2018 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | March 30 – November 3 |
Number of games | 143 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Central League Pennant | |
League champions | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
Runners-up | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
Season MVP | Yoshihiro Maru (Toyo) |
Pacific League Pennant | |
League champions | Saitama Seibu Lions |
Runners-up | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
Season MVP | Hotaka Yamakawa (Seibu) |
Climax Series | |
CL champions | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
CL runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
PL champions | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
PL runners-up | Saitama Seibu Lions |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
Runners-up | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
Finals MVP | Takuya Kai (SoftBank) |
The 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 69th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.