2008 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | March 20 – November 9 |
Central League Pennant | |
League champions | Yomiuri Giants |
Runners-up | Hanshin Tigers |
Season MVP | Alex Ramírez (Yomiuri) |
Pacific League Pennant | |
League champions | Saitama Seibu Lions |
Runners-up | Orix Buffaloes |
Season MVP | Hisashi Iwakuma (Rakuten) |
Climax Series | |
CL champions | Yomiuri Giants |
CL runners-up | Chunichi Dragons |
PL champions | Saitama Seibu Lions |
PL runners-up | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
Japan Series | |
Champions | Saitama Seibu Lions |
Runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
Finals MVP | Takayuki Kishi (Seibu) |
The 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 59th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950. The regular season started on March 20 with the Pacific League opener, and on March 28 with the Central League opener. On March 25 and 26, the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics played 2 regular season Major League Baseball games at Tokyo Dome. During their visit, they also played exhibition games against the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants.