Eastern League (Japanese baseball)
The Eastern League (イースタン・リーグ) is one of the two minor leagues ("ni-gun") of Japanese professional baseball. The league is owned and managed by the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Teams in the Eastern League generally play an 80-game schedule every year.
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1955 |
| Ceased | 1956 (revived in 1961) |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Japan |
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