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Reminder: No games scheduled for Thu Oct 29 😁
Now it's time for me to step back for a bit and take a break
Softbank Hawks pitcher Kazuki Sugiyama tied a Nippon Series record by recording 3 Saves in the Series. He is the first pitcher in Nippon Series history to get 3 Saves after just 4 Games. He now has 5 career Nippon Series Saves, tied for 3rd all time
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/25… #npb
Yokohama DeNA Baystars pitcher Kazuki Azuma won the Fighting Spirit Award, and will receive 2 million JPY as well as a trophy. He started Game 3 for the Baystars and pitched 7 shutout innings
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ab… #npb
2026 Softbank Hawks are 1st team in NPB history to sweep a Nippon Series with ZERO starting pitchers credited with a Win in any of the games. It's the 3rd time a Nippon Series winner had zero starting pitchers with a Win (1982 Lions, 2016 Fighters)
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a6… #npb
12,015 people showed up at Yokohama Stadium for the free public viewing of Nippon Series Game 4. 10,231 showed up for the Game 3 public viewing there
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ed… #npb
This was the 4th Nippon Series where the Hawks swept their opponent. The Hawks 13 Nippon Series titles now ties them with the Seibu Lions for the 2nd most in NPB. The Yomiuri Giants are 1st with 22 titles
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b1… #npb
The Softbank Hawks put up this championship graphic on their homepage, complete with a QR code that takes you to their "Champion Experience" mobile site #npb
This is the 9th Nippon Series title for the Hawks since Softbank and CEO Masayoshi Son took over the club in 2005
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b9… #npb
The 2026 Softbank Hawks are the first team to win every single post-season game they played since the 2020 Softbank Hakws
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/d9… #npb
Softbank Hawks OF Tomoya Masaki is the 2026 Nippon Series MVP. He hit a solo HR in Game 2, and the sayonara HR in Game 3
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c2… #npb
The Softbank Hawks are the 2026 Nippon Series Champions. This is their 2nd consecutive Nippon Series and 13th overall title #npb
Nippon Series Game FOUR official live stream tver.jp/live/special/lerdlse… #npb (VPN needed if you are outside of Japan)
Inside Japan’s Multinational Pro Baseball Team! Players from 8 Countries Cook Their Own Meals youtube.com/watch?v=nXLRQHoC…
Poured to order: Inside the world of NPB fans and their beer vendors japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026… #npb
NPB starting pitchers announced for Oct 28, Nippon Series Game 4 #npb
*pitching records are from the regular season
(all dates and times listed are Japan Standard Time)
[Oct 27] Softbank Hawks vs Yokohama DeNA Baystars game highlights from Mizho PayPay Dome Fukuoka youtube.com/watch?v=hTB8nzMF… #npb
(only one I can find at the moment)
Yokohama DeNA Baystars OF Kazuki Kamizato was seen leaving the stadium on crutches after the game. He appeared to injure his left ankle after crow hopping to throw the ball back home in the bottom of the 9th inning
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b9… #npb
There have been 20 times in Nippon Series history where teams started off 3-0, and 17 times (85%) those teams have gone on to win the Nippon Series
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ef… #npb
Softbank Hawks hitter Tomoya Masaki is the 18th player in NPB history to hit a sayonara HR in the Nippon Series. He's the 3rd Hawks player to do it, following Yuki Yanagita and Akira Nakamura
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b9… #npb
