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2009 Orix Buffaloes Season
The 2009 Orix Buffaloes season features the Buffaloes quest to win their first Pacific League title under their current franchise configuration. Regular season Standings Game log , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 1 , , April 3 , , @Hawks , 8 - 0, , Wada (1-0) , , Komatsu (0-1) , , , , 30,106 , , 0-1-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 2 , , April 4 , , @Hawks , 2 - 5, , Kondo (1-0) , , Oba (0-1) , , Kato (1) , , 28,827 , , 1-1-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 3 , , April 5 , , @Hawks , 2 - 1(10) , , Kamiuchi (1-0) , , Kawagoe (0-1) , , , , 29,576 , , 1-2-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 4 , , April 7 , , @Lions , 8 - 3, , Kishi (1-0) , , Kaneko (0-1) , , , , 24,011 , , 1-3-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 5 , , April 8 , , @Lions , 2 - 10, , Yamamoto (1-0) , , Ishii (0-1) , , , , 10,001 , , 2-3-0 , -align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , 6 , , April 9 , , @Lions , 13 - 6, , Nishiguchi (1-0) , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orix Buffaloes
The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team formed as a result of the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment by the merger of the Orix BlueWave of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The team plays in the Pacific League and is under ownership by Orix, a leading diversified financial services company founded in Osaka. The combined team began play in 2005. The Buffaloes split home games between Kyocera Dome Osaka, which was the home of the original Buffaloes franchise, and Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, the former home of the BlueWave, when the Hanshin Tigers take over Kyocera Dome for when they are kicked out of Hanshin Koshien Stadium during the Japanese High School Baseball Championship in the month of August. Franchise history Hankyu/Orix (1936–2004) Hankyu Braves The franchise that eventually became the Orix Buffaloes was founded in 1936 under the ownership of a Japanese railway company , as . Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba Lotte Marines
The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. History The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural member of the Pacific League. The Orions were named after the constellation of the same name. The Marines won the inaugural Japan Series in 1950. In 1958, the team was merged with the Daiei Unions and renamed the Daimai Orions. In 1964 they became the Tokyo Orions, and the Lotte Orions in 1969. The franchise was slow to replicate its initial success: the Orions made the Japan Series in 1960 and 1970, only to lose both years. The team played in central Tokyo until 1972. From 1973 to 1977 the Lotte Orions played in the northern Japanese city of Sendai. In 1974, they beat the Chunichi Dragons, becoming the first Pacific League team to win the Series in ten years, as the Yomiuri Giants had claimed the prior nine titles behind the Oh–Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisashi Iwakuma
is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes from 2000 to 2004, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2005 to 2011, and Yomiuri Giants in 2019, and all of his time in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners from 2012 to 2017. Iwakuma retired in 2020 due to lingering shoulder issues that had prevented him from playing that year. Iwakuma made his professional debut with the Buffaloes in 2000. He was named a NPB All-Star in 2003 and 2004, and played in the 2004 Athens Olympics. He joined the Eagles in 2005. As the Eagles' reigning staff ace, Iwakuma won the Eiji Sawamura Award in , and was also a NPB All-Star that year. He appeared in the 2009 World Baseball Classic for the Japanese national team. Iwakuma was posted to Major League Baseball after the 2010 season, but he failed to come to an agreement with the winning bidder. After the 2011 season, Iwakuma signed with the Marine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
The , often shortened as the , are a baseball team based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It has played in Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League since the team's formation in November 2004. The team is owned by the Internet shopping company Rakuten. History 2004: Origins and formation During Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) 2004 season, the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix BlueWave announced that the two teams planned to merge into one for the start of the 2005 season. Both teams were in the Pacific League (PL), and a merger between the two would result in a team imbalance with the PL's opposing league, the Central League (CL). As a large number of players and personnel were expected to lose their jobs when the merger was finalized, the players conducted a two-day strike on September 18–19, 2004. With the threat of further strikes looming, team representatives agreed to ease the rules of entry for new teams into NPB and that one would be allowed to joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinya Nakayama
is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ... player. External links NPB.com Living people 1982 births Baseball people from Gunma Prefecture Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Orix Buffaloes players North Shore Honu players {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaru Takeda
Masaru Takeda (武田 勝, born July 10, 1978 in Nagoya) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and current coach for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation .... He played for the Fighters from 2006 to 2016. External links NBP 1978 births Japanese baseball players Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players Living people Managers of baseball teams in Japan Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Baseball people from Nagoya {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuya Motoyanagi
is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kazuya can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *一八, "one, eight" *一矢, "one, arrow" *一也, "one, to be" *一夜, "one, night" *和也, "harmony, to be" *和矢, "harmony, arrow" *和哉, "harmony, particle" *和夜, "harmony, night" *冬也, "winter, to be" *冬夜, "winter, night" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *Kazuya Abe, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese slalom canoeist *, Japanese sport wrestler *Kazuya Fujita (一也), Japanese professional baseball infielder * Kazuya Fukuura (和也), Japanese professional baseball first baseman * Kazuya Fukuzaki (冬也), Japanese footballer *Kazuya Hatayama (和也), Japanese politician *Kazuya Hiraide (和也), Japanese ski mountaineer and mountain climber * Kazuya Ichijō (和矢), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer * Kazuya Kamenashi (和也), Japanese singer–songwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazumasa Kikuchi
is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars The are a professional baseball team in the Japan, Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its c .... External links * NPB.com 1982 births Living people Baseball people from Gunma Prefecture Jobu University alumni Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States Honolulu Sharks players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players Yokohama DeNA BayStars players {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuhito Tadano
is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He had previously pitched in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians. He is currently the Pitching Coach for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters farm team in Nippon Professional Baseball's Eastern League. Biography Tadano was the ace pitcher for Yachiyo Shoin High School, and led the school to the summer Koshien tournament for the first time. He was a highly regarded pitcher coming out of Rikkyo University and was expected to be a high draft pick in the Nippon Professional Baseball draft in 2002. However, no Japanese team drafted him due to a gay porn video scandal; he ultimately left Japan. The Cleveland Indians signed Tadano as a free agent in 2003, and he rose through the Cleveland farm system, making his debut in . He made 14 appearances and four starts with a 4.65 ERA in 50⅓ innings. In January 2004, it was widely reported in America that Tadano was featured in a gay porn video , three years previously, with Tadano appeari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
The are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at ES CON Field Hokkaido. The Fighters also host a select number of regional home games in cities across Hokkaidō, including Hakodate, Asahikawa, Kushiro, and Obihiro. The team's name comes from its parent organization, Nippon Ham, a major Japanese food-processing company. Founded in 1946, the Fighters called Tokyo home for 58 years, as co-tenants of the Tokyo Dome & Korakuen Stadium with the Central League's Yomiuri Giants near the end of their tenure in the capital city. The franchise has won three Japan Series titles, in 1962, 2006, and, most recently, 2016. Team history Senators and Tokyo eras In 1946, Saburo Yokozawa, manager of the Tokyo Senators in 1936–1937 (and later a prominent umpire), looked to revive the franchise and soon founded the new Senators. He assembled a team o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingo Ono
is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Pacific League The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship competes against the winner in the Central League for the annual Japan Series. It currently consis .... External links * 1975 births Chiba Lotte Marines players Japanese baseball coaches Japanese baseball players Living people Nippon Professional Baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Baseball people from Shizuoka Prefecture {{japan-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Kishida
is a Japanese professional baseball starting pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation .... He made his debut in and wears the uniform number 14. External links NPB.com 1981 births Living people People from Suita Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Orix Buffaloes players Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches {{japan-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
