2016 Japan Series
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| 2016 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 22–29 | |||||||||
| MVP | Brandon Laird (Hokkaido) | |||||||||
| FSA | Brad Eldred (Hiroshima) | |||||||||
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| Television | TBS (Games 1, 4) Fuji TV (Game 2) TV Asahi (Games 3, 5) Nippon TV (Game 6) | |||||||||
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The 2016 Japan Series was the 67th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series for the 2016 season. The Hiroshima Toyo Carp, champions of the Central League, played the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, champions of the Pacific League,[1][2] in a best-of-seven series beginning on October 22. The Japan Series was sponsored by the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and was officially known as the SMBC Nippon Series 2016.
The Fighters defeated the Carp in six games. Hiroshima took the first two games, and Hokkaido won the next four games to take the series. Hokkaido's Brandon Laird won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award, and Hiroshima's Brad Eldred won the Fighting Spirit Award, given to the best player on the losing team; it was the first time two foreign players won both awards. Anthony Bass, Sho Nakata, and Haruki Nishikawa won outstanding player honors.
| First Stage | Final Stage | Japan Series | |||||||||||
| 1 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Yomiuri Giants | 1 | 3 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 2 | CL1 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 2 | ||||||||
| PL1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 2 | 2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 0 | |||||||||||
Series notes
The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the Pacific League Climax Series, four games to two. Sho Nakata was named the most valuable player of the series.[3] The Fighters last won the Japan Series in 2006. They lost the Japan Series in 2007, 2009, and 2012.[2]
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp defeated the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the Central League Climax Series, four games to one. Kosuke Tanaka was named the series' most valuable player. Hiroshima had not appeared in the Japan Series since 1991.[4] Hiroshima pitcher Hiroki Kuroda announced that he would retire following the series.[5]
Summary
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 22 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5 | Mazda Stadium | 3:39 | 30,619[6] |
| 2 | October 23 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 5 | Mazda Stadium | 3:18 | 30,638[7] |
| 3 | October 25 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 3, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 4 (10) | Sapporo Dome | 3:51 | 40,503[8] |
| 4 | October 26 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3 | Sapporo Dome | 3:30 | 40,599[9] |
| 5 | October 27 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5 | Sapporo Dome | 3:32 | 40,633[10] |
| 6 | October 29 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 10, Hiroshima Toyo Carp – 4 | Mazda Stadium | 4:01 | 30,693[11] |
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