Hanshin Tigers

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Hanshin Tigers
阪神タイガース
Team logo Cap insignia
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League	Nippon Professional Baseball Central League (1950–present) Japanese Baseball League (1936–1949)
Location	HQ in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Ballpark	Hanshin Koshien Stadium (1936–present) Kyocera Dome Osaka (interim)
Founded	December 10, 1935; 88 years ago (1935-12-10)
Nickname(s)	Tora (トラ, tigers) Mōko (猛虎, fierce tigers)
CL pennants	6 (1962, 1964, 1985, 2003, 2005, 2023)
Japan Series championships	2 (1985, 2023)
JBL championships	4 (1937 Fall, 1938 Spring, 1944, 1947)
Former name(s)	Osaka Tigers (1946–1960) Hanshin Club (1940–1944) Osaka Tigers (1935–1940)
Colors	Yellow, Black, White
Mascot	To-Lucky, Lucky, and Kita
Playoff berths	12 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Retired numbers	10 11 23
Ownership	Takaoki Fujiwara
Management	Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Manager	Kyuji Fujikawa
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The Hanshin Tigers (阪神タイガース, Hanshin Taigāsu) are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, next to their main stadium, Hanshin Koshien Stadium.

The Tigers are owned by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

The Hanshin Tigers are one of the oldest professional clubs in Japan. They played their first season in 1936 as the Osaka Tigers and assumed their current team name in 1961.