Softbank, No. 1 in Japan for second consecutive year, complete postseason victory - Professional Baseball Japan Series

Softbank, a professional baseball team, defeated DeNA 4-2 in the fourth game of the Japan Series held at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka on the 28th, becoming the best team in Japan for the second consecutive year. The match record is 4 wins and 0 losses. This is his 13th Japan Series victory, including his previous years with Nankai and Daiei.

Under coach Hiroki Kokubo, who was in his third year in charge, the team won three consecutive Pacific League titles and became number one in Japan with seven straight wins, unscathed from the Climax Series (CS). This is the first time since Softbank, led by manager Kimiyasu Kudo in 2020, has not lost a single game in the postseason, including CS.

◇Short history of Softbank baseball team

Its predecessor was Nankai, founded in 1938. Led by manager Tsuruoka (then Yamamoto) since 1946 when they were in the 1st league, they had won 11 league championships up to 1968, including their first victory in the same year. In 1989, it became Daiei and moved its headquarters from Osaka to Fukuoka. After a period of stagnation, in 1999 they won the league title for the first time in 26 years under coach Sadaharu Oh, and became number one in Japan for the first time in 35 years. Became part of Softbank in 2005, and between 10 and 20, they won the league six times and were number one in Japan seven times. This season, coach Yuki Kokubo, who is in his third year in charge, led the team to their third straight league title and number one in Japan for the second consecutive year.