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The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (ja: 大阪近鉄バファローズ) was a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka, Japan, which were in the Pacific League. The team was owned by the Kinki Nippon Railway and later sold to the Orix Group, the owner of the Orix Blue Wave baseball team, in 2004. The new owner then announced that they will merged the two teams into one team called the Orix Buffaloes before the start of the 2004-2005 NPB season. The Pacific League (ãƒ‘ã‚·ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒƒã‚¯ãƒ»ãƒªãƒ¼ã‚° Pashifikku Riigu) is one of Japans two major professional baseball leagues (the other is the Central League). ... Japanese (æ—¥æœ¬èªž, ) is a language spoken by over 127 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... Part of the History of baseball series. ... Osaka ) is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... The Pacific League (ãƒ‘ã‚·ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒƒã‚¯ãƒ»ãƒªãƒ¼ã‚° Pashifikku Riigu) is one of Japans two major professional baseball leagues (the other is the Central League). ... The Kintetsu Corporation (近畿日本鉄道株式会社 Kinki Nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki Gaisha), better known as Kintetsu (近鉄), is Japanese largest private railway company. ... ORIX Corporation ) (TYO: 8591 , OSE: 8591, NYSE: IX) is a financial services group established 17 April 1964. ... The Orix BlueWave (オリックスブルーウェーブ) is a baseball team in Kōbe, Japan, that plays in the Pacific League. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Orix Buffaloes ) is a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka and Kobe, Japan, which plays in the Pacific League. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Players of note

Former players

Charles Abraham (Chuck) Essegian, Jr. ... Donald Wayne Money (born June 7, 1947 in Washington, D.C., USA) is a former Major League baseball player, who was a second baseman early in his career before later becoming a third baseman for the most part. ... Norihiro Nakamura, born July 24, 1973, is a Japanese professional baseball third baseman. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Benjamin Ambrosio Oglivie Palmer (born February 11, 1949 in Colon, Panama) is a former Major League Baseball left fielder for the Boston Red Sox (1971-1973), Detroit Tigers (1974-1977), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1978-1986). ... Akinori Otsuka(å¤§å¡šæ™¶å‰‡ Otsuka Akinori) is a Japanese baseball player. ... Karl Tuffy Rhodes (born August 21, 1968, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a retired professional baseball player. ... De Wain Lee Stevens (born July 10, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri) was a Major League Baseball player from 1990 to 1992 and again from 1996 to 2002 for the California Angels, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, and Cleveland Indians. ... James (Jim) Joseph Traber (b. ...

Retired numbers

Categories: Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | Baseball team stubs | Defunct minor league baseball teams | Sports clubs established in 1950 | 2004 disestablishments | Visitor attractions in Osaka Prefecture | Japanese baseball teams Koshien Stadium (in 1992) Baseball has been a popular sport in Japan for over a century since its introduction in 1872. ... See also: Central League (football) The Central League (セントラル・リーグ Sentoraru Riigu) is one of Japans two major professional baseball leagues (the other is the Pacific League). ... The Pacific League (ãƒ‘ã‚·ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒƒã‚¯ãƒ»ãƒªãƒ¼ã‚° Pashifikku Riigu) is one of Japans two major professional baseball leagues (the other is the Central League). ... The Yomiuri Giants ) are one of the popular Central League baseball teams based at the Tokyo Dome in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. ... The Chunichi Dragons (in Kanji: ä¸æ—¥ãƒ‰ãƒ©ã‚´ãƒ³ã‚º; ChÅ«nichi-doragonzu) is a popular baseball team based in Nagoya, Japan. ... The Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Japanese: , TÅkyÅ Yakuruto SuwarÅzu) are a professional baseball team in Japans Central League. ... The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (åŒ—æµ·é“æ—¥æœ¬ãƒãƒ ãƒ•ã‚¡ã‚¤ã‚¿ãƒ¼ã‚º) are a professional baseball team in Japans Pacific League. ... The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (æ±åŒ—æ¥½å¤©ã‚´ãƒ¼ãƒ«ãƒ‡ãƒ³ã‚¤ãƒ¼ã‚°ãƒ«ã‚¹) is a baseball team founded in 2004 to begin play in 2005 in the Japanese Pacific League. ... The Chiba Lotte Marines ) are a professional baseball team in Japans Pacific League. ... External link Hiroshima Carp official web site Categories: Baseball teams | Baseball stubs ... The Hanshin Tigers ) are a popular Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, which are in the Central League. ... The Yokohama BayStars (æ¨ªæµœãƒ™ã‚¤ã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ¼ã‚º) is a professional baseball team in Japans Central League. ... The Seibu Lions (in Japanese, è¥¿æ¦ãƒ©ã‚¤ã‚ªãƒ³ã‚º) are a professional baseball team in Japans Pacific League and are owned by Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, who was once listed as the worlds richest man. ... The Orix Buffaloes ) is a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka and Kobe, Japan, which plays in the Pacific League. ... The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ) is a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. ... The Yomiuri Giants have won twenty Japan Series, more than any other team. ... Japanese Baseball League was a professional baseball league in Japan. ...