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2017 Central League Climax Series
The 2017 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) was a post-season playoff consisting of two consecutive series that determined who would represent the Central League in the Japan Series The Japan Series ( , officially the Japan Championship Series, ), also the Nippon Series, :File:2014_JS_logo.png is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan. It is a best-of-seven series .... The First Stage was a best-of-three series and the Final Stage was a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2017 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2017 Pacific League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began with the first game of the First Stage on October 14 and ended with the final game of the Final Stage on October 24. First Stage Summary :† This game was originally scheduled for Monday, October 16, but po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 current name in 2011, when the club was purchased by software company DeNA. The minor league team shares the same name and uniform as the parent team and plays in the Eastern League (Japanese baseball), Eastern League. The minor league home field is Yokosuka Stadium, located in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. History Origin (1930s–1949) The team began as the Taiyo Fishing Company, an amateur team currently affiliated with the Maruha Corporation (presently Maruha Nichiro). The team began to appear in national tournaments in the 1930s, and won the National Sports Festival in 1948, giving it national recognition. In the 1949 off-season, the Japanese professional baseball league drastically expanded itself and many players from the Taiyo amateur team w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoichi Ino
is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants. Professional career Yokohama DeNA BayStars On October 25, 2012, Inoh was drafted by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. Inoh debuted with the BayStars in 2013. In May 2014, Ino was named the Central League's most valuable pitcher of the month. Yomiuri Giants During the 2020 offseason, Inoh exercised his free agent option. And he decided to sign a two-year deal with the Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They ... worth up to 200 million yen. References External links NPB.jp 1986 births Living people Baseball people from Tokyo Jobu University alumni Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Yokohama D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuki Yabuta
is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp The is a professional baseball team based in Hiroshima, Japan. They compete in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. The team is primarily owned by the Matsuda family, led by , who is a descendant of Mazda founder Jujiro Matsuda .... External links NPB.com 1992 births Living people Baseball people from Hiroshima Prefecture Asia University (Japan) alumni Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Hiroshima Toyo Carp players {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama Prefecture to the east, Tottori Prefecture to the northeast, Shimane Prefecture to the north, and Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest. Hiroshima is the capital and largest city of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region, with other major cities including Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Fukuyama, Kure, Hiroshima, Kure, and Higashihiroshima. Hiroshima Prefecture is located on the Seto Inland Sea across from the island of Shikoku, and is bounded to the north by the Chūgoku Mountains. Hiroshima Prefecture is one of the three prefectures of Japan with more than one UNESCO World Heritage Site. History The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. Hiroshima was founded in 1589 as a castle town on the Ōta River delta. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Hiroshima rapidly transformed into a major urban center and industrial hub. In 1889, Hiroshima officially gained city status. The city was a center of military activities during the imperial era, playing significant roles such as in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the two world wars. Hiroshima was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in human history. This occurred on August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on the city. Most of Hiroshima was destroyed, and by the end of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima
, also called , is a baseball stadium in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. It is used primarily for baseball and is the home of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japanese Central League. The ballpark has a capacity of 32,000 people and opened on April 10, 2009. It replaced First Hiroshima Municipal Stadium and initially retained the old ballpark's official name. The stadium architecture is considered to be labeled as a retro-classic ballpark. Naming rights On November 6, 2008, Hiroshima City gave Mazda , commonly referred to as simply Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan. In 2015, Mazda produced 1.5 million vehicles for global sales, the majority of which (nearly one m ... Motor Corporation naming rights to the stadium. In October of that year, Mazda proposed to call the stadium MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima for the period between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2014. On December 24, 2008, Mazda entered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazda Stadium
