1998 Japan Series
| 1998 Japan Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 18–26 | |||||||||
| MVP | Takanori Suzuki (Yokohama) | |||||||||
| FSA | Koji Otsuka (Seibu) | |||||||||
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| Television | Fuji TV (Games 1, 6), TBS (Games 2, 4), TV Asahi (Games 3, 5) | |||||||||
The 1998 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1998 season. The 49th edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions against the Central League champion Yokohama BayStars. The BayStars won the series in six games, giving them their first Japan Series championship since 1960.