The Yomiuri Giants have won the 2012 Japan Series to celebrate their record 22nd championship in Nippon Professional Baseball. The Central League pennant winner beat their counterpart from the Pacific League, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 4-2 in the best-of-seven title series.

The Samsung Lions have won the championship in Korea Baseball Organization. They clinched their fifth title in club history and their second in a row with a 7-0 shutout over the SK Wyverns on Friday. They won the Korea Series 4-2.

Led by head manager Lu Wen-Sheng, the Jiangsu Hope Stars tasted first victory for Chinese teams on Friday, at the Cross-Strait Baseball Challenge tourney taking place in Taipei City this past week.

18-year-old right-hander Shohei Otani, a Japanese high school star, is pursuing a career in Major League Baseball instead of playing professionally in Japan. He was selected in the first round of this week’s amateur draft by the Nippon-Ham Fighters (NPB), but still wants to play in the United States.

The Lamigo Monkeys captured the 2012 CPBL championship title, after they edged the Uni-President Lions 3-2 at their home ballpark in Game 5 of Taiwan Series.

The regular season in Nippon Professional Baseball has been concluded and the postseason got underway this weekend. The Yomiuri Giants and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters won the regular season titles in the Central and Pacific Leagues.

The Lamigo Monkeys has taken a 2-0 lead over the defending champions Uni-President Lions in the best-of-seven Taiwan Series of CPBL (Chinese Professional Baseball League) over the weekend.

Koji Yamamoto was named the manger of Team Samurai Japan for the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

The ticket sale for the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Panama City has started. The qualifying tournament for the 2013 World Baseball Classic will be played from Thursday, November 15 to Monday, November 19 at Rod Carew Stadium in Panama City. Host Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia and Brazil will square off against each other in a modified double-elimination format.

The baseball league of the northern provinces of Iran was held in Tehran with the attendance of five teams. The league contains of home and away matches.