2017 Japan Series
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The 2017 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason. The 68th edition of the Japan Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Alex Ramírez, the manager of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Kodai Senga earned the win in Game 1.
Akira Nakamura drove in the game-winning run for SoftBank in Game 2.
Seiichi Uchikawa drove in a run for SoftBank in the first inning of Game 3.
The 2017 Central League Climax Series was a post-season playoff consisting of two consecutive series that determined who would represent the Central League in the Japan Series. The First Stage was a b
2017 Japan Series
…team batting average and 134 home runs were both second best in the Central League. The BayStars defeated the Hanshin Tigers and then the Carp in the 2017 Central League Climax Series, becoming the first third place team to advance to the Japan Series from the Central League. José López was the most valuable player (MVP) of the Central…
José López, infielder of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, at Yokohama Stadium