The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are advancing to the Japan Series for the third straight year, while the Yokohama DeNA BayStars are on the verge of another upset.
Yokohama High School RHP Shoki Oda has decided to pursue an MLB career rather than play in NPB.
The Nippon Professional Baseball postseason has reached the Climax Series Final Stage, with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars eliminating the Yomiuri Giants and the Hokkaido Nipponham Fighters taking down the Saitama Seibu Lions.
If you are wondering what the landscape of baseball will look like during the looming work stoppage that will begin in Major League Baseball at midnight on Dec. 1, look back about 20 years to the 2004-05 lockout in the National Hockey League.
The Nippon Professional Baseball postseason is officially underway with two tight contests.
Hanshin Tigers superstar Teruaki Sato has become the first Hanshin Tiger to win the Triple Crown since Randy Bass in 1986.
Japan's developmental Miyazaki Phoenix League will run from October 7-28 this season.
Japan will play its first tournament under new manager Tadahito Iguchi from November 12-15 at Tokyo Dome.
