2024 Pacific League Climax Series
| 2024 Pacific League Climax Series | |||||||||||||
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| First stage | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 12–14 | ||||||||||||
| Final stage | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 16–21 | ||||||||||||
The 2024 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) is a set of two upcoming consecutive playoff series in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). The first stage will begin on October 12 and the final stage will conclude by October 21. The first stage will be a best-of-three series between the second-place Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the third-place Chiba Lotte Marines. The final stage will be a best-of-six against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the Pacific League champion, being awarded a one-win advantage against the winner of the first stage. The Climax Series winner will advance to the 2024 Japan Series to compete against the winner of the 2024 Central League Climax Series.
Background
[edit]For the seventh year in a row, Persol Holdings is sponsoring the naming rights for the Pacific League Climax Series, and it is officially known as the "2024 Persol Climax Series PA".[1]
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinched their first Pacific League championship in four years and 20th overall on September 23rd. Hiroki Kokubo led the Hawks to the pennant in his first year as the team's manager, becoming the winningest first-year manager in NPB history in the process. SoftBank led the league for the majority of the season, never relinquishing first place after securing the top spot on April 4th.[2]
First stage
[edit]Intra-league teams play 25 games against each other during the regular season. The Fighters won the season season series against the Fighters 18–6–1.[3] The two teams have only met in the postseason two times prior to this year, with the teams each winning one series.
Summary
[edit]Series tied, 0–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 12 | Chiba Lotte Marines at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | Es Con Field Hokkaido | 2:00 pm (JST) | - |
| 2 | October 13 | Chiba Lotte Marines at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | Es Con Field Hokkaido | 2:00 pm (JST) | - |
| 3 | October 14† | Chiba Lotte Marines at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | Es Con Field Hokkaido | 2:00 pm (JST) | - |
- † If necessary
Final stage
[edit]Summary
[edit]Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks leads the series, 1–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 16 | TBD at Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Mizuho PayPay Dome | 6:00 pm (JST) | - |
| 2 | October 17 | TBD at Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Mizuho PayPay Dome | 6:00 pm (JST) | - |
| 3 | October 18 | TBD at Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Mizuho PayPay Dome | 6:00 pm (JST) | - |
| 4 | October 19† | TBD at Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Mizuho PayPay Dome | 2:00 pm (JST) | - |
| 5 | October 20† | TBD at Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Mizuho PayPay Dome | 2:00 pm (JST) | - |
| 6 | October 21† | TBD at Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | Mizuho PayPay Dome | 6:00 pm (JST) | - |
- † If necessary
References
[edit]- ^ "パーソル、2024年度プロ野球パシフィック・リーグの公式戦タイトルパートナー継続決定！" [Persol to Continue as Official Title Partner of Professional Baseball's Pacific League in 2024!] (in Japanese). Persol Holdings. March 28, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Bag 1st Title in Japan's Pacific League in 4 Years". The Japan News. September 24, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Pacific League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 17, 2023.