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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151960987">body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 27em; line-height: 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org" style="background-color: #000320 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2px solid #bbad38 !important;">Orix Buffaloes</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span class="nickname" lang="ja">オリックス・バファローズ</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table style="width:100%;"><tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align: middle;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orix_Buffaloes_(logo).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Orix_Buffaloes_%28logo%29.svg/124px-Orix_Buffaloes_%28logo%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Orix_Buffaloes_%28logo%29.svg/186px-Orix_Buffaloes_%28logo%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Orix_Buffaloes_%28logo%29.svg/248px-Orix_Buffaloes_%28logo%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="352" data-file-height="284" /></a></span></td> <td style="vertical-align: middle;text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orix_Buffaloes_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Orix_Buffaloes_insignia.svg/100px-Orix_Buffaloes_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Orix_Buffaloes_insignia.svg/150px-Orix_Buffaloes_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, 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(1936–1949)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label">HQ in <a href="/wiki/Nishi-ku,_Osaka" title="Nishi-ku, Osaka">Nishi-ku</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osaka_Prefecture" title="Osaka Prefecture">Osaka Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr class="adr"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ballpark</th><td class="infobox-data extended-address"><a href="/wiki/Kyocera_Dome_Osaka" title="Kyocera Dome Osaka">Kyocera Dome Osaka</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Hotto_Motto_Field_Kobe" class="mw-redirect" title="Hotto Motto Field Kobe">Hotto Motto Field Kobe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">January 23, 1936<span class="noprint">; 88 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1936-01-23</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">PL pennants</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>15</b> (<a href="/wiki/1967_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1967</a>, <a href="/wiki/1968_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1968</a>, <a href="/wiki/1969_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1969</a>, <a href="/wiki/1971_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1971</a>, <a href="/wiki/1972_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1972</a>, <a href="/wiki/1975_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1975</a>, <a href="/wiki/1976_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1976</a>, <a href="/wiki/1977_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1977</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1978 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1978</a>, <a href="/wiki/1984_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1984 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1984</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1995 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/1996_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1996</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2021 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2021</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2022 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2022</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2023</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Japan_Series" title="Japan Series">Japan Series</a> championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>5</b> (<a href="/wiki/1975_Japan_Series" title="1975 Japan Series">1975</a>, <a href="/wiki/1976_Japan_Series" title="1976 Japan Series">1976</a>, <a href="/wiki/1977_Japan_Series" title="1977 Japan Series">1977</a>, <a href="/wiki/1996_Japan_Series" title="1996 Japan Series">1996</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_Japan_Series" title="2022 Japan Series">2022</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former name(s)</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Orix BlueWave (1991–2004)</li> <li>Orix Braves (1989–1990)</li> <li>Hankyu Braves (1947–1988)</li> <li>Hankyu Club (1936–1946)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former ballparks</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Nishinomiya_Stadium" title="Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium">Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium</a> (1937–1990)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takarazuka_Stadium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takarazuka Stadium (page does not exist)">Takarazuka Stadium</a> (1936)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Navy Blue, Gold, White<br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid 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class="new" title="1974 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1974</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1975</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1977</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1979</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2008 Pacific League Climax Series">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2014 Pacific League Climax Series">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2021 Pacific League Climax Series">2021</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2022 Pacific League Climax Series">2022</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2023 Pacific League Climax Series">2023</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ownership</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yoshihiko_Miyauchi" title="Yoshihiko Miyauchi">Yoshihiko Miyauchi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Management</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Orix" title="Orix">Orix</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manager</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Mamoru_Kishida" title="Mamoru Kishida">Mamoru Kishida</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; border: 2px solid #000320 !important;">Uniforms</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table class="wikitable" style="background-color: white; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr> <td colspan="2"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orix_Buffaloes_uniforms.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/Orix_Buffaloes_uniforms.png/175px-Orix_Buffaloes_uniforms.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="262" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/Orix_Buffaloes_uniforms.png 1.5x" data-file-width="223" data-file-height="334" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Orix Buffaloes</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">オリックス・バファローズ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Orikkusu Bafarōzu</i></span>)</span> are a <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> team formed as a result of the <a href="/wiki/2004_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_realignment" title="2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment">2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment</a> by the merger of the Orix BlueWave of <a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture" title="Hyōgo Prefecture">Hyōgo Prefecture</a>, Japan, and the <a href="/wiki/Osaka_Kintetsu_Buffaloes" title="Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes">Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes</a> of <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osaka_Prefecture" title="Osaka Prefecture">Osaka Prefecture</a>, Japan. The team plays in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a> and is under ownership by <a href="/wiki/Orix" title="Orix">Orix</a>, a financial services company founded in Osaka. </p><p>The combined team began play in 2005. The Buffaloes split home games between <a href="/wiki/Kyocera_Dome_Osaka" title="Kyocera Dome Osaka">Kyocera Dome Osaka</a>, the home of the original Buffaloes franchise, and <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Sports_Park_Baseball_Stadium" title="Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium">Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium</a>, the former home of the BlueWave, when the <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> have to use Kyocera Dome. The Tigers' main home stadium, <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Koshien_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanshin Koshien Stadium">Hanshin Koshien Stadium</a>, is used for the two biggest high-school tournaments in Japan, the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_High_School_Baseball_Invitational_Tournament" title="Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament">Senbatsu</a> in March, coliding with the opening of the NPB season, and during the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_High_School_Baseball_Championship" title="Japanese High School Baseball Championship">Japanese High School Baseball Championship</a> in August. </p><p>Through 2022, the club's all-time record is 5,543–5,297–410 (.511). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Franchise_history">Franchise history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Franchise history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hankyu/Orix_(1936–2004)"><span id="Hankyu.2FOrix_.281936.E2.80.932004.29"></span>Hankyu/Orix (1936–2004)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Hankyu/Orix (1936–2004)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hankyu_Braves">Hankyu Braves</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Hankyu Braves"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The franchise that eventually became the Orix Buffaloes was founded in 1936 under the ownership of a Japanese railway company <a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Hankyu Railway">Hanshin Kyuko Railway Company</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">阪神急行電鉄</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Hanshin Kyuko Dentetsu</i></span>, present: <a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Hanshin_Holdings" title="Hankyu Hanshin Holdings">Hankyu Hanshin Holdings</a>, Inc.)