Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

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Japan Series Titles: 0

Pacific League Pennants: 0

Franchise Players: Kenji Johjima, Nobuhiko Matsunaka, Kazumi Saitoh

Current Manager: Sadaharu Oh

Stadium: Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks were the successor to the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks; when the parent company, the Daiei corporation, begun having financial trouble, they sold the team to SoftBank, an internet services company. Softbank opened up the wallets, allowing for the signing of ex-major leaguers Tony Batista and Jolbert Cabrera to shore up the team, which finished first in the 2005 Pacific League title in its first season but lost in the playoffs to the Chiba Lotte Marines. The company also has tried to modernize the team's marketing, with webcasts of games.

[edit] Managers

• 2005-present: Sadaharu Oh

Preceded by Fukuoka Daiei Hawks

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2005 - present

Current team name

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