What sport does 2009 Japan Series and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have in common?
2009 Japan Series The 2009 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 2009 season. It was the 60th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League Climax Series champions, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, against the Central League Climax Series champions, the Yomiuri Giants. The series is the second time the two teams played each other in the championship series, the last time being 1981. Played at Sapporo Dome and Tokyo Dome, the Giants defeated the Fighters four games to two in the best-of-seven series to win the franchise's 21st Japan Series championship. Giants' captain Shinnosuke Abe was named Most Valuable Player of the series. The series was played between October 31 and November 7, 2009, with home field advantage going to the Pacific League.
Kansai Independent Baseball League The Kansai Independent Baseball League (関西独立リーグ , Kansai Dokuritsu Rīgu ) (nicknamed KANDOK) was a professional baseball league in Japan which operated from 2009 –2013 . The league made history on March 26, 2009, when pitcher Eri Yoshida made her debut as the first female in an otherwise all-male league.