| Chiba Lotte Marines | |||||
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| 千葉ロッテマリーンズ | |||||
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| League | Nippon Professional Baseball
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| Location | Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba, Japan | ||||
| Ballpark | ZOZO Marine Stadium | ||||
| Founded | November 26, 1949 | ||||
| Nickname(s) | Kamome (鴎, seagulls) | ||||
| PL pennants | 5 (1950, 1960, 1970, 1974, 2005) | ||||
| Japan Series championships | 4 (1950, 1974, 2005, 2010) | ||||
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| Colors | Black, Grey, White | ||||
| Mascot | Mar-kun, Rine-chan, and Zu-chan | ||||
| Playoff berths | 14 (1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024) | ||||
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| Ownership | Katsumi Kawai | ||||
| Management | Lotte Holdings | ||||
| Manager | Masato Yoshii | ||||
| General Manager | Naoki Matsumoto | ||||
| President | Shunsuke Kosaka | ||||
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The Chiba Lotte Marines (千葉ロッテマリーンズ, Chiba Rotte Marīnzu) are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. The Marines were a founding member of the Pacific League in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions when the Japanese Baseball League reorganized into Nippon Professional Baseball, where they won the inaugural 1950 Japan Series. Since 1992, the Marines' home ballpark has been ZOZO Marine Stadium, located in the Mihama Ward of Chiba, seating 30,118 people.
The "Marines" name originates from the name of the stadium they play in, which is officially named Chiba Marine Stadium, because the stadium is located right on the water.
Through 2024, the franchise's all-time record is 4874-4844-405 (.502).[1]