Overview
- SoftBank sealed the championship with a 3–2 victory in 11 innings in Game 5 at Koshien Stadium to take the series 4–1.
- Yuki Yanagita tied Game 5 with a two-run home run in the eighth inning before Yu Nomura delivered the go-ahead solo shot in the 11th.
- The title is SoftBank’s 12th overall and its first in five years, marking a return to the top of Nippon Professional Baseball.
- Hot-hitting first baseman Hotaka Yamakawa was named Series MVP after totaling three home runs across the five games.
- The bullpen locked down the late innings in the clincher, with Rei Sugiyama throwing two scoreless frames and closer Yu Matsumoto finishing the win.