Orix Buffaloes
The Orix Buffaloes (オリックス・バファローズ, Orikkusu Bafarōzu) are a Nippon Professional Baseball team formed as a result of the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment by the merger of the Orix BlueWave of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The team plays in the Pacific League and is under ownership by Orix, a leading diversified financial services company founded in Osaka.
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| オリックス・バファローズ | |||||
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| League | Nippon Professional Baseball
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| Location | HQ in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Ballpark | Kyocera Dome Osaka Hotto Motto Field Kobe | ||||
| Founded | January 23, 1936 | ||||
| PL pennants | 15 (1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1995, 1996, 2021, 2022, 2023) | ||||
| Japan Series championships | 5 (1975, 1976, 1977, 1996, 2022) | ||||
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| Colors | Navy Blue, Gold, White | ||||
| Mascot | Buffalo Bull and Buffalo Bell | ||||
| Playoff berths | 10 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2008, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023) | ||||
| Ownership | Yoshihiko Miyauchi | ||||
| Management | Orix | ||||
| Manager | Satoshi Nakajima | ||||
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The combined team began play in 2005. The Buffaloes split home games between Kyocera Dome Osaka, which was the home of the original Buffaloes franchise, and Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium, the former home of the BlueWave, when the Hanshin Tigers have to use Kyocera Dome. The Tigers' main home stadium, Hanshin Koshien Stadium, is used for the two biggest High School Tournaments in Japan, the Senbatsu in the month of March, coliding with the opening of the Season, and during the Japanese High School Baseball Championship in the month of August.
Through 2022, the club's all-time record is 5,543–5,297–410 (.511).