2024 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | March 29 – October 9 |
Number of games | 143 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Central League Pennant | |
League champions | Yomiuri Giants |
Runners-up | Hanshin Tigers |
Pacific League Pennant | |
League champions | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
Runners-up | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
Climax Series | |
CL champions | Yokohama DeNA BayStars |
CL runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
PL champions | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
PL runners-up | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Yokohama DeNA BayStars |
Runners-up | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
Finals MVP | Masayuki Kuwahara (DeNA) |
The 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 75th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950 and the 90th anniversary of the founding of professional baseball in Japan. There are 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.
The Hanshin Tigers entered the season as the defending champions. They were eliminated in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.