Pacific League
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The Pacific League (パシフィック・リーグ, Pashifikku Rīgu), or Pa League (パ・リーグ, Pa Rīgu), or the Persol Pacific League (パーソル パシフィック・リーグ), due to sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship competes against the winner in the Central League for the annual Japan Series. It currently consists of six teams from around Japan.
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This article is about the Japanese major league. For the Mexican winter league, see Mexican Pacific League. For the American minor league, see Pacific Coast League. For the California league, see Pacific League (California).
Quick Facts Sport, Founded ...
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | November 26, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-11-26) as Taiheiyo Baseball Union in Tokyo |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | Japan |
Most recent champion(s) | Orix Buffaloes (15th title) |
Most titles | Saitama Seibu Lions (23) |
Official website | NPB.jp/pl |
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