</span>, as <b>Osaka Hankyu Baseball Club</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">大阪阪急野球協会</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ōsaka hankyū yakyū kyōkai</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>. Later nicknamed the <b>Hankyu Braves</b>, it was one of the first professional baseball teams in Japan, and the oldest surviving team in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a>. </p><p>In the early 1950s, the franchise made a dedicated effort to attract foreign talent, particularly <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> veterans of <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league baseball</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-BlackTokyo_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BlackTokyo-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including infielders <a href="/wiki/John_Britton_(baseball)" title="John Britton (baseball)">John Britton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Larry_Raines" title="Larry Raines">Larry Raines</a>, and pitchers <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Newberry" title="Jimmy Newberry">Jimmy Newberry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Gaines" title="Jonas Gaines">Jonas Gaines</a>. These players were the first Americans other than <a href="/wiki/Wally_Yonamine" title="Wally Yonamine">Wally Yonamine</a> to play <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. </p><p>Starting in the mid-1960s, the Braves became one of the dominant teams not only in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a> but in all of Japanese professional baseball. Between 1967 and 1972, the Hankyu Braves won the Pacific League pennant five times but lost the Japan Series each time against the <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a>. Manager <a href="/wiki/Yukio_Nishimoto" title="Yukio Nishimoto">Yukio Nishimoto</a> was known as "the great manager in tragedy" because of those losses. But the Hankyu Braves won Japan Series three times in a row from 1975, against the Tokyo Giants in 1976 and 1977, led by manager <a href="/wiki/Toshiharu_Ueda" title="Toshiharu Ueda">Toshiharu Ueda</a>. At that time, many good players in Japanese baseball history played for the Hankyu Braves, including pitcher <a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Yamada" title="Hisashi Yamada">Hisashi Yamada</a> and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Yutaka_Fukumoto" title="Yutaka Fukumoto">Yutaka Fukumoto</a>. </p><p>In the 1980s, the team still was a strong contender in the Pacific League, but lost the PL pennant to the <a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> every year except 1984; that year, the Braves fell to the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in the Japan Series in seven games. </p><p>On October 19, 1988, Hankyu Railway sold the franchise to the lease company Orient Lease (since 1989 known as Orix Group), in what was known as "the longest day of the Pacific League". The reason is that when the franchise sale occurred, the <a href="/wiki/Kintetsu_Buffaloes" class="mw-redirect" title="Kintetsu Buffaloes">Kintetsu Buffaloes</a> played the legendary "10.19" double-header for the Pacific League pennant, only to miss the pennant out because of the second game ending in a tie. For Kintetsu to win the pennant, they had to win both games in the doubleheader against the <a href="/wiki/Chiba_Lotte_Marines" title="Chiba Lotte Marines">Lotte Orions</a>. The sale was a surprise; at that time, it was much rarer for a Japanese professional baseball team to change owners, not to mention for a large company to sell one of its parts. In that case, Hankyu Railway was thought of as one of the big companies that would never need to do such a thing. The sale was also a surprise, given that prior to Hankyu founder <a href="/wiki/Ichiz%C5%8D_Kobayashi" title="Ichizō Kobayashi">Ichizo Kobayashi</a>'s death in 1957, he decreed that under any circumstances, Hankyu must never sell the Braves and the <a href="/wiki/Takarazuka_Revue" title="Takarazuka Revue">Takarazuka Revue</a>, both of which were passion projects of his. As it turned out, however, the Braves had to be sold in order for Hankyu to keep the Revue afloat. </p><p>The sale was not without two assurances: the team name would remain "Braves", and the franchise would stay in <a href="/wiki/Nishinomiya" title="Nishinomiya">Nishinomiya</a>. During the first two years of new ownership, the team was known as the <b>Orix Braves</b> and played in Nishinomiya. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="BlueWave">BlueWave</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: BlueWave"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1991, the team moved to <a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a> and became the <b>Orix BlueWave</b>. Orix put out a poll to decide the new name, and unsurprisingly, people voted Braves. It was said that Orix put out another poll and told fans "Braves" was not allowed. What made it worse was in that second poll, "Thunder" was the winning name, which fit the new color scheme (when Orix bought the team, they changed their colors from black and red to navy blue and gold), and because the team's batting lineup was named <i>Blue Thunder</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ブルーサンダー</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Burūsandā</i></span>)</span>. But, Orix went with "BlueWave". Longtime fans were shocked by these changes. One member of the Braves' cheering squad (応援団 <i>ouendan</i>) said that "the race was decided before the gun even went off".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another thing that did not make sense to fans was they were named BlueWave while playing in then-named Green Stadium (now <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Sports_Park_Baseball_Stadium" title="Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium">Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium</a>) in a city whose official color is green. However, since Nishinomiya and Kobe are close to one another, and the new home field of the team was better than the old one, most fans accepted the move, although with some nostalgia for the historic "Braves" name. The team was sometimes called <i>Aonami</i> or <i>Seiha</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">青波</span></span>)</span> by fans and the baseball media, which means "blue wave" in Japanese. </p><p>Led by <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> in 1995 and 1996, the Orix BlueWave won the Pacific League pennant. In 1996, they also won the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Series" title="Japan Series">Japan Series</a>. In 2001, Suzuki moved to the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> and led the Mariners to a <a href="/wiki/2001_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="2001 Seattle Mariners season">116 win season</a>, the most wins by an <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> team. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Orix_Buffaloes_(2005_to_present)"><span id="Orix_Buffaloes_.282005_to_present.29"></span>Orix Buffaloes (2005 to present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Orix Buffaloes (2005 to present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2004_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_realignment" title="2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment">2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment</a>, the BlueWave merged with the <a href="/wiki/Osaka_Kintetsu_Buffaloes" title="Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes">Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes</a>. The team struggled since its merger, only finishing in the top half (or A Class) of the Pacific league once from 2005 to 2013. In 2008, The Buffaloes finished second in the Pacific League, going 75–68–1 and finishing <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">2<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> games behind the <a href="/wiki/Saitama_Seibu_Lions" title="Saitama Seibu Lions">Saitama Seibu Lions</a>, but were swept by the <a href="/wiki/Hokkaido_Nippon_Ham_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters">Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters</a> at home in the first stage of the <a href="/wiki/Climax_Series" title="Climax Series">Climax Series</a>. After two seasons of finishing last in the Pacific League, they finished first in 2021, going 70–55–18. They swept the <a href="/wiki/Chiba_Lotte_Marines" title="Chiba Lotte Marines">Chiba Lotte Marines</a> in the final stage of the Climax Series to make their first Japan Series appearance since 1996. Ultimately, they were defeated by the <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Tokyo Yakult Swallows</a> in six games. In 2022, despite a rough start to the season, the Buffaloes finished 1st after a 5–2 win over the <a href="/wiki/Tohoku_Rakuten_Golden_Eagles" title="Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles">Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles</a> on the final day of the Pacific League regular season, combined with the <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> losing to the Marines, 5–2, at the same time the game was happening, and also because they had 5 more wins against the Hawks during the regular season, 15–10.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Buffaloes would defeat the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the Final Stage of the 2022 Pacific League Climax Series, 4 games to 1, which set up a rematch of the previous year's Japan Series, but this time the Buffaloes would exact revenge on the Swallows, defeating them 4 games to 2. Following that campaign, <a href="/wiki/Masataka_Yoshida" title="Masataka Yoshida">Masataka Yoshida</a> requested to be posted to MLB, and signed with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> that offseason. In 2023, an 86-53-4 record yielded them their 3rd straight Pacific League pennant, alongside Yamamoto winning his 3rd consecutive Triple Crown. They swept the <a href="/wiki/Chiba_Lotte_Marines" title="Chiba Lotte Marines">Chiba Lotte Marines</a> in the final stage of the Climax Series to make their third Japan Series appearance. But, the Buffaloes were defeated by the <a href="/wiki/Hanshin_Tigers" title="Hanshin Tigers">Hanshin Tigers</a> in seven games. <a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto" title="Yoshinobu Yamamoto">Yoshinobu Yamamoto</a>'s posting to MLB proved to be too much for the Buffaloes to handle, as without their legendary ace, the Buffaloes fell to a record of 63-77-3, ending the year in 5th place. Following that season, manager <a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Nakajima" title="Satoshi Nakajima">Satoshi Nakajima</a> announced he was stepping down after he failed to guide the Buffaloes to their 4th straight pennant. 