, also called , is a baseball stadium in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. It is used primarily for baseball and is the home of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japanese Central League. The ballpark has a capacity of 32,000 people and opened on April 10, 2009. It replaced First Hiroshima Municipal Stadium and initially retained the old ballpark's official name. The stadium architecture is considered to be labeled as a retro-classic ballpark. Naming rights On November 6, 2008, Hiroshima City gave Mazda , commonly referred to as simply Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan. In 2015, Mazda produced 1.5 million vehicles for global sales, the majority of which (nearly one m ... Motor Corporation naming rights to the stadium. In October of that year, Mazda proposed to call the stadium MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima for the period between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2014. On December 24, 2008, Mazda entered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atsushi Nomi
is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Hanshin Tigers in the Central League for most of his career. He ended his career as a player-coach for the Orix Buffaloes of the Pacific League. Early baseball career Nōmi attended Tottori Jōhoku High School. In his 3rd year, he pitched a perfect game during the Spring Prefecture Tournament. Along with Komoya Tamaguchi and Kei Igawa, they were called the "left-handed high-school trio." Upon graduation, he joined Osaka Gas where he continued to play as pitcher in the industrial league. Due to injuries and underperformance, he rarely appeared in the team's games and was nicknamed "the phantom pitcher" by zealous Osaka Gas fans. After almost five years, his appearances gradually increased. During the November 2003 non-pro baseball tournament, Nōmi delivered a solid performance in championship game with Nissan Co. However, Osaka Gas lost after Yuuki Itou drove in the winning run in the 11th inning. In 2004, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wieland
Joseph Andrew Wieland (born January 21, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He has pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Seattle Mariners. He also played for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan's NPB and the Kia Tigers of Korea's KBO League. Early life Wieland was named Nevada State Player of the Year by the ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'' and the ''Reno Gazette-Journal'' while at Bishop Manogue High School in Reno, Nevada. He committed to playing college baseball at San Diego State. Professional career Texas Rangers Wieland was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the fourth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Rangers and did not play for San Diego State. Wieland spent 2009 with the Class A Hickory Crawdads where he posted a 5.31 ERA in 19 games. He opened 2010 with the Crawdads, but an improved 3.34 ERA in 15 games earned him a promotion to the Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yusuke Oyama
is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Hanshin Tigers. Early baseball career Yūsuke started playing softball in 1st grade as both a pitcher and infielder, and continued until junior high. He doubled as a pitcher and infielder for Tsukuba Shuei High, but his team never made it to the national tournaments in Koshien. He hit a total of 27 home runs in high school. He entered Hakuoh University in Tochigi prefecture, and played solely as 3rd baseman as their team participated in the Kankoshin Student Baseball Federation League. In his 4th year, he batted an average of .417 and set a league record of 8 home runs in a single tournament. He was also awarded for the most runs batted in (20 RBI). In all of his 98-game appearances, he recorded 119 hits and 93 runs, including 16 homeruns. Hanshin Tigers He was the Tiger's 1st pick at the 2016 NPB Draft. He signed with Hanshin for a contract of 100 million yen, 50 million signing bonus for an estimated a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomo Otosaka
is a professional Japanese baseball outfielder for the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Career Yokohama DeNA BayStars Otosaka began his professional career with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 2012. He spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons with Yokohama's farm team, slashing .251 and .234, respectively. On May 26, 2014, Otosaka made his NPB debut, and notched his first career hit, a solo home run against the Chiba Lotte Marines, in one of only two at-bats on the year. In 2015, Otosaka played in 52 games for the BayStars, slashing .226/.276/.339 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI. For the 2016 season, Otosaka played in 55 games for the main team, hitting .270/.317/.374 with 1 home run and 8 RBI. The following season, Otosaka batted .190/.215/.333 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI in 83 games. After the 2017 season, he played for the Yaquis de O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentaro Kuwahara
Kentaro Kuwahara (桑原 謙太朗, born October 29, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars from 2008 to 2010, the Orix Buffaloes from 2011 to 2014, and the Hanshin Tigers from 2015 to 2021. Early Baseball Career He started playing little league baseball in 4th grade for the Nabari Elementary School in Mie Prefecture. He went on to become the ace of Tsuda Gakuen High, but his school never made it to any national tournaments. He entered Nara Sangyo University is a private university in the town of Sangō in Nara Prefecture, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the wes ... and pitched regularly in the Kinki University Baseball League. In the spring of 2007, he pitched a perfect game against Nara University, earned 6 wins and helped his team win the league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
