Editing Nippon Professional Baseball (section)

==Teams==
<section begin=labelmap />
{{Image label begin|image=Npb teams map.svg|width=450|float=right|border=1px solid #ccc|margin=0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}
{{Image label small|x=-135.0|y=-104.0|scale=-1|text=[[Yomiuri Giants|Giants]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-200.0|y=-308.0|scale=-1|text=[[Chunichi Dragons|Dragons]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-91.0|y=-118.0|scale=-1|text=[[Tokyo Yakult Swallows|Swallows]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-188.5|y=-340.0|scale=-1|text=[[Orix Buffaloes|Buffaloes]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-88.0|y=-137.5|scale=-1|text=[[Yokohama BayStars|BayStars]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-26.0|y=-364.0|scale=-1|text=[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks|Hawks]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-176.0|y=-110.5|scale=-1|text=[[Chiba Lotte Marines|Marines]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-333.5|y=-88.5|scale=-1|text=[[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters|Fighters]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-322.0|y=-225.5|scale=-1|text=[[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles|Eagles]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-145.0|y=-324.0|scale=-1|text=[[Hanshin Tigers|Tigers]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-87.0|y=-103.0|scale=-1|text=[[Saitama Seibu Lions|Lions]]}}
{{Image label small|x=-83.0|y=-338.5|scale=-1|text=[[Hiroshima Toyo Carp|Carp]]}}
{{Image label end}}
<section end=labelmap />

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:left"
! style="background:white" | Cap Insignia
! style="background:white" | Team
! style="background:white" | Location
! style="background:white" | Stadiums
! style="background:white" | Capacity
! style="background:white" | Coordinates
! style="background:white" | Founded<ref>{{cite web |author=一般社団法人日本野球機構 |date= |title=球団別インデックス &#124; NPB.jp 日本野球機構 |url=https://npb.jp/teams/ |accessdate=2022-08-23 |publisher=Npb.jp}}</ref>
!Manager
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#59d986" | <span style="color:white;">[[Central League]]</span>
|-
|[[File:Chunichi_Dragons_insignia.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Chunichi Dragons]]'''
| [[Nagoya]], [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]]
| [[Vantelin Dome Nagoya]]
| align=center | 40,500
| {{Coord|35|11|15.36|N|136|56|57.119|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Vantelin Dome Nagoya}}
| align=center | January 15, 1936<ref>{{cite web |title=Index by team |url=https://npb.jp/teams/ |website=NPB |access-date=1 September 2022}}</ref>
| align=center | [[Kazuki Inoue]]
|-
|[[File:Hanshin_tigers_insignia.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Hanshin Tigers]]'''
| HQ in [[Nishinomiya]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]<br />
Plays between<br /> [[Hyōgo Prefecture| Hyōgo]] and [[Osaka]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=公式戦 京セラドーム大阪｜チケット｜阪神タイガース公式サイト |trans-title=Regular Season in Osaka Dome｜Tickets｜Hanshin Tigers Official Site |url=https://hanshintigers.jp/ticket/list.html#regular_kyocera |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=hanshintigers.jp |language=ja}}</ref>
| [[Hanshin Koshien Stadium]]<br /> (primary) 

<br />[[Kyocera Dome Osaka]] (during [[Kōshien baseball tournaments]])
| align=center | 47,757<br />and<br />36,477
| {{coord|34|43|16.34|N|135|21|41.84|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Hanshin Koshien Stadium}}<br /><br />{{Coord|34|40|9.48|N|135|28|33.97|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Kyocera Dome Osaka}}
| align=center | December 10, 1935
| align=center | [[Kyuji Fujikawa]]
|-
|[[File:Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp_insignia.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]]'''
| [[Hiroshima]], [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]]
| [[Mazda Stadium]]
| align=center | 32,000
| {{Coord|34|23|33|N|132|29|2.4|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Mazda Stadium}}
| align=center | December 5, 1949
| align=center | [[Takahiro Arai]]
|-
|[[File:Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows_insignia.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]'''
| [[Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]]
| [[Meiji Jingu Stadium]]
| align=center | 37,933
| {{Coord|35|40|28.3|N|139|43|1.4|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Meiji Jingu Stadium}}
| align=center | January 12, 1950
| align=center | [[Shingo Takatsu]]
|-
|[[File:Yokohama_DeNA_BayStars_insignia.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Yokohama DeNA BayStars]]'''
| [[Yokohama]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]]
| [[Yokohama Stadium]]
| align=center | 30,000
| {{Coord|35|26|36.34|N|139|38|24.36|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Yokohama Stadium}}
| align=center | December 15, 1949
| align=center | [[Daisuke Miura]]
|-
|[[File:読売ジャイアンツロゴ.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Yomiuri Giants]]'''
| [[Bunkyō]], [[Tokyo]]
| [[Tokyo Dome]]
| align=center | 46,000
