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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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1957 births Living people Baseball people from Kōchi Prefecture Meiji University alumni Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Yomiuri Giants players Seibu Lions players Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub