2008 Central League Climax Series

The 2008 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) consisted of two consecutive series, Stage 1 being a best-of-three series and Stage 2 being a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2008 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2008 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 18 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 25.

2008 Central League Climax Series
First stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Chunichi Dragons (2) Hiromitsu Ochiai 71–68–5 (.511), 12 GB
Hanshin Tigers (1) Akinobu Okada 82–59–3 (.582), 2 GB
DatesOctober 18–20
Final stage
Team (Wins) Manager Season
Yomiuri Giants (3) Tatsunori Hara 84–57–3 (.596), 2 GA
Chunichi Dragons (1) Hiromitsu Ochiai 71–68–5 (.511), 12 GB
DatesOctober 22–25
MVPAlex Ramírez (Yomiuri)
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