Hello! I was just trying to buy some Yomiuri Giants gear from the official team store but when I got to checkout the only country it would allow me to pick was Japan. Does anyone have a good website recommendation for where I could buy a sweatshirt?

Anyone got any good recommendations of podcast in English?

What are the chances these games sell out in April? (Bold teams are the Home team)

I’ll be buying directly from the online ticketing

2/25 gives us a veteran assortment. Ryuhei Matsuyama (who I honestly thought would retire after last season) does still provide a competent pinch hit AB, if however lacking a lot of the pop he once possessed. If you’re a NPB player and you require competent representation in your union look no further than Tsubasa Aizawa; whom when he isn’t securing night games for all outdoor stadiums in July and August as NPBPA President, is still catching games for Daichi Ohsera and Masato Morishita (though like Matsuyama san Aizawa’s glory days are long gone). Then I guess they must have printed this calendar last year before Yusuke Nomura announced his retirement because that did definitely occur- his retirement game was an emotional affair for the one-time top of the rotation starter. He provided a couple of wins last season in spots where the Carp really needed it. Just weeks until we get some exhibition baseball folks!

I know nothing about these teams. Who has the best logo? Who is the underdog? What team is located in the best city? What team is up and coming? Who should I root for in your opinion? Thanks!! 🙏

Hi hello!

I've been trying to find out if NPB spring training camps are open for public viewing but I all i can find are the packaged tours.

I'm particularly interested in Lotte's Ishigakijima spring training but so far i can't find any info 😔

Sorry to be that guy but has there been any indication (including time) for when regular season tickets become available for the Swallows, Marines, Giants and Baystars? (I think Marines tickets start going on sale Feb 25?)

Planning on going in early April (4th-9th) but not sure when these team’s ticket sales start. I have a free membership with each team too so will that change how early I can get tickets?

Edit: found out the info. I’ll share it below (general sale only)

Marines: Feb 26 @ 10:00

Giants: Feb 15 @ 11:00

Swallows: Feb 22 @ 11:00 - lottery sale on Feb 7th @ 11:00 - SwaTicket (free membership) available Feb 21 @ 11:00

Baystars: Feb 18 @ 12:00

Are there any YT fan channels dedicated to any of the NPB teams in English? I know of Gaijin baseball and Yakyu Cosmopolitan that cover the league in English.

EDITED TO ADD: I just checked, and it looks like it's working like it used to again.

The Pacific League has redesigned its website. It's fine, and shuffled a few things around graphically, but overall functionality seems the same. EXCEPT...

VOD doesn't seem to work like it used to. It's stopping at the end of the half-inning, evening if you start it by clicking on the half inning score or dash like how it used to work.

They still don't offer Hanshin-like playback, where it's one file with chapter markers, it seems they're sticking with each half-inning as a separate file. Which is fine, I've grown used to the momentary buffer icon between half-innings. But I hope that this new way VOD operates is just an oversight, and they'll at least make it like it used to be.

I've been looking for a contact form to let them know, but I can't find one. If anyone has ideas, let me know. Again, this redesign just happened, so I'm not getting (too) anxious just yet. 😟

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https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/1017970

New seats will be installed in front of the outfield fence at Vantelin Dome for use from 2026 for the Dragons' 90th Anniversary. To be officially announced in February 2025, hopes are for the terrace to increase capacity and home runs.

Plans come after considering terrace seating or adding a "homerun terrace" over some years.

For NPB, which teams actually sell out? (Especially at the start of the season.) I'm traveling solo for most of the trip and have a pretty full slate of games. I know tickets aren't available for any of the teams so far. What about resale sites for games I miss on? Scalper or walk-up odds? Here's my current schedule.

4/1 - Chiba Lotte Marines

4/2 - Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

4/3 - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

4/4 - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

4/5 - Hiroshima Toyo Carp

4/6 - Tokyo Giants vs Hanshin Tigers @ Tokyo Dome

4/8 - Seibu Lions

4/9 - Chunichi Dragons

4/10 - Hanshin Tigers

4/11 - Yokohama DeNa Baystars

4/12 - Chiba Lotte Marines

4/17 - Oryx Buffalo

4/18 - Hanshin Tigers

4/19 - Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Going to be a quick turnaround for the February calendar post! January roars (swims?) out of the gate with one of the Carp’s biggest strengths- relief pitching. We have Atsuya “Hold ‘em Down” Horie, Daisuke “Mow ‘em Down” Moriura, Takumi “Quick Work” Kurohara (whom I am hopeful gets a shot to start since Aren Kuri departed in free agency), and my personal favorite Sotaro “Splitter” Shimauchi. All four of these guys were varying degrees of excellent in 2024 and the Carp’s hopes for success in 2025 surely will require a similar contribution, if not a better one, from all of them. We’re so very close to baseball, fellow NPB fans!

Which NPB Mascot is your favorite? Mine has to be Buffalo Bell.

Hi everyone,

Hoping this question hasn’t been asked previously before.

I will be in Japan for the first time in early to mid March, and I am a huge baseball fan. I’ve narrowed down the schedule and my itinerary and come across a couple of options. (No, I am not here to ask how to buy tickets and am fully ok with showing up at the stadium and purchasing).

I am looking specifically at the weekend of 3/8-3/9, games Yakult @ Hiroshima or Yomiuri @ Hanshin.

My question is: with an understanding these are earlier in the preseason (March 8-9), will the games be well-attended enough to make it “worth it?” As in, will it have as much an atmosphere as I would expect to get at least a feel of the experience of a game in Japan? I know, of course, this is a very subjective question. But if given the option to do regular touristy things or visit a stadium that is nearly empty with players who would not likely see playing time in the regular season, I would probably opt for just the regular tourist things.

I appreciate any input.

I'm going to be in Hiroshima in May and would love to see a Carp game!

I don't have an address in Japan so I thought I'd chance the ticket office the day of the game.

My question is should I go get tickets when it opens at 11? Or wait in line before? Or would it be fine if I went closer to when the game starts? It's on a Wednesday against the Giants if that matters.

Thank you for any advice!

I am visiting Tokyo in late March and checked the schedule for the Yakult Swallows. Want to see Murakami play before he heads over to MLB. Will tickets be difficult to get for the Yakult Swallows? I see they go on sale mid February, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I was innocently browsing in a secondhand shop and then 36,000 yen later I now own this pair of jerseys. I was hoping to buy a Roki jersey this trip, but wasn't expecting this...

I'm pretty sure the base jersey is real, because it's identical to my other Mizuno CLM jerseys. Is the additional customization done by the team or someone else? What do these jerseys normally originally sell for?