Central League

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Central League

Sport	Baseball
Founded	December 15, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-12-15)
No. of teams	6
Country	Japan
Most recent champion(s)	Yomiuri Giants (39)
Most titles	Yomiuri 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.