Nippon Professional Baseball (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Nippon Professional Baseball" in English language version.

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15web.archive.org

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7mlb.com

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5npb.jp

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4japantimes.co.jp

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3yahoo.co.jp

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2si.com

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1time.com

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1japantoday.com

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1daily.co.jp

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1nishinippon.co.jp

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1sponichi.co.jp

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1japanesebaseball.com

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1yomiuri.co.jp

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baseball-museum.or.jp

english.baseball-museum.or.jp

"Nagata, Masaichi". Hall of Famers List. The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2011.

baseball-reference.com

"Players by birthplace: Japan Baseball Stats and Info". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-08-23.

bosshunting.com.au

Lu, Garry (2024-12-10). "The 25 Most Expensive Sports Contracts In History". Boss Hunting. Retrieved 2025-05-12.

buffaloes.co.jp

"スタジアムトップ" [Stadiums]. Orix Buffaloes Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-10.

cbssports.com

Axisa, Mike (29 October 2016). "Focus shifts to Shohei Otani posting decision after Fighters win Japan Series". CBSSports.com.

daily.co.jp

"【野球】契約更改で不満ぶつけ一喝された過去「バカ野郎、じゃあ3割、30本打て」V9戦士高田繁さんが再認識した川上野球での役割". Daily Sports (Japanese newspaper). Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.

espn.com

"Ryozo Kato resigns as commish", ESPN.com (September 19, 2013).
"After three-month virus delay, Japan opens its shortened baseball season". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

hanshintigers.jp

"公式戦京セラドーム大阪｜チケット｜阪神タイガース公式サイト" [Regular Season in Osaka Dome｜Tickets｜Hanshin Tigers Official Site]. hanshintigers.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-10.

japanball.com

"Tokyo Yomiuri Giants | Team Information". JapanBall.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
"He's Back, We're on TV, and Your Reading Assignment". JapanBall.com. 13 June 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16.

japanesebaseball.com

"Foreign Player Restrictions?". Japanese Baseball.

japantimes.co.jp

"Orix Buffaloes up and running". 2 December 2004.
"Hawks ace Kodai Senga can't persuade club to post him, gets raise instead". December 26, 2020.
"Shohei Ohtani first Japanese player voted to start in All-Star Game since 2010". The Japan Times. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
"Japanese baseball to play remainder of preseason without spectators due to virus fears". The Japan Times Online. 2020-02-26. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2020-04-20.

japantoday.com

"Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies at 89". Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.

mlb.com

Kleinberg, Alexander (December 24, 2001). "Where have you gone, Masanori Murakami?". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on August 18, 2002. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
"Nomo Retires from Baseball". Dodgers.com: News. MLB.com. The Associated Press. July 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016.
"Ichiro joins exclusive company in Mariners Hall of Fame". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
Castrovince, Anthony. "First-timers Ichiro, CC and elite closer Wagner elected to Hall". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
"Unanimous yet again: Ohtani wins third career MVP Award". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-05-12.

colorado.rockies.mlb.com

"The Official Site of The Colorado Rockies: Official Info" (Press release). Colorado.rockies.mlb.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

mlb.mlb.com

Berry, Adam (September 15, 2013). "Balentien breaks Oh's Japanese home run record". MLB.com. Retrieved September 15, 2013.

nationalpost.com

Tarrant, Jack (May 25, 2020). "Baseball-Japan's baseball league to start on June 19". National Post. Reuters. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

nishinippon.co.jp

"王、長嶋、松井氏も聖火つなぐ　国民栄誉賞のスーパースター共演". Nishinippon Shimbun. Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.

nittsu.co.jp

japan-baseball.nittsu.co.jp

"侍ジャパン悲願達成へ元日本代表守護神が語る戦い方「全勝と掲げてしまうと…」". Nippon Express. 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020.

npb.jp

"リーグ略史 | パシフィック・リーグ".
"リーグ略史 | セントラル・リーグ".
一般社団法人日本野球機構. "球団別インデックス | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
"Index by team". NPB. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
【記録員コラム】29都道府県、52球場を駆け巡った西日本パイレーツ（日本野球機構）

nytimes.com

Waldstein, David. "Ace Favors Fewer Starts to Protect Pitchers' Arms: Rangers' Yu Darvish Pushes for a Six-Man Pitching Rotation", New York Times (July 21, 2014).
"Shigeo Nagashima, 'Mr. Baseball' of Postwar Japan, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
Mellin, Joshua (2023-04-30). "Battles Erupt Over Plan to Demolish Meiji Jingu Stadium". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-26.

