Central League

Central League
SportBaseball
FoundedDecember 15, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-12-15)
No. of teams6
CountryJapan
Most recent
champion(s)
Yomiuri Giants (39)
Most titlesYomiuri Giants (39)

The Central League (セントラル・リーグ, Sentoraru Rīgu) or Ce League (セ・リーグ, Se Rīgu), also known as the JERA Central League (JERAセ・リーグ, JERA Se Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently consists of six teams from around the country. Unlike the Pacific League, designated hitters are not used during Central League home games.