The 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 76th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950. There were 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League. The Yokohama DeNA BayStars entered the season as the defending champions.
The 12 clubs of NPB drew a total of over 27 million attendees or an average of 31,515 per game, setting a second consecutive year of new records for Japanese baseball attendance.
Regular season standings + 2025 Central League regular season standings Team 1Hanshin Tigers14385544—41–29–144–25–32Yokohama DeNA BayStars*143716661336–32–335–34–33Yomiuri Giants*143706941544–26–126–43–34Chunichi Dragons143637822335–36–128–42–15Hiroshima Toyo Carp1435979525½37–32–322–47–26Tokyo Yakult Swallows1435779726½32–35–525–44–2
+ 2025 Pacific League regular season standings Team 1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks14387524—44–24–343–28–12Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters*143835734½43–2840–29–33Orix Buffaloes*1437466313½38–32–236–34–14Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles143677422135–36–132–38–15Saitama Seibu Lions1436377324½35–34–228–43–16Chiba Lotte Marines1435684331½33–38–123–46–2 League champion and advanced directly to the final stage of the Climax Series Advanced to the first stage of the Climax Series
Interleague + 2025 regular season interleague standings Team 1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks181251.706—7–1–15–42Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters181170.6111½6–35–43Orix Buffaloes181170.6111½7–24–54Saitama Seibu Lions181080.5562½7–23–65Chiba Lotte Marines181080.5562½7–23–66Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles18981.52935–44–4–17Hiroshima Toyo Carp18990.5003½6–33–68Hanshin Tigers188100.4444½6–32–79Chunichi Dragons188100.4444½5–43–610Yokohama DeNA BayStars187110.3895½4–53–611Yomiuri Giants186111.35365–41–7–112Tokyo Yakult Swallows185121.29473–5−12–7 Interleague champion
Climax Series
First stage Central League
Pacific League
Final stage Central League
Pacific League
2025 Japan Series
Note: All dates and times are in JST (Japan Standard Time).
League leaders
Central League
+ Hitting leadersStat PlayerTotal AVG Kaito Kozono (HIR) .310 OPSTeruaki Satō (HAN) .930 HR 38 RBI 96 R Shota Morishita (HAN) 80 H Kaito Kozono (HIR) 158 SB Kōji Chikamoto (HAN) 31
+ Pitching leadersStat PlayerTotal W Katsuki Azuma (YKO) 14 L Masato Morishita (HIR) 14 ERA Daichi Ishii (HAN) 0.18 K Shoki Murakami (HAN) 132 IP Hiroki Tokoda (HIR) 168.2 SV Raidel Martínez (YOM) 43 WHIP Taichi Ishiyama (YKU) 0.69
Pacific League
+ Hitting leadersStat PlayerTotal AVG Ryōma Nishikawa (ORX) .312 OPSFranmil Reyes (NPN) .884 HR 32 RBI 86 R Kotaro Kiyomiya (NPN)Franmil Reyes (NPN) 58 H Itsuki Murabayashi (TOH) 138 SB Ukyo Shuto (FKA) 34
+ Pitching leadersStat PlayerTotal W Hiromi Itoh (NPN) 14 L Ryota Takinaka (TOH)Chihiro Sumida (SEI)Austin Voth (LOT) 9 ERA Naoto Nishiguchi (TOH) 0.94 KHiromi Itoh (NPN) 175 IP 175.2 SV Kaima Taira (SEI)Kazuki Sugiyama (FKA) 28 WHIP Yuki Matsumoto (FKA) 0.79
Awards and honors The following players were bestowed awards ranging from the Best Nine to MVP on November 26https://npb.jp/award/2025/
Eiji Sawamura Award Hiromi Itoh, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Matsutaro Shoriki Award Hiroki Kokubo, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Nippon Professional Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award Yūdai Ōno, Chunichi Dragons
