Nippon Professional Baseball
Baseball league representing the highest level of professional baseball in Japan
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| 2024 | Yomiuri Giants lead the Central League standings with 77 wins and 59 losses, securing the top position in their league. |
| 2024 | Interleague play occurs during the 2024 season, with teams from Central and Pacific Leagues competing against each other, resulting in the Pacific League winning 53 games and losing 52 against the Central League, with 3 ties. |
| 2024 | Nippon Professional Baseball regular season takes place, featuring two leagues: Central League and Pacific League, with 6 teams in each league competing in a full season of play. |
| 2024 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks top the Pacific League standings with 91 wins and 49 losses, demonstrating dominance in their league. |
| 2024 | The Hanshin Tigers, defending champions from the previous season, were eliminated in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. |
| 2024 | The 75th season of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was held, marking 90 years since the founding of professional baseball in Japan. |
| 2023 | Japan reclaimed the World Baseball Classic title by defeating the United States 3-2 in the Championship game, marking their third tournament victory. |
| 2021 | Nippon Professional Baseball draft held with first round picks determined by bid lottery. Central League received second round waiver priority. Draft order for subsequent rounds was determined by team rankings. |
| October 11 2021 | The 57th Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa. The draft was officially named 'The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D' and sponsored by Taisho Pharmaceutical for the 9th consecutive year since 2013. |
| July 25 2015 | Carlos Ruiz caught his fourth no-hitter as a catcher, joining an elite group of catchers with this rare achievement. |
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