Hanshin Tigers

Hanshin Tigers
阪神タイガース
Logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
Central League (1950–present)
Japanese Baseball League (1936–1949)
LocationHQ in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
BallparkHanshin Koshien Stadium (1936–present)
Kyocera Dome Osaka (interim)
FoundedDecember 10, 1935 (1935-12-10)
Nicknames
  • Tora (トラ, tigers)
  • Mōko (猛虎, fierce tigers)
  • Nishinomiya Tigers
Japan Series championships2 (1985, 2023)
JBL championships4 (1937 Fall, 1938 Spring, 1944, 1947)
CL pennants7 (1962, 1964, 1985, 2003, 2005, 2023, 2025)
Playoff berths13 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Former name
  • Osaka Tigers (1946–1960)
  • Hanshin Club (1940–1944)
  • Osaka Tigers (1935–1940)
ColorsYellow, Black, White
     
MascotTo-Lucky, Lucky, and Kita
Retired numbers
OwnershipTakaoki Fujiwara
ManagementHanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
ManagerKyuji Fujikawa
Websitehttps://hanshintigers.jp/
Current uniforms

The Hanshin Tigers (阪神タイガース, Hanshin Taigāsu) are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, next to their main stadium, Hanshin Koshien Stadium.

The Tigers are owned by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

The Hanshin Tigers are one of the oldest professional clubs in Japan. They played their first season in 1936 as the Osaka Tigers and assumed their current team name in 1961.