2025 Nippon Professional Baseball season

2025 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 28 – October 2
Number of games143
Number of teams12
Central League pennant
Pacific League pennant
Climax Series
Japan Series
NPB seasons
2026 →

The 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 76th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950 and the 90th anniversary of the founding of professional baseball in Japan. There are 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.

The Yokohama DeNA BayStars entered the season as the defending champions.

Regular season standings

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2025 Central League regular season standings[1]
Pos Team GTooltip Games played W L T Pct. GBTooltip Games behind Home Road
1 Hanshin Tigers 64 35 27 2 .565 16–13–1 19–14–1
2 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 62 31 28 3 .525 17–9–2 14–19–1
3 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 61 30 29 2 .508 19–8–1 11–21–1
4 Yomiuri Giants 64 31 31 2 .500 4 19–9–0 12–22–2
5 Chunichi Dragons 63 29 32 2 .475 17–10–1 12–22–1
6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 59 18 39 2 .316 14½ 11–15–1 7–24–1
2025 Pacific League regular season standings[2]
Pos Team GTooltip Games played W L T Pct. GBTooltip Games behind Home Road
1 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 63 36 25 2 .590 19–17–0 17–8–2
2 Orix Buffaloes 61 32 26 3 .552 18–14–2 14–12–1
3 Saitama Seibu Lions 62 34 28 0 .548 22–13–0 12–15–0
4 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 62 32 27 3 .542 3 17–16–2 15–11–1
5 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 62 29 32 1 .475 7 16–17–1 13–15–0
6 Chiba Lotte Marines 59 23 36 0 .390 12 14–14–0 9–22–0

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "2025 Central League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Pacific League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 16, 2025.