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monospace">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Shota_Abe" title="Shota Abe">Shōta Abe</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">46</span> <a href="/wiki/Hitomi_Honda_(baseball)" title="Hitomi Honda (baseball)">Hitomi Honda</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">57</span> <a href="/wiki/Nobuyoshi_Yamada" title="Nobuyoshi Yamada">Nobuyoshi Yamada</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Suzuki_(baseball)" title="Hiroshi Suzuki (baseball)">Hiroshi Suzuki</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">96</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Taito_Takashima&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Taito Takashima (page does not exist)">Taito Takashima</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">98</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ry%C5%ABsei_Gonda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryūsei Gonda (page does not exist)">Ryūsei Gonda</a></li></ul> <p><b>Catchers</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">2</span> <a href="/wiki/Kenya_Wakatsuki" title="Kenya Wakatsuki">Kenya Wakatsuki</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">4</span> <a href="/wiki/Tomoya_Mori" title="Tomoya Mori">Tomoya Mori</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">37</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryo_Ishikawa_(baseball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryo Ishikawa (baseball) (page does not exist)">Ryō Ishikawa</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Yuma_Tongu" title="Yuma Tongu">Yūma Tongū</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Infielders</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">5</span> <a href="/wiki/Masahiro_Nishino" title="Masahiro Nishino">Masahiro Nishino</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">6</span> <a href="/wiki/Yuma_Mune" title="Yuma Mune">Yūma Mune</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Koji_Ohshiro" title="Koji Ohshiro">Kōji Ohshiro</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Kotaro_Kurebayashi" title="Kotaro Kurebayashi">Kōtarō Kurebayashi</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Taishi_Hirooka" title="Taishi Hirooka">Taishi Hirooka</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Tatsuya_Yamaashi" title="Tatsuya Yamaashi">Tatsuya Yamaashi</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">40</span> <a href="/wiki/Leandro_Cede%C3%B1o" title="Leandro Cedeño">Leandro Cedeño</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">64</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kosei_Ohsato&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kosei Ohsato (page does not exist)">Kōsei Ohsato</a></li></ul> <p><b>Outfielders</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">0</span> <a href="/wiki/Haruto_Watanabe" class="mw-redirect" title="Haruto Watanabe">Haruto Watanabe</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">1</span> <a href="/wiki/Shuhei_Fukuda_(baseball,_born_1992)" title="Shuhei Fukuda (baseball, born 1992)">Shūhei Fukuda</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">7</span> <a href="/wiki/Ryoma_Nishikawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryoma Nishikawa">Ryōma Nishikawa</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">61</span> <a href="/wiki/Tokumasa_Chano" title="Tokumasa Chano">Tokumasa Chano</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">99</span> <a href="/wiki/Yutaro_Sugimoto" title="Yutaro Sugimoto">Yūtarō Sugimoto</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p><p><b>Manager</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">71</span> <a href="/wiki/Mamoru_Kishida" title="Mamoru Kishida">Mamoru Kishida</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">88</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Katsumi_Mizumoto&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Katsumi Mizumoto (page does not exist)">Katsumi Mizumoto</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Head)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">76</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Naoyuki_Kazaoka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naoyuki Kazaoka (page does not exist)">Naoyuki Kazaoka</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(General fielding)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">75</span> <a href="/wiki/Kazuyuki_Atsuzawa" title="Kazuyuki Atsuzawa">Kazuyuki Atsuzawa</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Pitching)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">72</span> <a href="/wiki/Masafumi_Hirai" title="Masafumi Hirai">Masafumi Hirai</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Pitching)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">73</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rui_Makino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rui Makino (page does not exist)">Rui Makino</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Pitching)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">77</span> <a href="/wiki/Motoki_Higa" title="Motoki Higa">Motoki Higa</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Pitching)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">79</span> <a href="/wiki/Ryutaro_Tsuji" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryutaro Tsuji">Ryūtarō Tsuji</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Batting)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">83</span> <a href="/wiki/Eiichi_Koyano" title="Eiichi Koyano">Eiichi Koyano</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Batting)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">85</span> <a href="/wiki/Shinji_Takahashi_(baseball)" title="Shinji Takahashi (baseball)">Shinji Takahashi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Batting)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">77</span> <a href="/wiki/Eishin_Soyogi" title="Eishin Soyogi">Eishin Soyogi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Infield defense/base running)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">80</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shuhei_Kojima&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shuhei Kojima (page does not exist)">Shūhei Kojima</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Infield defense/base running)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">3</span> <a href="/wiki/Ryoichi_Adachi" title="Ryoichi Adachi">Ryōichi Adachi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Infield defense/base running)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">81</span> <a href="/wiki/So_Taguchi" title="So Taguchi">Sō Taguchi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Outfield defense/base running)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">70</span> <a href="/wiki/Yusuke_Matsui" title="Yusuke Matsui">Yūsuke Matsui</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Outfield defense/base running)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">87</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Toshio_Saitoh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Toshio Saitoh (page does not exist)">Toshio Saitoh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Battery)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">74</span> <a href="/wiki/Katsuki_Yamazaki" title="Katsuki Yamazaki">Katsuki Yamazaki</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Battery)</span></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b>Pitchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">00</span> <a href="/wiki/Anderson_Espinoza" title="Anderson Espinoza">Anderson Espinoza</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Shunpeita_Yamashita" title="Shunpeita Yamashita">Shunpeita Yamashita</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Kohei_Azuma" title="Kohei Azuma">Kōhei Azuma</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Yuki_Udagawa" title="Yuki Udagawa">Yūki Udagawa</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Yoshihisa_Hirano_(baseball)" title="Yoshihisa Hirano (baseball)">Yoshihisa Hirano</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Ryuhei_Sotani" title="Ryuhei Sotani">Ryūhei Sotani</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Soichiro_Yamazaki" title="Soichiro Yamazaki">Sōichirō Yamazaki</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">23</span> <a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dsei_Yoshida" title="Kōsei Yoshida">Kōsei Yoshida</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">26</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyosuke_Saitoh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kyosuke Saitoh (page does not exist)">Kyōsuke Saitoh</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Ryoga_Tomiyama" title="Ryoga Tomiyama">Ryōga Tomiyama</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">29</span> <a href="/wiki/Daiki_Tajima" title="Daiki Tajima">Daiki Tajima</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">35</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Seiry%C5%AB_Kotajima&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seiryū Kotajima (page does not exist)">Seiryū Kotajima</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Machado" title="Andrés Machado">Andrés Machado</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">48</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaisei_Tomatsu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kaisei Tomatsu (page does not exist)">Kaisei Tōmatsu</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">54</span> <a href="/wiki/Luis_Castillo_(pitcher,_born_1995)" title="Luis Castillo (pitcher, born 1995)">Luis Castillo</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Atsuya_Kogita" title="Atsuya Kogita">Atsuya Kogita</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Kazutomo_Iguchi" title="Kazutomo Iguchi">Kazutomo Iguchi</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">59</span> <a href="/wiki/Luis_Perdomo_(baseball,_born_1993)" title="Luis Perdomo (baseball, born 1993)">Luis Perdomo</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">93</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazuma_Satoh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kazuma Satoh (page does not exist)">Kazuma