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International baseball competition
Official logo (Japanese language)
The 2008
Asia Series was contested on November 13–16 by the champions of
Nippon Professional Baseball 's
Japan Series , the
Korea Baseball Organization 's
Korean Series ,
Chinese Professional Baseball League 's
Taiwan Series , and the championship of the
China Baseball League of the People's Republic of China. In 2008, it was the first time that the champion of the China Baseball League participates in instead of the all-star team
China Stars . The winning team will receive ¥50 million
yen ($0.5 million), the second place team will receive ¥30 million yen, and the other teams will receive ¥10 million yen each. All games were held in
Tokyo Dome ,
Tokyo , Japan. The
Saitama Seibu Lions defeated the
Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in the title game to win the championship for
Japan . Outfielder
Tomoaki Satoh was named the MVP of the series.
Participating teams
Matchups
All times are
Japan Standard Time (
UTC+9 )
November 13
Attendance: 2,788 Time: 3:04
Attendance: 9,277 Time: 3:03
November 14
Attendance: 2,489 Time: 2:27 (shorten:
mercy rule )
Attendance: 8,443 Time: 2:34
November 15
Attendance: 8,478 Time: 2:41 (shorten: mercy rule)
Attendance: 5,228 Time: 3:22
Round Robin Standings
Championship, November 16
Attendance: 18,370 Time: 3:07
Broadcasting
See also
References
External links
Established in
1950
Formerly the Nishitetsu Clippers , the Nishitetsu Lions , the Taiheiyo Club Lions , the Crown Lighter Lions , and the Seibu Lions
Based in
Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
The Franchise
Ballparks Culture Retired numbers Key personnel
Japan Series championships (13)
Pacific League championships (23)
Playoff berths (13)
Seasons (73)
1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s