2019 Nippon Professional Baseball season information
70th annual season of Nippon Professional Baseball
This article is about the 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2019 in baseball.
Sports season
2019 NPB season
League
Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport
Baseball
Duration
March 29 – October 23
Number of games
143
Number of teams
12
Central League Pennant
League champions
Yomiuri Giants
Runners-up
Yokohama DeNA Baystars
Season MVP
Hayato Sakamoto (Yomiuri)
Pacific League Pennant
League champions
Saitama Seibu Lions
Runners-up
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Season MVP
Tomoya Mori (Seibu)
Climax Series
CL champions
Yomiuri Giants
CL runners-up
Hanshin Tigers
PL champions
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
PL runners-up
Saitama Seibu Lions
Japan Series
Champions
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Runners-up
Yomiuri Giants
Finals MVP
Yurisbel Gracial (SoftBank)
NPB seasons
← 2018
2020 →
The 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball season began on March 29.[1] It was the 70th season since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950. There are 12 teams NPB, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League. The 2019 NPB season was 143 games long; teams in each league played 125 games against each other and 18 interleague games.[2] The regular season was scheduled to end on September 24 except for any make-up games scheduled after it; the regular season eventually concluded on September 30. The top three teams in each league proceed to the Climax Series, NPB's postseason system.
^"[6/7/2018] 2019 NPB season to begin on March 29". YakyuDB. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
^"2019 NPB Pacific League Schedule". YakyuDB. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
and 27 Related for: 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball season information
The 2020 NipponProfessionalBaseballseason was the 71st season of professionalbaseball in Japan since NipponProfessionalBaseball (NPB) was reorganized...
The 2018 NipponProfessionalBaseballseason was the 69th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950. Current as of 25 September 2018 Interleague results...
NipponProfessionalBaseball (NPB, 日本野球機構, Nippon Yakyū Kikō) is a professionalbaseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it...
The 2023 NipponProfessionalBaseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 26, 2023, for the 59th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur...
The 1979 NipponProfessionalBaseballseason was the 30th season of operation for the league. The Pacific League teams with the best first and second-half...
The NipponProfessionalBaseball Draft Meeting is a conference held by the NipponProfessionalBaseball Organization (NPB) to select rookie players. The...
Major League Baseball (MLB) and NipponProfessionalBaseball (NPB) are the highest levels of baseball in the United States and Japan, respectively. MLB...
The 1980 NipponProfessionalBaseballseason was the 31st season of operation for the league. The Pacific League teams with the best first and second-half...
The 2021 NipponProfessionalBaseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 11, 2021, for the 57th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur...
The 2019 Major League Baseballseason began on March 20, while the regular season ended on September 29. It was the 150th anniversary of professional baseball...
This is a list of the top 40 NipponProfessionalBaseball home run hitters. In the sport of baseball, a home run is a hit in which the batter scores by...
The 2022 NipponProfessionalBaseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 20, 2022, for the 58th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur...
1976 NipponProfessionalBaseballseason was the 27th season of operation for the league. Hankyu Braves won the series 4–3. 1976 Major League Baseball season...
The 1975 NipponProfessionalBaseballseason was the 26th season of operation for the league. This would be a watershed year for the league at large with...
NipponProfessionalBaseballseason was the 29th season of operation for the league. Yakult Swallows won the series 4–3. 1978 Major League Baseball season...
The 1974 NipponProfessionalBaseballseason was the 25th season of operation for the league. The Pacific League teams with the best first and second-half...
The 1977 NipponProfessionalBaseballseason was the 28th season of operation for the league. The Pacific League teams with the best first and second-half...
Valuable Player (MVP) Award (最優秀選手, Saiyūshūsenshu) is an annual NipponProfessionalBaseball (NPB) award given to two outstanding players, one each for the...
Japanese professionalbaseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in NipponProfessionalBaseball (NPB)...
The 2020 NipponProfessionalBaseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 26, 2020, for the 56th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur...
The NipponProfessionalBaseball (NPB) playoffs have taken several different forms throughout the organization's history. Japanese baseball is divided...
eBaseball Pro Yakyū Spirits (eBaseball プロ野球スピリッツ, eBaseball Puro Yakyū Supirittsu, lit. eBaseballProfessionalBaseball Spirits) is a Japanese baseball...
Global Information