Saitama Seibu Lions

Saitama Seibu Lions
埼玉西武ライオンズ
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
Pacific League (1950–present)
LocationTokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
BallparkBelluna Dome
FoundedNovember 26, 1949 (1949-11-26)
Nickname(s)Shishi (獅子, lion)
PL pennants23 (1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2018, 2019)
Japan Series championships13 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2008)
Former name(s)
  • Seibu Lions (1979–2007)
  • Crown Lighter Lions (1977–1978)
  • Taiheiyo Club Lions (1973–1976)
  • Nishitetsu Lions (1951–1972)
  • Nishitetsu Clippers (1950)
Former ballparks
ColorsLegend Blue, Lions Blue, Black, Red, White[1]
         
MascotLeo and Lina
Playoff berths13 (1982, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
Retired numbers
OwnershipTakashi Goto
ManagementSeibu Railway
ManagerFumiya Nishiguchi
Uniforms

The Saitama Seibu Lions (埼玉西武ライオンズ, Saitama Seibu Raionzu) are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based north of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Seibu Railway, which in turn is owned by the Seibu Holdings. The team experienced a recent period of financial difficulty, but the situation brightened when the team received a record ¥6 billion (about $51.11 million) posting fee from the Boston Red Sox for the right to negotiate a contract with Daisuke Matsuzaka. Between 1978 and 2008, the team logo and mascot were based on the adult version of Kimba the White Lion, a classic Japanese anime and manga series by Osamu Tezuka.[a][b] In 2004, former Seibu Lions player Kazuo Matsui became the first Japanese infielder to play in Major League Baseball.[2]

  1. ^ "Authentic Collection | 埼玉西武ライオンズ公式オンラインショップ".
  2. ^ "Rockies acquire infielder Kazuo Matsui and cash considerations from New York Mets in exchange for outfielder Eli Marrero". Newyork.mets.mlb.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-08-01.


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Saitama Seibu Lions

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