Nippon Professional Baseball Organization Official WebSite. 2025 Schedules [ Pre-Season Games ] Feb. 22 (sat) - Mar. 23 (sun) [ Regular Season ]

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, Puroyagu), meaning simply Professional Baseball; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball".

Nippon Professional Baseball Organization Official WebSite. NOTE: (*) Before the split-up from one-league system to the two-league system.(1936-1949)

The 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season was 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.

Dec 6, 2024 · The top tier of baseball in Japan, Nippon Pro Baseball, usually abbreviated as NPB, has consisted for a long time of two leagues, the Central League and Pacific League, which in turn each contain six teams.

Apr 9, 2024 · Baseball in Japan is awesome – it’s old school hit and runs with 1998 beer prices and an amazing fan experience.

Oct 6, 2020 · Since 1950, Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) has been the highest level of baseball in Japan. Here's what you should know!

2 days ago · Sasaki is loving the bike, just as he is loving everything about his unprecedented start in NCAA baseball. Sasaki made the surprising jump from playing high school ball in Japan to attending an American college, forgoing Japan’s professional pipeline in a way that could accelerate his path toward Major League Baseball.

Jun 18, 2020 · Nippon Professional Baseball, the world's second-most prominent baseball league, is scheduled to launch its season on Friday, June 19, three months after its original Opening Day plans were...

2 days ago · Sasaki represented Japan at the 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup in Korea, where he continued to intrigue talent evaluators, then became the top overall pick in the NPB Draft. But he didn't pitch ...