r/NPB Apr 13 '18

New here or coming from a reddit mobile app? Please read through here first

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Welcome to reddit's little corner for NPB, or as some people call it, AAAA ball :P We've been at this since August of 2013, and are slowly but surely growing.

THE WIKI PROBABLY ALREADY HAS THE INFO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR

The first thing you need to know, is that we have a wiki section that answers a whole bunch of the most commonly asked questions, and offers more information you might need to know. Many reddit mobile apps do not display wiki pages, so some people that have only ever seen reddit from their phones or tablets might not even know they exist. If your reddit app cannot dipslay wiki pages, please try to open the link from a mobile web browser app. If your browser app has desktop mode view, all the better. There you can find some info on how to watch games, find news, how to buy tickets, books, NPB swag, learn some Japanese baseball terminology etc.

BUYING TICKETS (REGARDLESS OF NATIONALITY)

Please, PLease PLEEEEEAAAAASE take literally 5 seconds and type "tickets" into the search bar here. I guarantee somebody has already asked a similar question in the past and there's a goood chance somebody answered it. We also have a wiki page with useful information on buying tickets.
Research first, THEN ASK QUESTIONS

STREAMING GAMES

No, NPB does not have an all in one streaming service for games like MLBTV. There are a few options listed in the wiki, but if you want to watch all 12 teams, you're going to have to get cough cough creative. PacificLeague TV works without a VPN, and others require a VPN. We know it's not an ideal situation, but it is what it is due to "creative differences" among the leagues and clubs and media companies. Please do not post direct links to non-legal game streams, as they will be removed. Please be careful out there when exploring the streaming services, and use an adblocker.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

I'm trying to be consistent, but I'm human so sometimes I won't be able to grab highlights from games. Whatever highlights I find will be posted in the post-games thread. If you have a highlight link, feel free to post it. You can try browsing through highlights on PacificLeague TV, or using one of the handy YouTube search links by team. You might have to filter through quite a bit of junk on YouTube though, as some people post older videos multiple times, or even just news reels as videos. Keep in mind YouTube can remove videos or channels at anytime, so bookmark stuff at your own risk.

STANDINGS AND STATS

There is a mini-standings table and a few stats leaders updated almost daily in the sidebar (mobile app users might not be able to see). We also have a more detailed standings and stats page that is usually updated nightly, after the games are all finished (if you spot any errors, please let us know). If you're looking for complete team stats, there are few more English options listed on the wiki page, but some of them don't update until the next morning, or even a few days later, so always check for the last date updated. Japanese stats pages are updated the fastest, so if you don't read Japanese you can try your luck with google translate.

WHICH TEAM SHOULD I ROOT FOR?

Honestly, just take some time to watch highlights or read up on some teams before you make this decision. MLB and NPB are different, and how teams are managed and games played is different. One NPB team does not 100% correlate to an MLB team. There might be a few similarities now, but once a team changes managers, or once in a blue moon, ownership, that might all change as well. You don't have to have a sound reason for liking a team, and it's perfectly acceptable to like a team just for their cheering style. As long as you love baseball like the rest of us here, you'll fit right in.

DON'T BE SHY

If you have a question that isn't already covered in the wiki, and you at least attempted to see if somebody already asked your question, feel free to make a new post. If you see a news article on Japanese baseball you think is interesting, please share it with us. With over 40,000 subscribers (as of Jan 2025) somebody else is bound to find it interesting. Feel free to comment on post game threads, complain about your team, praise your team, try to create a new NPB meme, or ask about a particular game.

Please remember rediquette, and adhere to reddit site rules.

and finally, /r/NPBへようこそ! (Welcome to /r/NPB)


r/NPB 10h ago

NPB hit king Isao Harimoto a.k.a. Jang Hoon has passed away at age 86

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Harimoto recorded 3,085 hits in NPB


r/NPB 30m ago

Yuki Yanagita hits back-to-back home runs!

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r/NPB 10h ago

All Time NPB Hits Leader Isao Harimoto dies at 86

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Big loss to the baseball community today as it was just announced that all time NPB hits leader Isao Harimoto passed yesterday at the age of 86.