Satoh</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">94</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kento_Kawase&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kento Kawase (page does not exist)">Kento Kawase</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">95</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaito_Saiki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kaito Saiki (page does not exist)">Kaito Saiki</a></li></ul> <p><b>Catchers</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">32</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sho_Fukunaga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sho Fukunaga (page does not exist)">Shō Fukunaga</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">62</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shuna_Hori&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shuna Hori (page does not exist)">Shūna Hori</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b>Infielders</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">3</span> <a href="/wiki/Ryoichi_Adachi" title="Ryoichi Adachi">Ryōichi Adachi</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">8</span> <a href="/wiki/Marwin_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Marwin González">Marwin González</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">9</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tomoya_Noguchi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tomoya Noguchi (page does not exist)">Tomoya Noguchi</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">25</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ho_Naitoh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ho Naitoh (page does not exist)">Hō Naitoh</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Ryo_Ohta" title="Ryo Ohta">Ryō Ohta</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">34</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Seiya_Yokoyama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seiya Yokoyama (page does not exist)">Seiya Yokoyama</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">67</span> <a href="/wiki/Keita_Nakagawa" title="Keita Nakagawa">Keita Nakagawa</a></li></ul> <p><b>Outfielders</b> 　 </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">27</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kendai_Gen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kendai Gen (page does not exist)">Kendai Gen</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">33</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryu_Sugisawa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryu Sugisawa (page does not exist)">Ryū Sugisawa</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">38</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryoto_Kita&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryoto Kita (page does not exist)">Ryōto Kita</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">39</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryoma_Ikeda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryoma Ikeda (page does not exist)">Ryōma Ikeda</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">41</span> <a href="/wiki/Kodai_Sano_(baseball)" title="Kodai Sano (baseball)">Kōdai Sano</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">45</span> <a href="/wiki/Cody_Thomas" title="Cody Thomas">Cody Thomas</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">50</span> <a href="/wiki/Yuya_Oda" title="Yuya Oda">Yūya Oda</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Takahiro_Okada" title="Takahiro Okada">T-Okada</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p><p><b>Manager</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">89</span> <a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Kobayashi_(baseball)" title="Hiroshi Kobayashi (baseball)">Hiroshi Kobayashi</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">  </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Seiichiro_Nakagaki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seiichiro Nakagaki (page does not exist)">Seiichiro Nakagaki</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Patrol head)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">90</span> <a href="/wiki/Toshio_Haru" title="Toshio Haru">Toshio Haru</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Chief development)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">86</span> <a href="/wiki/Shintaro_Yoshida" title="Shintaro Yoshida">Shintarō Yoshida</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Development)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">84</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kohei_Suzuki_(infielder,_born_1991)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kohei Suzuki (infielder, born 1991) (page does not exist)">Kōhei Suzuki</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Development)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">91</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daisuke_Iida&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daisuke Iida (page does not exist)">Daisuke Iida</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Development)</span></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" style="background-color: #bbad38; color: #000320; text-align: center;"><b>Development Players</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">003</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yuito_Nakata&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yuito Nakata (page does not exist)">Yuito Nakata</a> (P)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">032</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaito_Iriyama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kaito Iriyama (page does not exist)">Kaito Iriyama</a> (P)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">041</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroto_Suga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hiroto Suga (page does not exist)">Hiroto Suga</a> (P)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">042</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaito_%C5%8Ce&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kaito Ōe (page does not exist)">Kaito Ōe</a> (P)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">043</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Riku_Miyaguni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Riku Miyaguni (page does not exist)">Riku Miyaguni</a> (P)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">044</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Taketo_Ashida&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Taketo Ashida (page does not exist)">Taketo Ashida</a> (P)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">122</span> <a href="/wiki/Ryota_Muranishi" title="Ryota Muranishi">Ryōta Muranishi</a> (P)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">123</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaede_Yokoyama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kaede Yokoyama (page does not exist)">Kaede Yokoyama</a> (P)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">128</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yuito_Mae&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yuito Mae (page does not exist)">Yuito Mae</a> (P)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">130</span> <a href="/wiki/Taiki_Ono" title="Taiki Ono">Taiki Ono</a> (P)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">135</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=K%C5%8Dsuke_Kawachi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kōsuke Kawachi (page does not exist)">Kōsuke Kawachi</a> (P)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">034</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ky%C5%8Dichir%C5%8D_Murakami&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kyōichirō Murakami (page does not exist)">Kyōichirō Murakami</a> (C)<br /></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">045</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=S%C5%8Dta_Kawano&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sōta Kawano (page does not exist)">Sōta Kawano</a> (IF)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">124</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jo_Endo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jo Endo (page does not exist)">Jo Endo</a> (IF)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">126</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazuya_Katsuki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kazuya Katsuki (page does not exist)">Kazuya Katsuki</a> (IF)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">153</span> <a href="/wiki/Sho_Gibo" title="Sho Gibo">Shō Gibo</a> (IF)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">004</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yamato_Hirano&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yamato Hirano (page does not exist)">Yamato Hirano</a> (OF)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">020</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Takayuki_Yamanaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takayuki Yamanaka (page does not exist)">Takayuki Yamanaka</a> (OF)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">123</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Motohide_Kinoshita&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Motohide Kinoshita (page does not exist)">Motohide Kinoshita</a> (OF)</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align: left;">Updated October 6, 2024 </td> <td colspan="4" style="text-align: right;">→ <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_team_rosters" title="List of current Nippon Professional Baseball team rosters">All NPB rosters</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Baseball_Hall_of_Famers">Baseball Hall of Famers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Baseball Hall of Famers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Elected mainly for Hankyu Braves service</i> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yutaka_Fukumoto" title="Yutaka Fukumoto">Yutaka Fukumoto</a>, CF, 1969–1988 (inducted 2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takao_Kajimoto" title="Takao Kajimoto">Takao Kajimoto</a>, P, 1954–1973 (inducted 2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Yamada" title="Hisashi Yamada">Hisashi Yamada</a>, P, 1969–1988 (inducted 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Yoneda" title="Tetsuya Yoneda">Tetsuya Yoneda</a>, P, 1956–1975 (inducted 2000)</li></ul> <p><i>Elected for service with other teams, as well as Hankyu and Orix</i> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hiromitsu_Kadota" title="Hiromitsu Kadota">Hiromitsu Kadota</a>, DH, 1989–1990 (inducted 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Futoshi_Nakanishi" title="Futoshi Nakanishi">Futoshi Nakanishi</a>, Head coach / Hitting coach, 1985–1990†, 1995–1997 (inducted 1999) †For Kintetsu Buffaloes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akira_%C5%8Cgi" class="mw-redirect" title="Akira Ōgi">Akira Ōgi</a>, MGR 1988–1992†, 1994–2001, 2005 (inducted 2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshiharu_Ueda" title="Toshiharu Ueda">Toshiharu Ueda</a>, MGR, 1974–1978, 1981–1990 (inducted 2003)</li></ul> <p><i>Elected mainly for Kintetsu Buffaloes service</i> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yukio_Nishimoto" title="Yukio Nishimoto">Yukio Nishimoto</a>, MGR 1974–1981 (inducted 1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keishi_Suzuki" title="Keishi Suzuki">Keishi Suzuki</a>, P, 1966–1985 (inducted 2002)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_former_players_and_managers">Notable former players and managers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notable former players and managers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>as Orix Buffaloes</i> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Brumbaugh" title="Cliff Brumbaugh">Cliff Brumbaugh</a> – RF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Karim_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Karim García">Karim García</a> – OF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Kiyohara" title="Kazuhiro Kiyohara">Kazuhiro Kiyohara</a></span></span> (清原和博) – 1B/3B</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chihiro_Kaneko" title="Chihiro Kaneko">Chihiro Kaneko</a> (金子千尋) – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chan_Ho_Park" title="Chan Ho Park">Park Chan Ho</a> – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dae-ho_Lee" title="Dae-ho Lee">Lee Dae-ho</a></span></span> – 1B</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hiroyuki_Nakajima" title="Hiroyuki Nakajima">Hiroyuki Nakajima</a> (中島裕之) – IF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Yoshitomo_Tani" title="Yoshitomo Tani">Yoshitomo Tani</a> (谷佳知) – OF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Yoshio_Itoi" title="Yoshio Itoi">Yoshio Itoi</a> (糸井嘉男) – OF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tomotaka_Sakaguchi" title="Tomotaka Sakaguchi">Tomotaka Sakaguchi</a> (坂口智隆) – OF/IF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Vogelsong" title="Ryan Vogelsong">Ryan Vogelsong</a> – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic"><img alt="Dominican Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Esteban_Germ%C3%A1n" title="Esteban Germán">Esteban Germán</a> – IF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Atsushi_Nomi" title="Atsushi Nomi">Atsushi Nomi</a> (能見篤史) – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Adam Jones (baseball)">Adam Jones</a> – OF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ryota_Ishioka" title="Ryota Ishioka">Ryota Ishioka</a> (石岡諒太) – IF, OF</span></span></li></ul> <p><i>as Orix BlueWave</i> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_Brown_(baseball)" title="Roosevelt Brown (baseball)">Roosevelt Brown</a> – OF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Doug_Jennings" title="Doug Jennings">Doug Jennings</a> – OF/1B</span></span> (also known as D.J)</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Koo_Dae-sung" class="mw-redirect" title="Koo Dae-sung">Koo Dae-sung</a> – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Yasuo_Fujii" title="Yasuo Fujii">Yasuo Fujii</a> (藤井康雄) – IF/OF </span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Junichi_Fukura" title="Junichi Fukura">Junichi Fukura</a> (福良淳一) – 2B</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Shigetoshi_Hasegawa" title="Shigetoshi Hasegawa">Shigetoshi Hasegawa</a> (長谷川滋利) – P</span></span> – formerly of the <a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Angels">Anaheim Angels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Troy_Neel" title="Troy Neel">Troy Neel</a> – 1B</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Donnels" title="Chris Donnels">Chris Donnels</a> – 3B</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Mac_Suzuki" title="Mac Suzuki">Mac Suzuki</a> (マック鈴木) – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Masafumi_Hirai" title="Masafumi Hirai">Masafumi Hirai</a> (平井正史) – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Takahito_Nomura" title="Takahito Nomura">Takahito Nomura</a> (野村貴仁) – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Nakajima" title="Satoshi Nakajima">Satoshi Nakajima</a> (中嶋聡) – C </span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Punch_Sato&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Punch Sato (page does not exist)">Kazuhiro Sato</a> (佐藤和弘) (also known as "Punch" Sato) (パンチ佐藤), OF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Koichi_Oshima" title="Koichi Oshima">Koichi Oshima</a> (大島公一) – 2B</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Lang-ja:_%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8%E4%B8%80%E6%9C%97&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lang-ja: 鈴木一朗 (page does not exist)">鈴木一朗</a>), イチロー – OF</span></span> – of the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> of MLB's <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/So_Taguchi" title="So Taguchi">So Taguchi</a> (田口壮) – IF, OF</span></span></li></ul> <p><i>as Kintetsu (and Osaka Kintetsu) Buffaloes</i> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Manuel" title="Charlie Manuel">Charlie Manuel</a> – OF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Norihiro_Nakamura" title="Norihiro Nakamura">Norihiro Nakamura</a> (中村紀洋) – IF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Masahiro_Doi" title="Masahiro Doi">Masahiro Doi</a> (土井正博) – OF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shintaro_Yamasaki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shintaro Yamasaki (page does not exist)">Shintaro Yamasaki</a> (山崎慎太郎) – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hideo_Nomo" title="Hideo Nomo">Hideo Nomo</a> (野茂英雄) – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Keishi_Suzuki" title="Keishi Suzuki">Keishi Suzuki</a> (鈴木啓示) – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Rhodes" title="Tuffy Rhodes">Tuffy Rhodes</a> – OF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Masato_Yoshii" title="Masato Yoshii">Masato Yoshii</a> (吉井理人) – P</span></span></li></ul> <p><i>as Hankyu (and Orix) Braves</i> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Mitsuhiro_Adachi" title="Mitsuhiro Adachi">Mitsuhiro Adachi</a> (足立光宏) – P </span></span> – underhanded big-game pitcher who defeated the <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba"><img alt="Cuba" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Flag_of_Cuba.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Barbon" title="Roberto Barbon">Roberto Barbon</a> – IF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yutaro_Imai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yutaro Imai (page does not exist)">Yutaro Imai</a> (今井雄太郎) – P </span></span> – once pitched a perfect game</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hideji_Kato" class="mw-redirect" title="Hideji Kato">Hideji Kato</a> (加藤英司) – 1B</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Lesley" title="Brad Lesley">Brad "Animal" Lesley</a> – P</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela"><img alt="Venezuela" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/23px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/35px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/45px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Marcano" title="Bobby Marcano">Bobby Marcano</a> – IF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hiromi_Matsunaga_(baseball)" title="Hiromi Matsunaga (baseball)">Hiromi Matsunaga</a> (松永浩美) – 3B</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Tokuji_Nagaike" title="Tokuji Nagaike">Tokuji Nagaike</a> (長池徳士) – OF </span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Kazuhiko_Ishimine" title="Kazuhiko Ishimine">Kazuhiko Ishimine</a> (石嶺和彦) – OF </span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Yutaka_Fukumoto" title="Yutaka Fukumoto">Yutaka Fukumoto</a>（福本豊）– OF </span></span> – steal the most bases in NPB up to now</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Nobuyuki_Hoshino" title="Nobuyuki Hoshino">Nobuyuki Hoshino</a> (星野伸之) – P </span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Takao_Kajimoto" title="Takao Kajimoto">Takao Kajimoto</a> (梶本隆夫) – P </span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=K%C5%8Dji_Minoda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kōji Minoda (page does not exist)">Koji Minoda</a> (簑田浩二) – OF </span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Yoshinori_Sato_(baseball,_born_1954)" title="Yoshinori Sato (baseball, born 1954)">Yoshinori Sato</a> (佐藤義則) – P </span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Yamada" title="Hisashi Yamada">Hisashi Yamada</a> (山田久志) – P </span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Spencer" title="Daryl Spencer">Daryl Spencer</a> – IF</span></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Wells_(baseball)" title="Greg Wells (baseball)">Greg "Boomer" Wells</a> – 1B </span></span> (the first non-Japanese triple crown hitter in NPB history<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Masafumi_Yamamori&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Masafumi Yamamori (page does not exist)">Masafumi Yamamori</a> (山森雅文) – OF </span></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="MLB_players">MLB players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: MLB players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Active: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Masataka_Yoshida" title="Masataka Yoshida">Masataka Yoshida</a> (beginning 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto" title="Yoshinobu Yamamoto">Yoshinobu Yamamoto</a> (beginning 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marwin_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Marwin González">Marwin González</a> (beginning 2023)</li></ul> <p>Former: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Adam Jones (baseball)">Adam Jones</a> (2020–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Suzuki" title="Mac Suzuki">Mac Suzuki</a> (2003–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Butler" title="Joey Butler">Joey Butler</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hideo_Nomo" title="Hideo Nomo">Hideo Nomo</a> (1990–1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shigetoshi_Hasegawa" title="Shigetoshi