2025 Nippon Professional Baseball season

This article is about the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2025 in baseball.
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

The 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 76th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950. 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

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 2½ 17–9–2 14–19–1
3 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 61 30 29 2 .508 3½ 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 5½ 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 2½ 18–14–2 14–12–1
3 Saitama Seibu Lions 62 34 28 0 .548 2½ 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

Interleague

2025 regular season interleague standings[3]
Pos Team GTooltip Games played W L T Pct. GBTooltip Games behind Home Road
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks† 18 12 5 1 .706 — 7–1–1 5–4
2 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 18 11 7 0 .611 1½ 6–3 5–4
3 Orix Buffaloes 18 11 7 0 .611 1½ 7–2 4–5
4 Saitama Seibu Lions 18 10 8 0 .556 2½ 7–2 3–6
5 Chiba Lotte Marines 18 10 8 0 .556 2½ 7–2 3–6
6 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 18 9 8 1 .529 3 5–4 4–4–1
7 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 18 9 9 0 .500 3½ 6–3 3–6
8 Hanshin Tigers 18 8 10 0 .444 4½ 6–3 2–7
9 Chunichi Dragons 18 8 10 0 .444 4½ 5–4 3–6
10 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 18 7 11 0 .389 5½ 4–5 3–6
11 Yomiuri Giants 18 6 11 1 .353 6 5–4 1–7–1
12 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 18 5 12 1 .294 7 3–5−1 2–7
 †  Interleague champion

League leaders

(Updated through July 21)

Central League

Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Kaito Kozono (HIR) .294
OPS Teruaki Satō (HAN) .943
HR 25
RBI 64
R Shōta Morishita (HAN) 53
H Kōji Chikamoto (HAN) 109
SB 23
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W Katsuki Azuma (YKO) 10
L Masato Morishita (HIR) 10
ERA Foster Griffin (YOM) 0.75
K Jon Duplantier (HAN) 109
IP Masato Morishita (HIR) 123.0
SV Raidel Martínez (YOM) 28
WHIP Jon Duplantier (HAN) 0.81

Pacific League

Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Itsuki Murabayashi (TOH)
Ryōma Nishikawa (ORX) 		.314
OPS Franmil Reyes (NPN) 0.874
HR 20
RBI 56
R Manaya Nishikawa (SEI) 40
H Itsuki Murabayashi (TOH) 96
SB Ukyo Shuto (FKA)
Hiroto Kobukata (TOH) 		25
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W Hiromi Itoh (NPN) 10
L Takahisa Hayakawa (TOH) 7
ERA Liván Moinelo (FKA) 1.27
K Tatsuya Imai (SEI) 119
IP Hiromi Itoh (NPN) 117.2
SV Kaima Taira (SEI) 21
WHIP Tatsuya Imai (SEI) 0.88

Foreign player signings

The following list includes players formerly playing for other professional baseball leagues who signed with NPB teams during and prior to the 2025 season.

