PURO YAKYU (Professional Baseball)

Baseball was brought to Japan early in the beginning of
the Meiji period by an American.  In 1936 the Professional
Baseball League was formed, establishing organized
professional baseball.

After the Second World War professional baseball began in
earnest.  In 1950 the two-league system, with
Central and Pacific Leagues, was proclaimed.
(*6-team of each league)

A pennant race is run from April to October,
the winning teams from each league battling to be
Japan's best in the Japan Series.

In the July All-Star Game the most popular players of
each league are matched against each other.

Japanese enthusiasm for pro baseball is not like in America as it's
used to be.  Night games is not popular like before.

In the past, Yomiuri Giants (based in Tokyo) games had been
a boon to the TV station, but because of their poor performance,
people stopped watching games on TV and the station decided
not to continue broadcasting the Yomiuri Giants night games in 2005.

Some popular Japanese players such as
Hideki Matsui (Yankees) and Ichiro Suzuki (Mariners) are
now playing in the U.S. and they are doing very well.

The newspaper sports sections have detailed analysis of
both Japanese and major league games, and the scores are
always reported on the news.

When the local team wins a championship, 
the shopping districts and department sotres
hold bargain sales. 

So how are they doing this year??

Yomiuri Giants is leading as of today!  (Sept. 27, 2007)

If you are interested to see the game 'LIVE', 
Tokyo Dome is the place for the games in Tokyo.









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