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- G1 Hawks at BayStars, 6:30 PM JST
- G2 Hawks at BayStars, 6:00 PM JST
- G3 BayStars at Hawks, 6:00 PM JST
- G4 BayStars at Hawks, 6:00 PM JST
- G5 BayStars at Hawks, 6:00 PM JST
- G6 Hawks at BayStars, 6:30 PM JST
- G7 Hawks at BayStars, 6:00 PM JST
Asia, Japan
NPB Playoffs 2026
The Japan Series is next: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Yokohama DeNA BayStars. All NPB postseason series of 2026, round by round, with every result and the remaining schedule.
Japan Series
Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage
Hawks win 3-0
- G1 Fighters 4, Hawks 6
- G2 Fighters 2, Hawks 6
- G3 Fighters 2, Hawks 6
Central League Climax Series Final Stage
BayStars win 4-0
- G1 BayStars 2, Tigers 0
- G2 BayStars 1, Tigers 0
- G3 BayStars 4, Tigers 0
- G4 BayStars 8, Tigers 5
Pacific League Climax Series First Stage
Fighters win 2-1
- G1 Fighters 2, Lions 3
- G2 Fighters 1, Lions 0
- G3 Fighters 4, Lions 1
Central League Climax Series First Stage
BayStars win 2-0
- G1 BayStars 2, Giants 1
- G2 BayStars 4, Giants 1
How the NPB postseason works
The top three teams in the Central League and the Pacific League play the Climax Series. In the First Stage the second- and third-placed teams play a best-of-three series; the winner meets the pennant winner in the Final Stage, where the league champion starts with a one-win advantage. The two Climax Series winners meet in the best-of-seven Japan Series.
2026 postseason rounds
This season's postseason has 5 rounds: Central League Climax Series First Stage, Pacific League Climax Series First Stage, Central League Climax Series Final Stage, Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage, Japan Series. Series results update automatically after every game.
See how the teams qualified in the NPB standings, or browse every game on the NPB schedule.
Latest NPB news
Standings, schedule and stats update automatically several times a day. Data: Nippon Professional Baseball (npb.jp).
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