{"id":174010,"date":"2025-10-31T13:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=174010&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-10-31T13:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:57:35","slug":"softbank-hawks-capture-japan-series-title","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/softbank-hawks-capture-japan-series-title\/","title":{"rendered":"SoftBank Hawks Capture Japan Series Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeated the Hanshin Tigers 3\u20132 in Game 5 of the Japan Series on October 30 at Koshien Stadium, winning the series 4\u20131 and claiming their first national title since 2020. Yuki Yanagita hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to tie the game, and Isami Nomura\u2019s solo shot in the 11th secured the win. It marked the Hawks\u2019 12th Japan Series championship, including their Nankai and Daiei eras. Manager Hiroki Kokubo praised his team\u2019s unity despite injuries, while first baseman Hotaka Yamakawa earned MVP honors after homering in three straight games. Fans across Fukuoka celebrated late into the night. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softbankhawks.co.jp\/news\/detail\/202500890103.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SoftBank Hawks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ KBC<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-173997\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_hawks-win_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C798&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SoftBank Hawks Capture Japan Series Title\" width=\"1400\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_hawks-win_2025_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_hawks-win_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_hawks-win_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_hawks-win_2025_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeated the Hanshin Tigers 3\u20132 in Game 5 of the Japan Series on October 30 at Koshien Stadiuml&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":173997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-174010","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-sports","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/174010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}