Overview
- Isami Nomura led off the 11th inning with a home run at Koshien to clinch a 3-2 Game 5 win after Yuki Yanagita tied it with a two-run shot in the eighth.
- Fukuoka SoftBank captured the series 4-1 with four straight victories for its first title since 2020 and the 12th in franchise history.
- Hotaka Yamakawa earned Series MVP honors after homering in three consecutive games and batting .385.
- Kazuki Sugiyama retired all six batters he faced in the ninth and 10th to earn the win, and Yuki Matsumoto recorded the save.
- Ukyo Shuto set a Japan Series single-game record with five hits in Game 2 as late-20s standouts and manager Hiroki Kokubo’s adjustments offset injury absences, including Akira Nakamura.