:Main articles:
7296:
7291:
7285:
7269:Kazuhiro Sasaki
7261:
7241:
7221:
7194:
7174:
7154:
7142:Masaichi Kaneda
7134:
7128:
7121:
7106:Victor Starffin
7098:
7086:Takehiko Bessho
7078:
7058:
7038:
7018:
7006:Masaichi Kaneda
6998:
6971:
6949:
6947:Career pitching
6925:
6905:
6885:
6858:
6838:
6818:
6791:
6771:
6759:Yutaka Fukumoto
6751:
6724:
6704:
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6679:
6651:
6631:
6611:
6606:
6578:
6558:
6538:
6533:
6505:
6485:
6465:
6445:
6439:Batting average
6417:
6411:
6408:
6405:
6396:
6392:
6385:
6378:
6371:Victor Starffin
6368:
6342:Masaichi Kaneda
6334:
6316:
6298:
6278:
6268:Tadashi Sugiura
6260:
6250:Masaichi Kaneda
6242:
6222:
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6186:
6159:
6141:
6131:Kazuhiro Sasaki
6123:
6103:
6085:
6067:
6047:
6029:
6011:
5992:Tadashi Sugiura
5984:
5966:
5956:Takehiko Bessho
5948:
5928:
5918:Tadashi Sugiura
5910:
5892:
5872:
5854:
5836:
5817:Minoru Murayama
5809:
5799:Masahiro Tanaka
5791:
5781:Minoru Murayama
5773:
5753:
5743:Masahiro Tanaka
5735:
5725:Minoru Murayama
5717:
5705:Minoru Murayama
5697:
5679:
5669:Minoru Murayama
5661:
5606:
5599:
5593:
5583:
5580:Zainichi Korean
5557:
5539:
5521:
5501:
5483:
5473:Akinori Iwamura
5465:
5445:
5427:
5409:
5390:Yutaka Fukumoto
5382:
5372:Yutaka Fukumoto
5364:
5346:
5334:Yutaka Fukumoto
5326:
5316:Yutaka Fukumoto
5308:
5293:
5283:
5271:Yutaka Fukumoto
5263:
5253:Yutaka Fukumoto
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4438:Batting Average
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4329:
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4295:Shochiku Robins
3485:
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3412:Shochiku Robins
3224:Greater Sapporo
3171:
3113:Mainichi Orions
3003:Shochiku Robins
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2630:Tsuyoshi Shinjo
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1302:posting system
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1227:Osamu Higashio
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11757:Netherlands
11612:South Korea
11568:Independent
11366:Other major
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10723:South Korea
10718:Philippines
10665:Puerto Rico
10478:Ice Hockey
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9767:Independent
9458:2010s–2020s
9347:1990s–2000s
9236:1970s–1980s
9125:1950s–1960s
8599:. Vintage.
8406:中日ドラゴンズ70年史
8264:1 September
7555:25 February
6893:Sadaharu Oh
6692:Sadaharu Oh
6659:Sadaharu Oh
6546:Sadaharu Oh
6412:August 2022
5936:Juzo Sanada
5844:Juzo Sanada
5590:Netherlands
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5145:Matt Murton
5053:Matt Murton
4775:Sadaharu Oh
4739:Sadaharu Oh
3496:Runners-up
3470:(CL), 1950
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3337:Daiei Stars
3322:(PL), 1957
3074:Daiei Stars
2888: /
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1703:outfielder
1576:Sadaharu Oh
1570:outfielder
1387:Seibu Lions
1304:" in 1998.
1223:Taigen Kaku
1219:Tsutomu Ito
1190:Seibu Lions
1163:Toei Flyers
1127:' prospect
1098:Daiei Stars
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875:Free agents
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567:4–3 in the
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305:Asia Series
296:(22 titles)
289:Most titles
284:(2nd title)
277:champion(s)
275:Most recent
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11924:Categories
11628:KBO League
11550:Off-season
11215:Off-season
10558:Top-level
10389:Volleyball
10178:Basketball
9739:Collegiate
8966:No-hitters
8824:Postseason
8419:4806205141
8375:2024-04-19
8348:2023-05-26
8315:2023-08-10
8305:"スタジアムトップ"
8290:2023-08-10
8219:2020-11-28
8115:2020-04-20
7864:2022-11-01
7840:2009-08-23
7608:2022-03-13
7508:References
7500:since 2023
7347:team from
7328:, and one
7236:1999–2018
7209:1966–1985
7189:1953–1973
7169:1956–1977
7149:1950–1969
7119:Strikeouts
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6833:1986–2008
6812:Strikeouts
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6520:1983-1992
6513:Greg Wells
6500:1959–1981
6480:1971–1989
6460:1977–1987
6180:Strikeouts
5403:Strikeouts
4970:Bobby Rose
4934:Bobby Rose
4488:Randy Bass
4452:Randy Bass
4321:See also:
3493:Champions
3212:1989–2003
3209:1979–1988
3203:1973–1977
3200:1958–1972
3194:1955–1956
3185:1951–1952
2918:Note: The
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1693:Bobby Rose
1689:Randy Bass
1677:Randy Bass
1667:nationals
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1597:'s ruling
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1588:Ryōzō Katō
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859:Hideo Nomo
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629:industrial
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447:Puro Yakyū
218:1949-12-15
203:1949-11-26
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10670:Venezuela
10655:Nicaragua
10603:Argentina
10488:Softball
10467:WE League
10463:Football
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10241:J2 League
10236:J1 League
10196:B3 League
10193:B2 League
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9862:Best Nine
9662:Baseball5
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8924:Americans
8343:0362-4331
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6367:in 1880.
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4613:Home Runs
3477:Champions
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3179:Locality
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2110:Hiroshima
1869:Capacity
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