2015 Nippon Professional Baseball season
| 2015 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 27, 2015 – October 1, 2015 |
| Central League Pennant | |
| League champions | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| Pacific League Pennant | |
| League champions | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Climax Series | |
| CL champions | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| CL runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
| PL champions | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| PL runners-up | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Runners-up | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| Finals MVP | Lee Dae-ho (SOF) |
The 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 66th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950. In the Central League, the Yakult Swallows claimed the pennant and defeated the Yomiuri Giants in the final stage of the Climax Series. In the Pacific League, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks won the penant and defeated the Chiba Lotte Marines in the final stage of the Climax Series.
A gambling scandal involving members of the Yomiuri Giants was reported in October. Pitchers Satoshi Fukuda, Shoki Kasahara, and Ryuya Matsumoto were found to have bet on both NBP games and Major League Baseball games, as well as high school baseball.
Note: In each league's stepladder playoff system (Climax Series), all games in that series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advanced if the round ended in a tie.
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows (CL), received byes to the championship round.
Yomiuri Giants (2) vs. Hanshin Tigers (1)
Chiba Lotte Marines (2) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (1)
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows (CL), received a one-game advantage.
Yomiuri Giants (1) vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows (4)
Chiba Lotte Marines (0) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4)
CL Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1) vs. PL Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4)
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