Central League AwardPlayerTeamMost Valuable PlayerTeruaki SatoHanshin TigersRookie of the YearKota ShojiTokyo Yakult SwallowsBest NinePitcherShoki Murakami Hanshin TigersCatcherSeishiro Sakamoto First BaseYusuke Ohyama Second BaseTakumu NakanoThird BaseTeruaki Sato ShortstopYuta IzuguchiYomiuri GiantsOutfield Yūki OkabayashiChunichi DragonsKoji ChikamotoHanshin TigersShota Morishita
Pacific League AwardPlayerTeamMost Valuable PlayerLiván Moinelo Fukuoka SoftBank HawksRookie of the YearMishō NishikawaChiba Lotte MarinesBest NinePitcherLivan MoineloFukuoka SoftBank HawksCatcherKenya WakatsukiOrix BuffaloesFirst BaseTyler NevinSaitama Seibu LionsSecond BaseTaisei MakiharaFukuoka SoftBank HawksThird BaseItsuki Murabayashi Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesShortstopRui Muneyama Outfield Ukyo ShutoFukuoka SoftBank HawksKeita NakagawaOrix BuffaloesTatsuru YanagimachiFukuoka SoftBank HawksDesignated HitterFranmil ReyesHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Foreign player signings The following list includes players formerly playing for other professional baseball leagues who signed with NPB teams during and prior to the 2025 season. + Date Player NPB team Former team Source July 15, 2025 Shintaro Fujinami (RHP) Yokohama DeNA BayStars Seattle Mariners (MLB) July 14, 2025 Grant Hartwig (RHP) Hanshin Tigers New York Mets (MLB) July 11, 2025 Michael Chavis (IF) Chunichi Dragons Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) J. D. Davis (IF) Seibu Lions Los Angeles Angels (MLB) June 22, 2025 Luke Voit (IF)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Tigres de Quintana Roo (LMB) May 22, 2025 Oscar Gonzalez (OF) San Diego Padres (MLB) February 16, 2025 Pedro Avila (RHP) Tokyo Yakult Swallows Cleveland Guardians (MLB) February 9, 2025 Austin Voth (RHP) Chiba Lotte Marines Seattle Mariners (MLB) February 6, 2025 Yunior Marte (RHP) Chunichi Dragons January 26, 2025 Trevor Bauer (RHP) Yokohama DeNA BayStars Diablos Rojos del Mexico (LMB) January 11, 2025 Edward Olivares (OF)Orix Buffaloes New York Mets (MLB) January 10, 2025 Jordan Díaz (IF)Athletics (MLB) January 9, 2025 Tyler Nevin (IF)Seibu Lions January 6, 2025 Trey Wingenter (RHP) Chicago Cubs (MLB) December 20, 2024 Nick Nelson (RHP) Hanshin Tigers Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) December 18, 2024 Naoyuki Uwasawa (RHP) SoftBank Hawks Boston Red Sox (MLB) December 17, 2024 Trey Cabbage (1B/OF) Yomiuri Giants Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB) December 16, 2024 Jon Duplantier (RHP) Hanshin Tigers Milwaukee Brewers (MLB) December 15, 2024 Kyle Muller (LHP) Chunichi Dragons Athletics (MLB) December 14, 2024 Peter Lambert (RHP) Yakult Swallows Colorado Rockies (MLB) December 13, 2024 Bryan Sammons (LHP) Chiba Lotte Marines Detroit Tigers (MLB) December 10, 2024 Spencer Howard (RHP) Rakuten Eagles San Francisco Giants (MLB) December 9, 2024 Mike Baumann (RHP) Yakult Swallows Miami Marlins (MLB) December 4, 2024 Tayron Guerrero (RHP) Chiba Lotte Marines Los Angeles Angels (MLB) November 30, 2024 Emmanuel Ramirez (RHP) Seibu Lions Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) Jason Vosler (IF) Chunichi Dragons Seattle Mariners (MLB) November 20, 2024 Sandro Fabian (OF)Hiroshima Toyo Carp Texas Rangers (MLB) November 8, 2024 Elehuris Montero (IF) Colorado Rockies (MLB)
See also 2025 Major League Baseball season 2025 KBO League season 2025 in baseball
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