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2016 Japan Series

2016 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (4) Hideki Kuriyama 87–53–3 (.621), 2.5 GA
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2) Koichi Ogata 89–52–2 (.631), 17.5 GA
DatesOctober 22–29
MVPBrandon Laird
FSABrad Eldred
Broadcast
TelevisionTBS (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. 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.

  1. ^ "Carp pitcher Kuroda announces decision to retire after Japan Series". October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016 – via Japan Times Online.
  2. ^ "Fighters beat Hawks 7–4 to reach Japan Series ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion". Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

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