2002 Japan Series

The 2002 Japan Series was the 53rd edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. The Giants swept the Lions in four games to win their 20th Japan Series championship.

2002 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Yomiuri Giants (4) Tatsunori Hara 86–52–2
Seibu Lions (0) Haruki Ihara 90–49–1
DatesOctober 26–30
MVPTomohiro Nioka
Broadcast
TelevisionNTV (Game 1, 2), TV Asahi (Game 3), TBS (Game 4)
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