| {{Coord|35|42|20|N|139|45|7|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Tokyo Dome}}
| align=center | December 26, 1934
| align=center | [[Shinnosuke Abe]]
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#3fb1e5" | <span style="color:white;">[[Pacific League]]</span>
|-
|[[File:Chiba_Lotte_Marines_insignia.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Chiba Lotte Marines]]'''
| [[Chiba (city)|Chiba]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]]
| [[ZOZO Marine Stadium]]
| align=center | 30,000
| {{Coord|35|38|42.86|N|140|1|51.32|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=ZOZO Marine Stadium}}
| align=center | November 26, 1949
| align=center | [[Masato Yoshii]]
|-
|[[File:Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks_insignia.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]]'''
| [[Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]
| [[Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka]]
| align=center | 40,142
| {{Coord|33|35|43|N|130|21|44|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka}}
| align=center | February 22, 1938
| align=center | [[Hiroki Kokubo]]
|-
|[[File:Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters_insignia.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]]'''
| [[Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido|Kitahiroshima]], [[Hokkaidō]]
| [[ES CON Field Hokkaido]]
| align=center | 35,000
| {{Coord|42|59|23|N|141|32|58|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=ES CON Field Hokkaido}}
| align=center | November 6, 1945
| align=center | [[Tsuyoshi Shinjo]]
|-
|[[File:Orix_Buffaloes_insignia.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Orix Buffaloes]]'''
| HQ in [[Osaka]]<br />
Plays between<br />[[Osaka]] and [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=スタジアムトップ |trans-title=Stadiums |url=https://www.buffaloes.co.jp/stadium/stadium/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Orix Buffaloes Official Website |language=ja}}</ref>
| [[Kyocera Dome Osaka]]<br /><br />[[Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium|Hotto Motto Field]]
| align=center | 36,477<br />and<br />35,000
| {{Coord|34|40|9.48|N|135|28|33.97|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Kyocera Dome Osaka}}<br /><br />{{Coord|34|40|50.37|N|135|4|24.3|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Hotto Motto Field}}
| align=center | January 23, 1936
| align=center | [[Mamoru Kishida]]
|-
|[[File:Seibu_lions_insignia.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Saitama Seibu Lions]]'''
| [[Tokorozawa, Saitama|Tokorozawa]], [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]]
| [[Belluna Dome]]
| align=center | 33,921
| {{Coord|35|46|6.6|N|139|25|13.8|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Belluna Dome}}
| align=center | November 26, 1949
| align=center | [[Fumiya Nishiguchi]]
|-
|[[File:Rakuten_eagles_insignia.svg|70x70px]]
| '''[[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]]'''
| [[Sendai]], [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]]
| [[Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi]]
| align=center | 30,508
| {{Coord|38|15|22.34|N|140|54|9|E|type:landmark_region:JP|name=Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi}}
| align=center | November 2, 2004
| align=center | [[Hajime Miki]]
|}
Note: The [[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]] and [[Yomiuri Giants]] plan to build new stadiums. The Swallows' new stadium will be next to its current venue, and the Giants' stadium will be where the old [[Tsukiji fish market]] existed. Both are scheduled to be completed around 2030.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mellin |first=Joshua |date=2023-04-30 |title=Battles Erupt Over Plan to Demolish Meiji Jingu Stadium |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/30/sports/baseball/meiji-jingu-stadium-japan.html |access-date=2023-05-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-19 |title=築地に国際交流拠点、東京都が三井不・読売連合を選定…３０年代前半の開業目指す |trans-title=Tokyo Metropolitan Government selects Mitsui Fudosan and Yomiuri Alliance for international center in Tsukiji...aiming to open in the early 2030s. |url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/20240419-OYT1T50161/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=[[Yomiuri Shimbun]] |language=ja}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:left"
! style="background:gray;" colspan="6"| <span style="color:white;">Defunct Clubs</span>
|-
! style="background:white" | Team
! style="background:white" | City
! style="background:white" | Stadium
! style="background:white" | Founded
! style="background:white" | Ceased Operations
! style="background:white" | Notes
|-
| '''[[Nishi Nippon Pirates]]'''
| [[Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]
| 52 stadiums in 29 prefectures across Japan<ref name="npb">[https://npb.jp/news/detail/20210324_02.html 【記録員コラム】29都道府県、52球場を駆け巡った西日本パイレーツ]（日本野球機構）</ref>
| align=center | 1950
| align=center | January 30, 1951<ref name="cd50">{{Cite book |editor=中日ドラゴンズ|editor-link=:ja:中日ドラゴンズ |title = 中日ドラゴンズ70年史 |year = 2006 |publisher = [[:ja:中日新聞社|中日新聞社]] |page = 50 |isbn = 4806205141 |ref = {{SfnRef|ドラゴンズ70年史|2006}} }}</ref>
| align=left | Merged with the [[Saitama Seibu Lions|Nishitetsu Clippers]] to form the Fukuoka Nishitetsu Lions (now known as the [[Saitama Seibu Lions]])
