The 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 75th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950 and the 90th anniversary of the founding of professional baseball in Japan. There were 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.
The Hanshin Tigers entered the season as the defending champions. They were eliminated in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Regular season standings
Interleague
Overall, the Pacific League won 53 games and lost 52 against the Central League, with 3 ties.
Climax Series
First stage
Central League
Yokohama DeNA BayStars won the series, 2–0.
Pacific League
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters won the series, 2–1.
Final stage
Central League
Yokohama DeNA BayStars won the series, 4-3.
Pacific League
SoftBank won the series, 4–0.
2024 Japan Series
DeNA won the series, 4-2.
See also
- 2024 Major League Baseball season
- 2024 KBO League season
- 2024 Mexican League season
- 2024 Chinese Professional Baseball League season
- 2024 Frontier League season
- 2024 Pioneer League season
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