olympics.com

"世界ランキング最新版！男子・日本代表・WBSC世界ランク". Nippon Express. 5 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023.

si.com

Wertheim, Jon (April 6, 2017). "Shohei Ohtani is a two-way superstar who could change the face of baseball". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
Salvador, Joseph (July 4, 2021). "Ohtani Makes History as MLB Finalizes All-Star Rosters". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

sponichi.co.jp

Ｋスタ宮城の復旧工事開始完了まで約５週間 [Restoration work for K-STA Miyagi started, approximately 5 weeks until completion]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). March 22, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

thestar.com.my

"Japan's new plan to beat deflation – more baseball". thestaronline. 2014-05-20. Retrieved May 20, 2014.

time.com

McKillop, Peter (18 May 2001). "Letter from Japan: Go West, Young Man". TIME. Archived from the original on March 22, 2005.

wbsc.org

"Associated Members of the WBSC". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 25 February 2024.

web.archive.org

"【ソフトバンク】来季から球界初「４軍制」創設へ２０日ドラフト会議で育成選手を大量指名（スポーツ報知）". Archived from the original on Oct 15, 2022.
McKillop, Peter (18 May 2001). "Letter from Japan: Go West, Young Man". TIME. Archived from the original on March 22, 2005.
"Nagata, Masaichi". Hall of Famers List. The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
Kleinberg, Alexander (December 24, 2001). "Where have you gone, Masanori Murakami?". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on August 18, 2002. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
"Shigeo Nagashima, 'Mr. Baseball' of Postwar Japan, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
"Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies at 89". Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
"【野球】契約更改で不満ぶつけ一喝された過去「バカ野郎、じゃあ3割、30本打て」V9戦士高田繁さんが再認識した川上野球での役割". Daily Sports (Japanese newspaper). Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
"王、長嶋、松井氏も聖火つなぐ　国民栄誉賞のスーパースター共演". Nishinippon Shimbun. Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
"Nomo Retires from Baseball". Dodgers.com: News. MLB.com. The Associated Press. July 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016.
"The Official Site of The Colorado Rockies: Official Info" (Press release). Colorado.rockies.mlb.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
"He's Back, We're on TV, and Your Reading Assignment". JapanBall.com. 13 June 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16.
"お待たせ！プロ野球７・１０に６球場一斉観客解禁…上限５０００人". June 23, 2020. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
"ＮＰＢ１９日にも観客上限緩和へ２万人、または収容５０％の少ない方（デイリースポーツ） - Yahoo!ニュース". Archived from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
"侍ジャパン悲願達成へ元日本代表守護神が語る戦い方「全勝と掲げてしまうと…」". Nippon Express. 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020.
"世界ランキング最新版！男子・日本代表・WBSC世界ランク". Nippon Express. 5 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023.

wikipedia.org

ja.wikipedia.org

中日ドラゴンズ [in Japanese], ed. (2006). 中日ドラゴンズ70年史. 中日新聞社. p. 50. ISBN 4806205141.
ホエールズ&ベイスターズ60年の軌跡. B.B.MOOK スポーツシリーズ. ベースボール・マガジン社. 2009. p. 66. ISBN 9784583616179.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

"Japanese baseball to play remainder of preseason without spectators due to virus fears". The Japan Times Online. 2020-02-26. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
Mellin, Joshua (2023-04-30). "Battles Erupt Over Plan to Demolish Meiji Jingu Stadium". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-26.

yahoo.co.jp

news.yahoo.co.jp

"【ソフトバンク】来季から球界初「４軍制」創設へ２０日ドラフト会議で育成選手を大量指名（スポーツ報知）". Archived from the original on Oct 15, 2022.
"お待たせ！プロ野球７・１０に６球場一斉観客解禁…上限５０００人". June 23, 2020. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
"ＮＰＢ１９日にも観客上限緩和へ２万人、または収容５０％の少ない方（デイリースポーツ） - Yahoo!ニュース". Archived from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2020-11-28.

yomiuri.co.jp

"築地に国際交流拠点、東京都が三井不・読売連合を選定…３０年代前半の開業目指す" [Tokyo Metropolitan Government selects Mitsui Fudosan and Yomiuri Alliance for international center in Tsukiji...aiming to open in the early 2030s.]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-19.