Kintetsu Buffaloes

Japanese baseball team

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The Kintetsu Buffaloes were a professional baseball team in Japan that played in the Pacific League. The Pacific League is one of two professional baseball leagues in Japan, the other being the Central League. Both leagues were established in 1950. The Pacific League currently consists of six teams, including the Orix Buffaloes, which is the current iteration of the team that was formerly known as the Kintetsu Buffaloes. The regular season in both leagues culminates in the Japan Series, a playoff between the champions of the Pacific and Central Leagues. The Kintetsu Buffaloes appeared in the Japan Series multiple times, including in 1979, 1980, 1989, and 2001.12

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Hideo Nomo
…he was drafted by the Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japanese Pacific League (see also Japanese baseball leagues). Nomo had a record of 78–46 with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.08 while pitching for five seasons (1990–94) for Kintetsu. Because Japanese baseball clubs own the rights to a player for…
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…he was drafted by the Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japanese Pacific League (see also Japanese baseball leagues). Nomo had a record of 78–46 with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.08 while pitching for five seasons (1990–94) for Kintetsu. Because Japanese baseball clubs own the rights to a player for…
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