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🇯🇵 Kazuma Okamoto, Munetaka Murakami, and Teruaki Sato in their final NPB season Note: Okamoto & Murakami missed more than half of 2025 with injuries
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This is the first time in Nippon Series history where the first three games have all gone into extra innings news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/83… #npb

【日本シリーズ】初戦から3試合連続延長戦は史上初！　9回2死から牧原大が同点の右前適時打（スポニチアネックス） - Yahoo!ニュース

◇SMBC日本シリーズ2026 第3戦 ソフトバンク―DeNA（2026年10月27日 みずほペイペイＤ） ソフトバンクは土壇場の9回2死から同点に追い付き、試合は3試合連続の延長戦に突入した。初戦

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The Wei Chuan Dragons are the 2026 TAWAIN SERIES CHAMPIONS 🇹🇼
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Hanshin Tigers LHP Haruto Takahashi has been named the 2026 Sawamura Award winner 👑 news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4c…

阪神 髙橋遥人が沢村賞初受賞！球団では同じ左腕で背番号“29”、03年井川慶以来23年ぶり 「誰も文句は出ない」満場一致（TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN） -...

優秀な先発完投型の投手に贈られる最高の名誉「沢村賞」の選考委員会が26日、都内で行われ、阪神の髙橋遥人（30）が初受賞となった。阪神では左腕で同じ背番号“29”だった2003年井川慶以来、7人目、セ

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Poured to order: Inside the world of NPB fans and their beer vendors japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026…

Poured to order: Inside the world of NPB fans and their beer vendors

A familiar face, a quick greeting and a cold pour can become an essential part of the game-day ritual, though aggressive patronage exists.

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A walk-off home run by Tomoya Masaki in Game 3 of the Japan Series!
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NPB Newsletter: Godzilla Hired as Yomiuri Giants Manager, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks take 2-0 lead in Japan Series, and NPB Draft headlines japanball.com/japanese-baseb…

Hideki Matsui returns to Yomiuri Giants to become manager

The latest NPB action from across Japan, featuring key results, standout performances, and the biggest storylines from another busy week around the league.

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🎥 Diamond Diplomacy Movie Review @GaijinBaseball attended the advance screening of the film, which explores U.S.-Japan 🇺🇸🇯🇵 relations through the lens of baseball. japanball.com/book-film-revi…

Diamond Diplomacy Movie Review

Diamond Diplomacy explores how baseball has shaped U.S.-Japan relations, highlighting cultural differences, historical pioneers, and a shared love of the game.

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Happy birthday to the one and only Ichiro 🐐🥳
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Happy birthday, Ichiro Suzuki 🥳 On October 1st, 2004, he broke the single-season hit record held for 84 years by George Sisler! Ichiro would finish the season with 262 - still the most in one season 👏
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Yomiuri Giants and New York Yankees legend Hideki Matsui is the new manager of the Giants 🙌
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No better feeling than sharing the joy of being drafted with your teammates! xitter.cf/hosei_pr/status/211321…
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The moment the Yomiuri Giants stunned the crowd with their first round nomination of Yokohama HS RHP Shoki Oda, who has already announced his intention to play in the United States.
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The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks drafted a staggering 24 players tonight. No other NPB team selected more than 12. Here's a breakdown of those 24: 🇯🇵 11 from a Japanese college 🇯🇵 8 from a Japanese high school 🇯🇵 1 from a Japanese independent league 🇺🇸 1 from an American university 🇺🇸 1 from an American JUCO 🇹🇼 1 from a Taiwanese university 🇰🇷 1 from the KBO Not all of them will sign, but no other NPB team can match their commitment to building depth. And they’re drawing talent from an incredibly diverse field.
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We’ve updated our article — What is NPB? An Overview of Japan’s Big Leagues japanball.com/articles-featu…

What is NPB? An Overview of Japan's Big Leagues - JapanBall

Since 1950, Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) has been the highest level of baseball in Japan. Here's what you should know!

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Playoff Action Completed for the Japanese Import Players in Major League Baseball. Recapping the final month of performances! japanball.com/japanese-baseb…

MLB Teams with Japanese Imports Are Eliminated from Playoffs

The Major League Baseball playoffs are still going, but they have concluded for the nine Japanese import players whose teams began the postseason.

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The World Baseball WAR Leaderboard for the 2026 season
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Japan Series matchup puts surprising trade back in spotlight japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026…

Japan Series matchup puts surprising trade back in spotlight

Three players from the biggest trade of the year will line up against their former teams.

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Teruaki Sato, Japanese baseball's top slugger, will attempt to move to MLB through the posting system this offseason, the Hanshin Tigers announced on Monday. ebx.sh/ooY8vm

Top NPB slugger Teruaki Sato set to test MLB market

Teruaki Sato, the reigning Central League MVP and presumptive favorite for the award this year, won the CL Triple Crown this season.

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NPB Newsletter: Hawks, BayStars Clash in 2026 Japan Series Following Dominant Showings in Climax Series japanball.com/japanese-baseb…

Hawks, BayStars Clash in 2026 Japan Series

The latest NPB action from across Japan, featuring key results, standout performances, and the biggest storylines from another busy week around the league.

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