2020 Japan Series
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The 2020 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's 2020 season. The 71st edition of the Japan Series, it was played from November 21 to 25. The series was a best-of-se
Kyocera Dome Osaka served as the Giants' home field due to a scheduling conflict at Tokyo Dome.
Ryoya Kurihara drove in four runs for the Hawks in their Game 1 win.
In Game 2, Alfredo Despaigne tied a Japan Series single-game record with six runs batted in.
Matt Moore didn't allow a hit through seven innings.
2019 Japan Series
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The 2019 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2019 season. The 70th edition of the Japan Series, it was played from 19-23 October. The series was a best-of-
2020 Japan Series
…and the defending Japan Series champions, and the Yomiuri Giants, the Central League's (CL) regular-season champion. The series was a rematch of the previous year's Japan Series. The Hawks finished the season in 1st place, their first PL title since 2017. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PL decided to modify the traditional…
Hawks starting pitcher Kodai Senga allowed only one run in a Game 1 win.
SoftBank's Rei Takahashi did not allow a hit to Yomiuri into the seventh inning in Game 2.
Yurisbel Gracial won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award