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The Yokohama BayStars (横浜ベイスターズ) are a professional baseball team in Japan's Central League.

Founded: 1950

Formerly known as: Taiyo Whales ( 1950- 1952), Taiyo-Shochiku Robins ( 1953- 1954), Taiyo Whales ( 1955- 1977), Yokohama Taiyo Whales ( 1978- 1992), Yokohama BayStars ( 1993-)

Home ballpark: Yokohama Stadium

Uniform colors: Blue and White

Logo design: "BayStars" written in white on a blue field

League championships won (2): 1960, 1998

Japan SeriesBaseball playoffs and champions The Japan Series ( Nihon Senshuken Shiriizu Shiai usually shortened to Nihon Shiriizu is a seven-game championship played by the winners of Japan's two professional baseball leagues (the Central League and Pacific League). championships won (2): 1960, 1998

1 Players of note

1.1 Current stars

• 8 Ryoji Aikawa
• 18 Daisuke Miura
• 22 Kazuhiro SasakiKazuhiro Sasaki ( (born February 22, 1968 in Sendai, Japan) is one of the top relief pitchers from Japan. He throws and bats right-handed. Sasaki played for the Yokohama BayStars in the Japan's Central League from 1990-99 before joining the Seattle Marine
• 6 Hitoshi Tamura
• 44 Tyrone Woods

1.2 Retired numbers

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1.3 Former player

• Daisuke Yamashita
• Norihiro Komada

2 External link

• Yokohama BayStars official web site