Japan Women's Baseball League

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Japan Women's Baseball League
SportBaseball
Founded2010
CEOSatoshi Katagiri
No. of teams4
CountryJapan
Most recent
champion(s)
Osaka Brabee Honeys
Most titlesHyogo Swing Smileys (2)
Official websiteJWBL japanese

Japan Women's Baseball League or JWBL (formerly, Girls Professional Baseball League or GPBL until 2012) is the highest level of women's baseball in Japan.[1][2]

Teams

Team Participation year Location Former name Team color
West Flora 2010– West Japan Kyoto Asto Dreams
South Dione 2010– South Japan Hyogo Swing Smileys
East Astraia 2013– East Japan None
North Reia 2012– North Japan Osaka Brabee Honeys
VICTORIA SERIES
Team Participation team Team color
All West Japan West Flora, South Dione
All East Japan East Astraia, North Reia

References

  1. ^ Krieger, Daniel (2012-03-19). "For Some Women, the Name of the Game Is Baseball". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  2. ^ "日本女子プロ野球リーグ JWBL". www.jwbl.jp. Retrieved 2016-06-29.

External links

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