2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season
| 2014 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 28, 2014 – October 30, 2014 |
| Central League Pennant | |
| League champions | Yomiuri Giants |
| Runners-up | Hanshin Tigers |
| Pacific League Pennant | |
| League champions | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Runners-up | Orix Buffaloes |
| Climax Series | |
| CL champions | Hanshin Tigers |
| CL runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
| PL champions | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| PL runners-up | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Runners-up | Hanshin Tigers |
| Finals MVP | Seiichi Uchikawa (SOF) |
The 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 65th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.
Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie.
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received byes to the championship round.
Hanshin Tigers (1) vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp (0)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2) vs. Orix Buffaloes (1)
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received a one-game advantage.
Hanshin Tigers (4) vs. Yomiuri Giants (1)
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (3)
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