Teams

Central League

Yomiuri Giants

Team Address: Yomiuri Shimbun Building 26F, Otemachi 1-7-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo-to, 100-8151, Japan
Phone: 03-3246-7733
Website: www.giants.jp
Franchise Established: 12/26/1934
Team Owner: Toshikazu Yamaguchi
Team President: Tsukasa Imamura
Main Stadium: Tokyo Dome

Hanshin Tigers

Team Address: Koshiencho, 2-33, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo-ken, 663-8152, Japan
Phone: 0798-46-1515
Website: www.hanshintigers.jp
Franchise Established: 12/10/1935
Team Owner: Takaoki Fujiwara
Team President: Kenji Ageshio
Main Stadium: Hanshin Koshien Stadium

Chunichi Dragons

Team Address: Chunichi Building 6F, Sakae 4-1-1, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, 460-0008, Japan
Phone: 052-261-8811
Website: www.dragons.jp
Franchise Established: 1/15/1936
Team Owner: Uichiro Oshima
Team President: Hironori Yano
Main Stadium: Nagoya Dome

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

Team Address: Kannai Arai Building 7F, Onoecho 1-8, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-0015, Japan
Phone: 045-681-0811
Website: www.baystars.co.jp
Franchise Established: 11/22/1949
Team Owner: Tomoko Namba
Team President: Shingo Okamura
Main Stadium: Yokohama Stadium

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Team Address: Mazda Stadium, Minami Kaniya 2-3-1, Minami-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, 732-8501, Japan
Phone: 082-554-1000
Website: www.carp.co.jp
Franchise Established: 11/28/1949
Team Owner: Hajime Matsuda
Team President: Hajime Matsuda
Main Stadium: Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Team Address: Seizan Building, 4F, Kitaaoyama 2-12-28, Minato-ku, Tokyo-to, 107-0061, Japan
Phone: 03-3405-8960
Website: www.yakult-swallows.co.jp
Franchise Established: 1/25/1950
Team Owner: Takashige Negishi
Team President: Tsuyoshi Kinugasa
Main Stadium: Meiji Jingu Stadium

Pacific League

Orix Buffaloes

Team Address: Kita 2-30, Chiyozaki 3, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, 550-0023, Japan
Phone: 06-6586-0221
Website: www.buffaloes.co.jp
Franchise Established: 1/23/1936
Team Owner: Yoshihiko Miyauchi
Team President: Michio Minato
Main Stadium: Kyocera Dome Osaka

SoftBank Hawks

Team Address: Fukuoka Dome, Jigyohama 2-2-2, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 810-0065, Japan
Phone: 092-847-1006
Website: www.softbankhawks.co.jp
Franchise Established: 2/22/1938
Team Owner: Masayoshi Son
Team President: Yoshimitsu Goto
Main Stadium: PayPay Dome

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters

Team Address: Hitsujigaoka 1, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, 062-0045, Japan
Phone: 011-857-3939
Website: www.fighters.co.jp
Franchise Established: 11/6/1945
Team Owner: Yoshihide Hata
Team President: Koji Kawamura
Main Stadium: Sapporo Dome

Chiba Lotte Marines

Team Address: Mihama 1, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, 261-0002, Japan
Phone: 03-5682-6341
Website: www.marines.co.jp
Franchise Established: 1/4/1950
Team Owner: Akio Shigemitsu
Team President: Katsumi Kawai
Main Stadium: ZOZO Marine Stadium

Saitama Seibu Lions

Team Address: Kamiyamaguchi 2135, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken, 359-1153, Japan
Phone: 0570-01-1950
Website: www.seibulions.jp
Franchise Established: 11/26/1949
Team Owner: Takashi Goto
Team President: Hajime Igo
Main Stadium: MetLife Dome

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Team Address: Miyagino 2-11-6, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken, 983-0045, Japan
Phone: 050-5817-8100
Website: www.rakuteneagles.jp
Franchise Established: 10/29/2004
Team Owner: Hiroshi Mikitani
Team President: Yozo Tachibana
Main Stadium: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi

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