Date Player NPB team Former team Source
July 15, 2025 Shintaro Fujinami (RHP) Yokohama DeNA BayStars Seattle Mariners (MLB) [4]
July 14, 2025 Grant Hartwig (RHP Hanshin Tigers New York Mets (MLB) [5]
July 11, 2025 Michael Chavis (IF) Chunichi Dragons Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) [6]
J. D. Davis (IF) Seibu Lions Los Angeles Angels (MLB) [7]
June 22, 2025 Luke Voit (IF) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagle Tigres de Quintana Roo (LMB) [8]
May 22, 2025 Oscar Gonzalez (OF) San Diego Padres (MLB) [9]
February 16, 2025 Pedro Avila (RHP) Tokyo Yakult Swallows Cleveland Guardians (MLB) [10]
February 9, 2025 Austin Voth (RHP) Chiba Lotte Marines Seattle Mariners (MLB) [11]
February 6, 2025 Yunior Marte (RHP) Chunichi Dragons [12]
January 26, 2025 Trevor Bauer (RHP) Yokohama DeNA BayStars Diablos Rojos del Mexico (LMB) [13]
January 11, 2025 Edward Olivares (OF) Orix Buffaloes New York Mets (MLB) [14]
January 10, 2025 Jordan Díaz (IF) Athletics (MLB) [15]
January 9, 2025 Tyler Nevin (IF) Seibu Lions [16]
January 6, 2025 Trey Wingenter (RHP) Chicago Cubs (MLB) [17]
December 20, 2024 Nick Nelson (RHP) Hanshin Tigers Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) [18]
December 18, 2024 Naoyuki Uwasawa (RHP) SoftBank Hawks Boston Red Sox (MLB) [19]
December 17, 2024 Trey Cabbage (1B/OF) Yomiuri Giants Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB) [20]
December 16, 2024 Jon Duplantier (RHP) Hanshin Tigers Milwaukee Brewers (MLB) [21]
December 15, 2024 Kyle Muller (LHP) Chunichi Dragons Athletics (MLB) [22]
December 14, 2024 Peter Lambert (RHP) Yakult Swallows Colorado Rockies (MLB) [23]
December 13, 2024 Bryan Sammons (LHP) Chiba Lotte Marines Detroit Tigers (MLB) [24]
December 10, 2024 Spencer Howard (RHP) Rakuten Eagles San Francisco Giants (MLB) [25]
December 9, 2024 Mike Baumann (RHP) Yakult Swallows Miami Marlins (MLB) [26]
December 4, 2024 Tayron Guerrero (RHP) Chiba Lotte Marines Los Angeles Angels (MLB) [27]
November 30, 2024 Emmanuel Ramirez (RHP) Seibu Lions Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) [28]
Jason Vosler (IF) Chunichi Dragons Seattle Mariners (MLB) [29]
November 20, 2024 Sandro Fabian (OF) Hiroshima Toyo Carp Texas Rangers (MLB) [30]
November 8, 2024 Elehuris Montero (IF) Colorado Rockies (MLB) [31]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "2025 Central League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Pacific League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025年度 交流戦" [2025 Interleague Play] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  4. ^ Franco, Shintaro (July 15, 2025). "Shintaro Fujinami Signs With NPB's Yokohama DeNA BayStars". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  5. ^ Franco, Shintaro (July 14, 2025). "Grant Hartwig Signs With NPB's Hanshin Tigers". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  6. ^ McDonald, Darragh (July 11, 2025). "Michael Chavis Signs With NPB's Chunichi Dragons". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  7. ^ Adams, Steve (July 11, 2025). "J.D. Davis Signs With NPB's Seibu Lions". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  8. ^ Polishuk, Mark (June 22, 2025). "NPB's Rakuten Eagles Sign Luke Voit". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  9. ^ Adams, Steve (May 22, 2025). "Oscar Gonzalez Signs Two-Year Deal With NPB's Golden Eagles". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  10. ^ Polishuk, Mark (February 16, 2025). "NPB's Tokyo Yakult Swallows Sign Pedro Avila". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  11. ^ Deeds, Nick (February 9, 2025). "Austin Voth Signs With NPB's Chiba Lotte Marines". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  12. ^ McDonald, Darragh (February 9, 2025). "Yunior Marté Signs With NPB's Chunichi Dragons". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  13. ^ Polishuk, Mark (January 26, 2025). "NPB's Yokohama DeNA BayStars To Sign Trevor Bauer". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  14. ^ Polishuk, Mark (January 11, 2025). "NPB's Orix Buffaloes Close To Signing Edward Olivares". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  15. ^ Franco, Anthony (January 10, 2025). "NPB's Orix Buffaloes Sign Jordan Diaz". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  16. ^ Adams, Steve (January 9, 2025). "J.D. Davis Signs With NPB's Seibu Lions". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  17. ^ McDonald, Darragh (January 6, 2025). "Trey Wingenter Signs With NPB's Seibu Lions". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
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  19. ^ Adams, Steve (December 20, 2024). "NNaoyuki Uwasawa Signs With NPB's SoftBank Hawks". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
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  22. ^ Polishuk, Mark (December 15, 2024). "NPB's Chunichi Dragons Sign Kyle Muller". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  23. ^ Deeds, Nick (December 14, 2024). "Peter Lambert To Sign With NPB's Yakult Swallows". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  24. ^ Adams, Steve (December 13, 2024). "Bryan Sammons Signs With NPB's Chiba Lotte Marines". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  25. ^ Morgenstern, Leo (December 10, 2024). "Rakuten Eagles Sign Spencer Howard, Miguel Yajure". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  26. ^ Franco, Anthony (December 9, 2024). "Marlins Release Mike Baumann To Pursue NPB Opportunity". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  27. ^ McDonald, Darragh (December 4, 2024). "Tayron Guerrero Signs With NPB's Chiba Lotte Marines". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  28. ^ Polishuk, Mark (November 30, 2024). "NPB's Seibu Lions Sign Emmanuel Ramirez". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  29. ^ Polishuk, Mark (November 30, 2024). "NPB's Chunichi Dragons Sign Jason Vosler". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  30. ^ McDonald, Darragh (November 20, 2024). "Sandro Fabian Reportedly Agrees To Three-Year Deal With NPB's Hiroshima Toyo Carp". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  31. ^ Adams, Steve (November 8, 2024). "NPB's Hiroshima Carp Sign Elehuris Montero, Re-Sign Taylor Hearn". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
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