Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) is a corporate organization established in 1951 to manage professional baseball affairs in Japan. Under the banner of Central union with Pacific Alliance A total of 12 professional baseball teams joined the organization, which is governed by the Competitive Physical Education Department of the Sports and Youth Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. In accordance with Article 8 (5) of the Japan Professional Baseball Agreement, the commissioner of the Japan Professional Baseball Organization shall be the president of the organization.

Company name: Corporate Japan Baseball Organization
Foreign name: Nippon Professional Basebal

Establishment time: The year 1951
Business scope: To manage professional baseball affairs in Japan
Official website: http://npb.jp/

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predecessor

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The "Japan Professional Baseball League" was founded in 1936 and changed its name to "Japan Baseball League" in 1939 World War II They stopped their activities and resumed their league operations after the war; At the end of 1949, the "Japan Baseball League" was dissolved, and the single league period ended, and the two leagues entered a period of coexistence.

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Japan Baseball Organization Teams:

1. CENTRALLEAGUE

Yomiuri Giant (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)

Tokyo Yakudo Swallow (Shinjuku ku, Tokyo)

Yokohama Bay Star (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)

Sino-japanese Dragon (Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture)

Hanshin Tiger (Nishimiya City, Hyogo Prefecture)

Hiroshima Oriental carp (Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture)

2. PACIFICLEAGUE

Hokkaido Japanese ham fighter (Sapporo City, Hokkaido)

Northeast Lotte Golden Eagle (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture)

Chiba Rhodes Sea (Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture)

Saitama Seibu Shi (Sozawa City, Saitama Prefecture)

Orix bison (Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture)

Fukuoka Software Bank Eagle (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)

Overseas routine

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In 1940, he went to Manchukuo (Northeast China) for the first time for overseas regular games, when all nine professional baseball teams of the league participated in the summer round-robin games (including practice games and routine games) in July and August. It was planned to be held again in 1941, but was stopped due to the war.

On May 20, 1961, at the then-US-occupied Owushan Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, the first regular overseas match was played between the West Tietsu (the predecessor of the Seibu Lions) and the Toei Flying Warriors (the predecessor of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters).

On June 13-14, 1962, the Hankyu Warriors (the predecessor of Orix Buffalo) and the Daiichi Orion (the predecessor of Chiba Rhodes Marine) traveled to Okinawa for a regular overseas game.

On May 14-15, 2002, the Fukuoka Daei Eagles (the predecessor of the Fukuoka SoftBank Eagles) played against the Orix Blue Waves (the predecessor of the Orix Bison) in a regular overseas game at the Taipei Tienmu Baseball Stadium in Taiwan.

Foreign player restrictions

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Restrictions on foreign players have been in place since 1953:

1953-1993: Three players under control and two in the first military.

1994-1995: Three players under control and three players in the first military.

1996-1997: No restrictions on the entry of players under control, and three players per military appearance.

1998-2001: No restrictions on the entry of players under the control of a military entry of four (two pitchers, two fielders).

2002 - No restrictions on the entry of players under control, and four players (at least one pitcher and one fielder).

(Note: The players under control are all players of the first and second armies)

Although not a Japanese national, a player is considered a Japanese national if:

Students who have lived in Japan for more than five years and have studied in Japanese secondary schools, universities, junior colleges and universities for more than three years.

Have lived in Japan for more than four years and studied at a Japanese university for more than four years as a scholar.

Those who have lived in Japan for more than five years and participated in the social team for more than three years.

Those who have obtained free agent (FA) status in professional baseball in Japan are not allowed to change teams on their own, but are not considered foreign players.

Introduction of Asian players:

Japan Professional Baseball plans to introduce an Asian player quota in 2006 with the aim of expanding opportunities for Asian baseball players to participate in Japanese professional baseball and making Japanese professional baseball a leader in the Asian region. In order to obtain the agreement of the players union, the team proposed the following three conditions, and if the players union agrees, the new FA system will be implemented in 2006 in exchange.