2012 Japan Series
The 2012 Japan Series (known as the Konami Nippon Series 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was the 63rd edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) championship series known colloquially as the Japan Series. The best-of-seven playoff was won by the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants in six games over the Pacific League champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. It was the Giants' 22nd Japan Series title, second in the last four years. The series began on Saturday, October 27, 2012 and ended on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at the Tokyo Dome in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Giants starting pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi, who was the winning pitcher in Games 1 and 5, was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player (MVP). Giants players Shinnosuke Abe, Hisayoshi Chono and John Bowker were also recognized with Outstanding Player awards.
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| Dates | October 27 – November 3 | |||||||||
| MVP | Tetsuya Utsumi (YOM) | |||||||||
| FSA | Atsunori Inaba (NIP) | |||||||||
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| Television | In Japan: NTV (Games 1, 2 and 6) TV Asahi (Games 3, 5) Fuji TV (Game 4) | |||||||||
| Radio | JRN, NRN | |||||||||
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