Hasegawa">Shigetoshi Hasegawa</a> (1990–1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masao_Kida" title="Masao Kida">Masao Kida</a> (1998, 2000–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/So_Taguchi" title="So Taguchi">So Taguchi</a> (1992–2001, 2010–2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koo_Dae-Sung" class="mw-redirect" title="Koo Dae-Sung">Koo Dae-Sung</a> (2001–2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Rhodes" title="Tuffy Rhodes">Tuffy Rhodes</a> (2007–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Meneses" title="Joey Meneses">Joey Meneses</a> (2018–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> (1992–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Park_Chan_Ho" class="mw-redirect" title="Park Chan Ho">Park Chan Ho</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshihisa_Hirano_(baseball)" title="Yoshihisa Hirano (baseball)">Yoshihisa Hirano</a> (2018–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Dickson" title="Brandon Dickson">Brandon Dickson</a> (2013–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masato_Yoshii" title="Masato Yoshii">Masato Yoshii</a> (1997–2002)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Managers">Managers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Managers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;white-space:nowrap; font-size: small;"> <tbody><tr> <th><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th>Years<br />in office </th> <th><abbr title="Year">YR</abbr> </th> <th>Managers </th> <th><abbr title="Games">G</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Winning percentage">Win%</abbr> </th> <th>Pacific League<br />championships </th> <th>Japan Series<br />championships </th> <th>Playoff<br />berths </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>1936 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Miyake, Daisuke"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daisuke_Miyake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daisuke Miyake (page does not exist)">Daisuke Miyake</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>48 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.596 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>1937 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Miyake, Daisuke"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daisuke_Miyake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daisuke Miyake (page does not exist)">Daisuke Miyake</a></span></span></span>,<br /><span data-sort-value="Murakami, Minoru"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minoru_Murakami&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minoru Murakami (page does not exist)">Minoru Murakami</a></span></span></span> (1st) </td> <td>105 </td> <td>45 </td> <td>55 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>.445 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>1938 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Yamashita, Minoru"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minoru_Yamashita&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minoru Yamashita (page does not exist)">Minoru Yamashita</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>75 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.583 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>1939 </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Yamashita, Minoru"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minoru_Yamashita&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minoru Yamashita (page does not exist)">Minoru Yamashita</a></span></span></span>,<br /><span data-sort-value="Murakami, Minoru"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minoru_Murakami&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minoru Murakami (page does not exist)">Minoru Murakami</a></span></span></span> (2nd) </td> <td>96 </td> <td>58 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><b>.617</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>1940–1942 </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Inokawa, Toshiharu"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Toshiharu_Inokawa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Toshiharu Inokawa (page does not exist)">Toshiharu Inokawa</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>294 </td> <td>163 </td> <td>119 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>.578 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>1943–1947 </td> <td>4 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nishimura, Masao"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masao_Nishimura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Masao Nishimura (page does not exist)">Masao Nishimura</a></span></span></span> (1st) </td> <td>343 </td> <td>159 </td> <td>175 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>.476 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>1948–<a href="/wiki/1953_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1953 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1953</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hamazaki, Shinji"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shinji_Hamazaki" title="Shinji Hamazaki">Shinji Hamazaki</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>720 </td> <td>342 </td> <td>357 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>.489 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1954_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1954</a>–<a href="/wiki/1956_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1956</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nishimura, Masao"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masao_Nishimura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Masao Nishimura (page does not exist)">Masao Nishimura</a></span></span></span> (2nd) </td> <td>436 </td> <td>234 </td> <td>194 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>.547 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1957_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1957</a>–<a href="/wiki/1958_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1958 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1958</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Fujimoto, Sadayoshi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sadayoshi_Fujimoto" title="Sadayoshi Fujimoto">Sadayoshi Fujimoto</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>262 </td> <td>144 </td> <td>106 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>.576 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1959_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1959</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Fujimoto, Sadayoshi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sadayoshi_Fujimoto" title="Sadayoshi Fujimoto">Sadayoshi Fujimoto</a></span></span></span>,<br /><span data-sort-value="Tokura, Katsuki"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Katsuki_Tokura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Katsuki Tokura (page does not exist)">Katsuki Tokura</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>134 </td> <td>48 </td> <td>82 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>.369 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1960_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1960 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1960</a>–<a href="/wiki/1962_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1962</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Tokura, Katsuki"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Katsuki_Tokura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Katsuki Tokura (page does not exist)">Katsuki Tokura</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>407 </td> <td>178 </td> <td>219 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>.448 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1963 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1963</a>–<a href="/wiki/1973_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1973 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1973</a> </td> <td><b>11</b> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nishimoto, Yukio"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Yukio_Nishimoto" title="Yukio Nishimoto">Yukio Nishimoto</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><b>1,492</b> </td> <td><b>792</b> </td> <td><b>655</b> </td> <td>45 </td> <td>.547 </td> <td><b>5 times</b><br />(<a href="/wiki/1967_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1967</a>, <a href="/wiki/1968_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1968</a>, <a href="/wiki/1969_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1969</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/1971_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1971</a>, <a href="/wiki/1972_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1972</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td>1 (<a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1973</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1974 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1974</a>–<a href="/wiki/1978_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1978 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1978</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ueda, Toshiharu"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Toshiharu_Ueda" title="Toshiharu Ueda">Toshiharu Ueda</a></span></span></span> (1st) </td> <td>650 </td> <td>363 </td> <td>245 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>.597 </td> <td>4 times<br />(<a href="/wiki/1975_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1975</a>, <a href="/wiki/1976_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1976</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/1977_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1977</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1978 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1978</a>) </td> <td><b>3 times</b><br />(<a href="/wiki/1975_Japan_Series" title="1975 Japan Series">1975</a>, <a href="/wiki/1976_Japan_Series" title="1976 Japan Series">1976</a>, <a href="/wiki/1977_Japan_Series" title="1977 Japan Series">1977</a>) </td> <td><b>3 times</b><br />(<a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1974</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1975</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1977</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1979 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1979</a>–<a href="/wiki/1980_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1980 