|-
| '''[[Shochiku Robins]]'''
| [[Kyoto]], [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]]
| [[Kinugasa Stadium]]
| align=center | 1936
| align=center | January 1, 1953<ref name="wb66">{{Cite book |title = ホエールズ&ベイスターズ60年の軌跡 |year = 2009 |publisher = [[:ja:ベースボール・マガジン社|ベースボール・マガジン社]] |series = B.B.MOOK スポーツシリーズ |page = 66 |isbn = 9784583616179 }}</ref>
| align=left | Merged with the [[Taiyo Whales]] to form the [[Taiyo-Shochiku Robins]] (now known as the [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars]])
|-
| '''[[Takahashi Unions]]'''
| [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]]
| [[Kawasaki Stadium]]
| align=center | 1954
| align=center | February 25, 1957<ref>Yomiuri Shimbun, February 26, 1957, page 4, "Daiei and Takahashi to merge in Pacific League this year, 7 team system, Owners' Meeting Fails to Realize Six Team System"</ref>
| align=left | Merged with the [[Daiei Stars]] to form the [[Daiei Unions]]
|-
| '''[[Daiei Unions]]'''
| [[Bunkyō]], [[Tokyo]]
| [[Korakuen Stadium]]
| align=center | 1946
| align=center | November 24, 1957<ref>Mainichi Shimbun, November 25, 1957, page 7 [Pacific's 6-team system realized; Mainichi and Daiei to merge in the middle of next month]</ref>
| align=left | Merged with the [[Mainichi Orions]] to form the [[Daimai Orions]] (now known as the [[Chiba Lotte Marines]])
|-
| '''[[Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes]]'''
| [[Osaka]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]
| [[Kyocera Dome Osaka]]
| align=center | 1949
| align=center | December 1, 2004
| align=left | Merged with the [[Orix BlueWave]] to form the [[Orix Buffaloes]]
|}

===Franchise locations===
Locations are listed from north to south. Only the most prominent names of each franchise are listed. 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Locality
! 1950
! 1951–1952
! 1953
! 1954
! 1955–1956
! 1957
! 1958–1972
! 1973–1977
! 1978
! 1979–1988
! 1989–2003
! 2004
! 2005–present
|-
| style="background:#eee;"|[[Sapporo|Greater Sapporo]]
| colspan="11"|&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]] (PL), 2004–present{{efn|Based in [[Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido|Kitahiroshima]] since 2023}}
|-
| style="background:#eee;"|[[Sendai]]
| colspan="7"|&nbsp;
| style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Lotte Orions]] (PL), 1973–1977
| colspan="4"|&nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]] (PL), 2005–present
|-
| rowspan="7" style="background:#eee;"|[[Greater Tokyo Area|Greater Tokyo]]
| colspan="13" style="background:#59d986;"|[[Tokyo Yakult Swallows|Kokutetsu Swallows / Sankei Atoms / Yakult Swallows]] (CL), 1950–present
|-
| colspan="13" style="background:#59d986;"|[[Yomiuri Giants]] (CL), 1950–present
|-
| colspan="11" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters|Toei Flyers / Nippon-Ham Fighters]] (PL), 1950–2003
|-
| colspan="7" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Chiba Lotte Marines|Mainichi/Daimai/Tokyo/Lotte Orions]] (PL), 1950–1972
| &nbsp;
| colspan="5" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Chiba Lotte Marines|Lotte Orions / Chiba Lotte Marines]] (PL), 1978–present
|-
| colspan="3"|&nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Takahashi Unions]] (PL), 1954–1956
| rowspan="2" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Daiei Unions]] (PL), 1957
| rowspan="2" colspan="3"|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Saitama Seibu Lions]] (PL), 1979–present
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Daiei Stars]] (PL), 1950–1956
|-
| colspan="4"|&nbsp;
| colspan="9" style="background:#59d986;"|[[Yokohama DeNA BayStars|Taiyo Whales / Yokohama BayStars]] (CL), 1955–present
|-
| style="background:#eee;"|[[Nagoya]]
| colspan="13" style="background:#59d986;"|[[Chunichi Dragons]] (CL), 1950–present
|-
| rowspan="5" style="background:#eee;"|[[Keihanshin|Greater Osaka]]
| colspan="13" style="background:#59d986;"|[[Hanshin Tigers]] (CL), 1950–present
|-
| colspan="12" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Orix Buffaloes|Hankyu Braves / Orix BlueWave]] (PL), 1950–2004
| rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Orix Buffaloes]] (PL), 2005–present
|-
| colspan="12" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes]] (PL), 1950–2004
|-
| colspan="10" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Nankai Hawks]] (PL), 1950–1988
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#59d986;"|[[Shochiku Robins]] (CL), 1950–1954
|-
| style="background:#eee;"|[[Hiroshima]]
| colspan="13" style="background:#59d986;"|[[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]] (CL), 1950–present
|-
| style="background:#eee;"|[[Shimonoseki]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#59d986;"|[[Taiyo Whales]] (CL), 1950–1952
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#eee;"|[[Fukuoka]]
| colspan="9" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Nishitetsu Lions]] (PL), 1950–1978
| &nbsp;
| colspan="3" style="background:#58ceff;"|[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks|Fukuoka Daiei/SoftBank Hawks]] (PL), 1989–present
|-
| style="background:#59d986;"|[[Nishi Nippon Pirates]] (CL), 1950
|}