2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season information
This article is about the 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2008 in baseball.
Sports season
2008 NPB season
League
Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport
Baseball
Duration
March 20 – November 9
Central League Pennant
League champions
Yomiuri Giants
Runners-up
Hanshin Tigers
Season MVP
Alex Ramírez (Yomiuri)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions
Saitama Seibu Lions
Runners-up
Orix Buffaloes
Season MVP
Hisashi Iwakuma (Rakuten)
Climax Series
CL champions
Yomiuri Giants
CL runners-up
Chunichi Dragons
PL champions
Saitama Seibu Lions
PL runners-up
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Japan Series
Champions
Saitama Seibu Lions
Runners-up
Yomiuri Giants
Finals MVP
Takayuki Kishi (Seibu)
NPB seasons
← 2007
2009 →
The 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 59th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950. The regular season started on March 20 with the Pacific League opener, and on March 28 with the Central League opener. On March 25 and 26, the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics played 2 regular season Major League Baseball games at Tokyo Dome. During their visit, they also played exhibition games against the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants.
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