Updated on April 26, 2026
April
The Buffaloes pitcher Anderson Espinoza won his 3rd game on Apr 24 against the Fighters and his team won the next 2 games too.
The Lions beat the Golden Eagles fro Apr 25 in 2 games.
The Hawks and the Marines played only a game on Apr 25, in which the Marines catcher Toshiya Sato homered and led his pitchers to a shut out victory.
The Lions won 2 games against the Hawks from Apr 21, with pitcher Kosei Takahashi hurling over the distance for a win in the 2nd. The Fighters played competitive games against the Golden Eagles, in which the Fighters won the first and the 2nd on Taiki Narama's walk over hit. The Marines and the Buffaloes played 2 games and won a game each.
Top 2 teams faced eachother from Apr 17. The Buffaloes beat the Hawks in 2 games, and took over the lead. The Golden Eagles recorded a walk over hit in the first game against the Marines, won the next, lost the 3rd. The Lions won the first game against the Fighters on Masayuki Kuwabara's 2 run home run. lost the next on Kotaro Kiyomiya's RBI, won the 3rd.
The Hawks faced the Golden Eagles from Apr 14, lost to Yoshiaki Watanabe's RBI and lost the 2nd game too. The Hawks won the 3rd on Yuki Yanagita's 3 run home run. The Buffaloes were in good shape beating the Lions in all 3 games. The Fighters won the first game against the Marines while the Marines won the next 2. Franco contributed with an RBI in the 3rd game.
In the only game on Apr 11, the Marines won on the Lions Sousuke Genda's poor fielding. The Lions won the next 2 games. The Hawks beat the Fighters in 2 games from Apr 12. So did the Golden Eagles against the Buffaloes to surge to 2nd place.
The Fighters had a shut out lost against the Golden Eagles on Apr 7, but won the next 2, on Rodolfo Castro's home run, and on Kotaro Kiyomiya's 3 run home run. The Lions from Apr 7 clinced the first 2 games from the Hawks, lost the 3rd on Hawks' Kensuke Kondo's 2 run homer. The Buffaloes won all 3 games against the Marines.
From Apr 3 the Hawks faced the Marines. The Marine won the first on Kyota Fujiwara's RBI. The Hawks won the next 2 games. The Fighters contined to blast with homeres, in all 3 games against the Buffaloes and clinched all. The Golden Eagles beat the Lions in the first 2 games, tied in the 3rd.
The Fighters performed well from Apr 3 in all 3 games with its players such as Chusei Mannami, Haruki Nishikawa, slamming home runs. The Marines had a walk over win over the Hawks on Apr 3 on Kyouta Fujiwara's RBI. The Hawks won the next 2 games. The Golden Eagles won the first 2 games from the Lions, tied in the 3rd.
The Hawks marked its 5th consecutive win on Apr 1 since the season opened on Yuki Yanagita's 2 run home run. But that winning streak ended the next game. The Marines and the Fighters won a game each from Apr 1. The Buffaloes shut out the Lions on Apr 1, and won again on Apr 2.
March
A big achievement for the Fighters Haruki Hosono. He shut out the Marines with a no hitter pitch on Mar 31.
Kotaro Kiyomiya supported him with a 3 run home run.
The Golden Eagles starter was Kenta Maeda, who freshly returned from MLB.
He pitched 5 innings giving up 2 run. Not bad. But the Hawks scored from relief pitchers and won.
The Lions won on new Taiwanese players RBI against the Buffaloes.
The season opened on Mar 27. Last league champion, the Hawks faced the Fighters. The Hawks Kensuke Kondo hit well, to help the team win all 3 games. Hotaka Yamakawa homered in the first 2 games. The Buffaloes were battered by the Golden Eagles in the first game. Pitcher Allen Kuri shutout the Golden Eagles in the next, and also won the 3rd. The Marines rookie Kaito Mohri started, pitched a shut out 5 innings against the Lions and won on Mar 22. The Marines won the next, lost the 3rd to a shutout pitch by the Lions Kaima Taira.
Final standing in 2025
1.Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
2.Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
3.Orix Buffaloes
4.Rakuten Golden Eagles
5.Saitama Seibu Lions
6.Chiba Lotte Marines
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