2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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The 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 59th, and current, season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950. The regular season started on March 20 with the Pacific League opener, and on March 28 with the Central League opener. On March 25 and 26, the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics played 2 regular season Major League Baseball games at Tokyo Dome. During their visit, they also played exhibition games against the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants.

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[edit] Standings

[edit] Central League

As of June 11, 2008

Central League G W L T Pct. GB
Hanshin Tigers 59 40 18 1 .690 --
Chunichi Dragons 62 31 26 3 .544 8.5
Yomiuri Giants 61 30 30 1 .500 11.0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 57 25 30 2 .455 13.5
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 57 25 32 0 .439 14.5
Yokohama BayStars 58 16 41 1 .281 23.5

[edit] Pacific League

As of June 11, 2008

Pacific League G W L T Pct. GB
Saitama Seibu Lions 63 38 24 1 .613 --
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 65 35 29 1 .547 4.0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 62 33 29 0 .532 5.0
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 65 33 32 0 .508 6.5
Orix Buffaloes 64 29 35 0 .453 10.0
Chiba Lotte Marines 65 28 37 0 .431 11.5

[edit] References

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2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season

Central League: Chunichi Dragons | Hanshin Tigers | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | Yokohama BayStars | Yomiuri Giants
Pacific League: Chiba Lotte Marines | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | Orix Buffaloes | Saitama Seibu Lions | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Play-offs: Japan Series | Asia Series
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Post-Season
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