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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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* 1985 births Asian Games medalists in baseball Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players Japanese baseball players Living people Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games People from Nishinomiya Baseball people from Hyōgo Prefecture 2017 World Baseball Classic players {{japan-baseball-pitcher-stub