Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nippon_Professional_Baseball_(NPB)
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NPB
gptkbp:All-Star NBA All-Star Game
gptkbp:championships Japan Series
gptkbp:commissioner gptkb:Sadayuki_Sakakibara
gptkbp:competition gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkb:Chinese_Professional_Baseball_League
gptkb:Korean_Baseball_Organization
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:currentChampion gptkb:Hanshin_Tigers
gptkbp:draftSystem NPB Draft
gptkbp:foreignPlayerLimit 4 per team active roster
gptkbp:founded 1950
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:NPB_Organization
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)
gptkbp:language Japanese
gptkbp:league gptkb:Central_League
gptkb:Pacific_League
gptkbp:logo NPB logo
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:NPB-kun
gptkbp:minorLeague gptkb:Eastern_League
gptkb:Western_League
gptkbp:mostTitles gptkb:Yomiuri_Giants
gptkbp:notableEvent 2004 players' strike
introduction of Climax Series in 2007
introduction of interleague play in 2005
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Ichiro_Suzuki
gptkb:Shohei_Ohtani
gptkb:Hideo_Nomo
gptkb:Hideki_Matsui
gptkb:Sadaharu_Oh
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 12
gptkbp:officialBall gptkb:Mizuno
gptkbp:officialBallpark gptkb:Fukuoka_PayPay_Dome
gptkb:Koshien_Stadium
gptkb:Nagoya_Dome
gptkb:Tokyo_Dome
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://npb.jp/
gptkbp:recordAttendance over 25 million per season
gptkbp:salaryCap no official salary cap
gptkbp:seasonDuration March to October
gptkbp:seasonFormat regular season
playoffs
gptkbp:sport gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:televisionPartner gptkb:Fuji_TV
gptkb:NHK
gptkb:Nippon_TV
gptkb:TBS
gptkb:TV_Asahi
gptkb:TV_Tokyo
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Okayama_Rivets
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8