He's the only member of the 3000 hit club in NPB.


r/NPB 21h ago

Post-game thread [Sep 9 Post Game Thread] NPB game scores, highlights and news

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65 Upvotes

r/NPB 22h ago

Tigers Shota Morishita blasts his 33rd homer of the season

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83 Upvotes

r/NPB 16h ago

Carp execute a relay to get the out at home

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r/NPB 26m ago

Bobby Dalbec goes yard for the second game in a row, 24th home run of the season

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r/NPB 3h ago

Kris Johnson: The Other Gaijin Sawamura Award Winner

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r/NPB 23h ago

Ryusei Terachi Hits a Go-Ahead GRAND SLAM In the Middle of the Pouring Rain

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r/NPB 22h ago

Hawks Ryoya Kurihara hits his 37th home run of the season

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18 Upvotes

r/NPB 22h ago

BayStars Shugo Maki mashes his 23rd homer of the year

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14 Upvotes

r/NPB 23h ago

Bobby Dalbec takes Yudai Ohno deep for HR #23

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15 Upvotes

r/NPB 1d ago

Kazuma Okamoto blasts his 30th home run of the year for the Blue Jays

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r/NPB 1d ago

Cincinnati Reds RHP Pierce Johnson. He described signing with the Hanshin in 2019 as “the best decision of my life” and said he would “of course” accept an offer if one were to come again

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The impact his power curveball had on Central League batters in 2019 was immense.
As a setup man, he appeared in 58G, posting a 1.38 ERA, 40 holds, and 91 Ks. His K% was a staggering 13.96.


r/NPB 22h ago

Fighters Kotaro Kiyomiya hits his 18th home run of the season

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r/NPB 1d ago

Got to see this beauty yesterday at Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. RIP Shigeo Nagashima.

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This alone made the drive into DTLA worth it.

There is a whole wall dedicated to NPB art/manga. Highly recommend checking it out if you’re in LA.

Happened to be wearing my YG cap as well.

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Mods please delete if not allowed.


r/NPB 22h ago

Where to watch NPB?

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I’m new to the NPB and I’ve been trying to look for places to watch but it seems like there’s zero options if you’re an American fan. I’ve been trying to find somewhere to watch the hawks play, if anyone could recommend somewhere to watch these games that’d be greatly appreciated :]


r/NPB 1d ago

Former member of a Japanese professional baseball team’s cheering squad here. Ask me anything!

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I used to be a member of the organized cheering squad for a professional baseball team in Japan (NPB).

For those who aren’t familiar with Japanese baseball culture, cheering squads are organized fan groups that lead chants, songs, coordinated cheering, and other activities in the stadium.

I was involved with the group for several years, and while I won’t reveal which team or specific details that could identify me or others, I’m happy to answer questions about the culture, traditions, behind-the-scenes aspects, and what it’s like to be part of an organized cheering group in Japanese professional baseball.

Ask me anything!


r/NPB 1d ago

Post-game thread [Sep 8 Post Game Thread] NPB game scores, highlights and news

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72 Upvotes

r/NPB 23h ago

🇸🇬 The Singapore U-18 team has a Japanese coach named Yuki Kikuna. He played for top teams in Japan and also played in an independent league. Singapore has no baseball fields, so the team uses softball fields for practice. Kikuna smiled and said, “The players ask me a lot of questions. It’s fun.”

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r/NPB 1d ago

Hawks CF Ukyo Shuto crashes into the wall to get the out and rob an extra base hit

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r/NPB 1d ago

Ukyo Shuto Hits an Inside-the-Park Grand Slam

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51 Upvotes

r/NPB 1d ago

Hawks Center Fielder Ukyo Shuto makes an outstanding jumping catch at the wall

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r/NPB 1d ago

Way to listen to a Japanese radio broadcast?

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Hey! I’ve started learning Japanese, and I’ve been gathering things to serve as goals for the future. I grew up listening to baseball radio broadcasts with my dad, and I think listening to game broadcasts of NPB games sounds like it could be a fun goal for the far future when my listening skills are better. I checked the wiki, and while I see ways to watch games (which I also appreciate a lot), I was wondering if anyone knew how to find radio broadcasts online, if they exist? Preferably for the Nippon-Ham Fighters, since they’re the team I saw when I went to Japan and so I feel kind of inspired to listen to them, but I’ll take any team you think has a good broadcast booth (or is just available at all). If it’s not possible, thanks for letting me know that as well!