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1980</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kajimoto, Takao"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Takao_Kajimoto" title="Takao Kajimoto">Takao Kajimoto</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>260 </td> <td>133 </td> <td>111 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>.545 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 (<a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1979</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1981 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1981</a>–<a href="/wiki/1990_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1990 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1990</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ueda, Toshiharu"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Toshiharu_Ueda" title="Toshiharu Ueda">Toshiharu Ueda</a></span></span></span> (2nd) </td> <td>1,300 </td> <td>664 </td> <td>572 </td> <td><b>64</b> </td> <td>.537 </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/1984_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1984 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1984</a>) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1991 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1991</a>–<a href="/wiki/1993_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1993 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1993</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Doi, Shozo"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shozo_Doi" title="Shozo Doi">Shozo Doi</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>390 </td> <td>195 </td> <td>183 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>.516 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1994 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1994</a>–<a href="/wiki/2001_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2001 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2001</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ohgi, Akira"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Akira_Ohgi" title="Akira Ohgi">Akira Ohgi</a></span></span></span> (1st) </td> <td>1,070 </td> <td>563 </td> <td>481 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>.539 </td> <td>2 (<a href="/wiki/1995_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1995 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/1996_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1996</a>) </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/1996_Japan_Series" title="1996 Japan Series">1996</a>) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2002</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ishige, Hiromichi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hiromichi_Ishige" title="Hiromichi Ishige">Hiromichi Ishige</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>140 </td> <td>50 </td> <td>87 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.365 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2003 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2003</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ishige, Hiromichi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hiromichi_Ishige" title="Hiromichi Ishige">Hiromichi Ishige</a></span></span></span>,<br /><span data-sort-value="Lee, Leon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Leon_Lee" title="Leon Lee">Leon Lee</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>140 </td> <td>48 </td> <td>88 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>.353 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2004 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2004</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ihara, Haruki"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Haruki_Ihara" title="Haruki Ihara">Haruki Ihara</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>133 </td> <td>49 </td> <td>82 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.374 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2005 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2005</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ohgi, Akira"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Akira_Ohgi" title="Akira Ohgi">Akira Ohgi</a></span></span></span> (2nd) </td> <td>136 </td> <td>62 </td> <td>70 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>.470 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2006</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nakamura, Katsuhiro"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Katsuhiro_Nakamura" title="Katsuhiro Nakamura">Katsuhiro Nakamura</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>136 </td> <td>52 </td> <td>81 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.391 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2007 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2007</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Collins, Terry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Collins" title="Terry Collins">Terry Collins</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>144 </td> <td>62 </td> <td>77 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>.446 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2008</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Collins, Terry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Collins" title="Terry Collins">Terry Collins</a></span></span></span>,<br /><span data-sort-value="Oishi, Daijiro"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Daijiro_Oishi" title="Daijiro Oishi">Daijiro Oishi</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>144 </td> <td>75 </td> <td>68 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.524 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/2008_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2008 Pacific League Climax Series">2008</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2009</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Oishi, Daijiro"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Daijiro_Oishi" title="Daijiro Oishi">Daijiro Oishi</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>144 </td> <td>56 </td> <td>86 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.394 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2010</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2012 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2012</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Okada, Akinobu"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Akinobu_Okada" title="Akinobu Okada">Akinobu Okada</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>432 </td> <td>195 </td> <td>216 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>.474 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2013 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2013</a>–<a href="/wiki/2015_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2015 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2015</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Moriwaki, Hiroshi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Moriwaki" title="Hiroshi Moriwaki">Hiroshi Moriwaki</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>431 </td> <td>207 </td> <td>215 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>.491 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/2014_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2014 Pacific League Climax Series">2014</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2016</a>–<a href="/wiki/2018_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2018 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2018</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Fukura, Junichi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Junichi_Fukura" title="Junichi Fukura">Junichi Fukura</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>429 </td> <td>185 </td> <td>235 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>.440 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2019 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2019</a>–<a href="/wiki/2020_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2020 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2020</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nishimura, Norifumi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Norifumi_Nishimura" title="Norifumi Nishimura">Norifumi Nishimura</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>263 </td> <td>106 </td> <td>143 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>.426 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2021 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2021</a>–<a href="/wiki/2024_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2024</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nakajima, Satoshi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Nakajima" title="Satoshi Nakajima">Satoshi Nakajima</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>639 </td> <td>324 </td> <td>285 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>.532 </td> <td>3 (<a href="/wiki/2021_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2021 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2021</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2022 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2022</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2023</a>) </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/2022_Japan_Series" title="2022 Japan Series">2022</a>) </td> <td>3 (<a href="/wiki/2021_Japan_Series" title="2021 Japan Series">2021</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_Japan_Series" title="2022 Japan Series">2022</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2023</a>) </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center"><b>Totals</b> </th> <th>86 seasons</th> <th></th> <th>24 managers</th> <th>11,250</th> <th>5,543</th> <th>5,297</th> <th>410</th> <th>.511</th> <th>14 times</th> <th>4 times</th> <th>9 times </th></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Statistics current through the end of the <a href="/wiki/2023_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2023</a> season.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Theme_song">Theme song</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Theme song"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Buffaloes' current theme song is "<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKY_(MEGA_STOPPER%E3%81%AE%E6%9B%B2)" class="extiw" title="ja:SKY (MEGA STOPPERの曲)">Sky</a>" by Japanese band <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEGA_STOPPER" class="extiw" title="ja:MEGA STOPPER">Mega Stopper</a>. The song was first used in 2005. Another version that is used is sung by the club's cheerleading squad, BsGirls. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mascots">Mascots</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Mascots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>1981 until 1990</dt> <dd> <ul><li>Bravey<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ブレービー</span></span>)</span> #100, a large bird</li> <li>Yuta<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">勇太</span></span>)</span> #101, a younger bird</li> <li>Braves Boy<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ブレーブス坊や</span></span>)</span>, a baseball-headed warrior</li></ul></dd></dl> <dl><dt>1991 until 2010</dt> <dd> <ul><li>Neppie<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ネッピー</span></span>)</span> #111, a young boy</li> <li>Ripsea<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">リプシー</span></span>)</span> #222, a young girl</li></ul></dd></dl> <dl><dt>since 2011</dt> <dd> <ul><li>Buffalo Bull<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">バッファローブル</span></span>)</span> #111, a male hybrid of oryx and buffalo, Bell's brother</li> <li>Buffalo Bell<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">バッファローベル</span></span>)</span> #222, a female hybrid of oryx and buffalo, Bull's sister</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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<ul><li>Established in <b><a href="/wiki/1936_in_baseball" title="1936 in baseball"><span style="color:#000320">1936</span></a></b></li> <li>Formerly the <b>Hankyu Club</b>, the <b>Hankyu Braves</b>, the <b>Orix Braves</b>, and the <b>Orix BlueWave</b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka"><span style="color:#000320">Osaka, Osaka Prefecture</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:10em">The Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Orix_Buffaloes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="History of the Orix Buffaloes (page does not exist)">History</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes_seasons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Orix Buffaloes seasons (page does not exist)">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orix_Buffaloes_team_records&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Orix Buffaloes team records (page does not exist)">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Orix_Buffaloes_players" title="Category:Orix Buffaloes players">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Orix_Buffaloes_managers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Orix Buffaloes managers (page does not exist)">Managers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:10em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_stadiums" title="List of Nippon Professional Baseball stadiums"><span style="color:#000320">Ballparks</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takarazuka_Stadium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takarazuka Stadium (page does not exist)">Takarazuka Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hankyu_Nishinomiya_Stadium" title="Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium">Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Sports_Park_Baseball_Stadium" title="Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium">Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyocera_Dome_Osaka" title="Kyocera Dome Osaka">Kyocera Dome Osaka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:10em">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/Yoshihiko_Miyauchi" title="Yoshihiko Miyauchi">Yoshihiko Miyauchi</a></li> <li>Management: <a href="/wiki/Orix" title="Orix">Orix</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Nakajima" title="Satoshi Nakajima">Satoshi Nakajima</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Japan_Series" title="Japan Series"><span style="color:#000320">Japan Series</span></a> championships (5)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_Japan_Series" title="1975 Japan Series">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Japan_Series" title="1976 Japan Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Japan_Series" title="1977 Japan Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Japan_Series" title="1996 Japan Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Japan_Series" title="2022 Japan Series">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League"><span style="color:#000320">Pacific League</span></a> championships (15)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1967_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1967 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1968 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1975 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1978 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1984 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1995 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2021 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2022 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2023 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:10em"><a href="/wiki/Climax_Series" title="Climax Series"><span style="color:#000320">Playoff</span></a> berths (10)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Pacific_League_Playoffs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 Pacific League Playoffs (page does not exist)">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2008 Pacific League Climax Series">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2014 Pacific League Climax Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2021 Pacific League Climax Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2022 Pacific League Climax Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Pacific_League_Climax_Series" title="2023 Pacific League Climax Series">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;background-color: #000320 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #bbad38, inset -2px -2px 0 #bbad38; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(88)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (88)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 ·</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=1936_Hankyu_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936 Hankyu Club season (page does not exist)">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_Hankyu_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1937 Hankyu Club season (page does not exist)"> 1937</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938_Hankyu_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938 Hankyu Club season (page does not exist)">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_Hankyu_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1939 Hankyu Club season (page does not exist)">1939</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Hankyu_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1940 Hankyu Club season (page does not exist)">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1941_Hankyu_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1941 Hankyu Club season (page does not exist)">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1942_Hankyu_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1942 Hankyu Club season (page does not exist)">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_Hankyu_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1943 Hankyu Club season (page does not exist)">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Hankyu_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1944 Hankyu Club season (page does not exist)">1944</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1945</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_Hankyu_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 Hankyu Club season (page does not exist)">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1955 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1957_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1957 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1959 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1960 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1964 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1965_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1965 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1966</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1967</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1968</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1969 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1969</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1970 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1970</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1971 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1971</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1972 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1972</a></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1975</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1976</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1977</a></b></i></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1978</a></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 !important; color: #000320 !important; ;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1983</a></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1984</a></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1985 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1987 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Hankyu_Braves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1988 Hankyu Braves season (page does not exist)">1988</a></li> <li><a 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title="2014 Orix Buffaloes season (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Orix_Buffaloes_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 Orix Buffaloes season (page does not exist)">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Orix_Buffaloes_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2016 Orix Buffaloes season (page does not exist)">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Orix_Buffaloes_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2017 Orix Buffaloes season (page does not exist)">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Orix_Buffaloes_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2018 Orix Buffaloes season (page does not exist)">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Orix_Buffaloes_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2019 Orix Buffaloes season (page does not exist)">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #bbad38 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