1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1996 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Regular Season
Season MVPCL: Hideki Matsui (YOM)
PL: Ichiro Suzuki (ORI)
League Postseason
CL championsYomiuri Giants
  CL runners-upChunichi Dragons
PL championsOrix BlueWave
  PL runners-upNippon-Ham Fighters
Japan Series
ChampionsOrix BlueWave
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Finals MVPTroy Neel (ORI)
NPB seasons

The 1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 47th season of operation for the league.