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(Created page with "This website aims to cover all baseball video games. Baseball and video games each have jargon that may need explaining, and a large number of baseball video games are developed and released only in Japan, so there are some terms that may not be familiar to everyone. == 30-30 Club == The group of baseball hitters who have hit 30 home runs and stolen 30 bases in the same season. These are the members of the club for MLB as of the end of the 2021 season, in chronological...") |
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== 30-30 Club == | == 30-30 Club == | ||
The group of baseball hitters who have hit 30 home runs and stolen 30 bases in the same season. These are the members of the club for MLB as of the end of the | The group of baseball hitters who have hit 30 home runs and stolen 30 bases in the same season. These are the members of the club for MLB as of the end of the 2025 season, in chronological order: | ||
* Ken Williams | * Ken Williams | ||
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* Francisco Lindor | * Francisco Lindor | ||
* Bobby Witt Jr. | * Bobby Witt Jr. | ||
* Shohei Ohtani | |||
* Corbin Carroll | |||
* Jazz Chisholm Jr. | |||
* Pete Cros-Armstrong | |||
* Juan Soto | |||
And here is the 30-30.club for the Japanese League, NPB, as of the end of the 2021 season: | And here is the 30-30.club for the Japanese League, NPB, as of the end of the 2021 season: | ||
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== Koushien == | == Koushien == | ||
(Can also spelled Koshien or Kōshien, or in kanji as 甲子園) The national high school baseball tournament in Japan (Koushien is also the name of the stadium where these games are played, the home park for | (Can also spelled Koshien or Kōshien, or in kanji as 甲子園) The national high school baseball tournament in Japan (Koushien is also the name of the stadium where these games are played, the home park for NPB’s Hanshin Tigers). Similar to March Madness with college basketball in the U.S., Koushien is a hugely popular amateur sports tournament. A decent proportion of Japanese baseball video games are set in high school rather than their professional league. College baseball exists in Japan but is much less popular than high school and pro baseball. | ||
== Kusayakyuu == | == Kusayakyuu == | ||
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== Ni-gun == | == Ni-gun == | ||
(2軍) Pronounced “knee-goon.” Literally means “second army.” A term for the NPB farm league. Teams in this league share the names of their NPB affiliates (snooze). You might less often see the terms ichi-gun (1軍) (for the top-tier NPB team itself) and san-gun (3軍) (either for a bonus affiliated minor league team, which a couple NPB teams have currently, or as a term for the Japanese independent leagues). | (2軍) Pronounced similar to “knee-goon.” Literally means “second army.” A term for the NPB farm league. Teams in this league share the names of their NPB affiliates (snooze). You might less often see the terms ichi-gun (1軍) (for the top-tier NPB team itself) and san-gun (3軍) (either for a bonus affiliated minor league team, which a couple NPB teams have currently, or as a term for the Japanese independent leagues). | ||
== NPB == | == NPB == | ||
Nippon Professional Baseball, the Japanese professional baseball league. Like MLB’s American League and National League, the NPB is split into the Central League and Pacific League. | Nippon Professional Baseball, the Japanese professional baseball league. Like MLB’s American League and National League, the NPB is split into the Central League and Pacific League. | ||
== | == OBs == | ||
A common Japanese abbreviation for Old Boys, a term for former baseball players,. Sort of like “old-timers” in English. You’ll see the term pretty frequently in the ''Powerful Pro Yakyuu'' series. | |||
== PC Engine == | == PC Engine == | ||
