Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Nippon Professional Baseball team in the Central League
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| 2024 | Shota Imanaga started playing for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and continues to play as of the current date. |
| 2024 | The BayStars won their first Japan Series since 1998, defeating the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in six games. Masayuki Kuwahara was named Japan Series MVP after tying a record with nine RBIs. The team set a record for the lowest winning percentage (.507) to win the Japan Series. |
| 2023 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars improve to 3rd place, still led by Daisuke Miura |
| March 13 2023 | Trevor Bauer signed an incentive-laden one-year, $4 million contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. |
| 2022 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars bounce back to 2nd place under Daisuke Miura's management |
| 2021 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars drop to 6th place with new manager Daisuke Miura |
| 2020 | Yoshi Tsutsugo began playing for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, continuing until 2022. |
| 2020 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars finish 4th in the league, continuing under Alex Ramirez's management |
| 2019 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars achieve 2nd place in the league, still managed by Alex Ramirez |
| 2018 | Maeda Yamato starts playing as an infielder, active until 2024 |
| 2018 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars finish 4th in the league under manager Alex Ramirez |
| 2017 | The BayStars became Central League Climax Series Champions for the first time in 19 years, defeating the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in the final. José López was named MVP of the Central League Climax Series. |
| October 2015 | Alex Ramírez, a former BayStars player and the only foreign-born player with 2,000 hits in Japanese baseball, was named manager for the 2016 season, replacing Kiyoshi Nakahata who resigned due to poor team performance. |
| 2014 | Yuli Gurriel started playing for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, continuing until 2015. |
| 2011 | Neftali Soto joins the team as a first baseman and third baseman, active until 2023 |
| 2011 | The franchise was acquired by mobile telephone game company DeNA, leading to a name change and the introduction of a new mascot, Starman, replacing the previous mascot Hosshey. |
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