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词条 Baseball Challenge League
释义

  1. League structure

  2. History

  3. Teams

  4. Franchise locations

  5. Yearly standings

  6. References

  7. External links

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|logo=
|pixels=
|sport=Baseball
|title = Route Inn BC League
|founded=2006
|inaugural = 2007
|teams=10
|country=Japan
|champion=Shinano Grandserows
|most_champs=Ishikawa Million Stars (4)
| commissioner =
| president = Murayama Tetsuji
| website = http://www.bc-l.jp/
}}

The Route Inn BCL, formerly known as the {{nihongo|Baseball Challenge League|ベースボール・チャレンジ・リーグ|Bēsubōru Charenji Rīgu}}, is an independent minor baseball league in Japan. The league's abbreviated designation is "{{nihongo|BC League|BCリーグ}}."

League structure

The Baseball Challenge League has two divisions, Future—East and Advance—West, with five teams in each division. Not every team has a home stadium; instead, the team travels around its home prefecture, playing in different stadiums, each one called "home” for that game.[1]

The 72-game season runs from April–October, split into two half-terms, with the division champion from each half-term meeting in a playoff at the end of the year to determine which two teams compete for the league championship. Each team carries 27 players.[2]

Typically, players earn 150,000 yen (c. U.S. $2,000) per month, with another 50,000 yen in potential bonuses.[3] The league imposes a 7.2 million yen (c. U.S. $60,600) salary limit for team managers.[4]

History

The BC League began play in 2007 as the Hokushinestu Baseball Challenge League. It originally consisted of four teams based in the Hokuriku region: the Ishikawa Million Stars, the Niigata Albirex Baseball Club, the Shinano Grandserows, and the Toyama Thunderbirds. In 2008 the league added two teams, Gunma Diamond Pegasus and the Fukui Miracle Elephants, and split into two divisions, Jōshin'etsu (Gunma, Shinano, and Niigata) and Hokuriku (Fukui, Ishikawa, and Toyama).

Ishikawa Million Stars Infielder Kensuke Uchimura led the league in steals in 2007, which led to him being drafted by Nippon Professional Baseball's Rakuten Golden Eagles. In 2008, he became the first player to reach NPB after playing in the BC League.

In February 2014, the league agreed to a naming rights deal with Route Inn Group, becoming the Route Inn BC League.[5]

That same month, it was announced that a new team, the Musashi Heat Bears, based out of Saitama Prefecture, would join the league in time for the 2015 season.[5] In July 2014, it was announced that a second new team, the Fukushima Hopes, would also join the league for the 2015 season.[6]

Late in the summer of 2014, along with the Shikoku Island League Plus, the Route Inn BCL formed the Japan Independent Baseball League Organization.[7]

With the addition of two new teams, in 2015 the league realigned and renamed its divisions, replacing the previous divisions Jōshin'etsu and Hokuriku with Future—East and Advance—West.

Teams

Division Team Founded State League champion Division champion Half term champion Team color Stadium
Future—EastFukushima RedHopes2014Fukushima Prefecture001 Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium
Tochigi Golden Braves2016Tochigi Prefecture000 Oyama Athlete Park Baseball Stadium
Saitama Musashi Heat Bears2014Saitama Prefecture000 Kumagaya Park Stadium
Gunma Diamond Pegasus2008Gunma Prefecture3611 Takasaki City Jonan Baseball Stadium
Niigata Albirex Baseball Club2007Niigata Prefecture248 Niigata Prefectural Baseball Stadium
Advance—WestShinano Grandserows2007Nagano Prefecture111 Nagano Olympic Stadium
Toyama GRN Thunderbirds2007Toyama Prefecture115 Takaoka Western General Park Baseball Stadium
Ishikawa Million Stars2007Ishikawa Prefecture469 Kanazawa Municipal Baseball Stadium
Fukui Miracle Elephants2008Fukui Prefecture025 Fukui Phoenix Stadium
Shiga United Baseball Club2016Shiga Prefecture000 Hibari Park Baseball Stadium

Franchise locations

{{Clear}}

Yearly standings

{{legend|gold|League champion}}{{legend|silver|Division champion}}
YearFirstSecondThirdFourth
2007IshikawaToyamaShinanoNiigata
Joshin'etsu DivisionHokuriku Division
YearFirstSecondThirdYearFirstSecondThird
2008First halfNiigataGunmaShinano2008First halfToyamaIshikawaFukui
Second halfGunmaNiigataShinanoSecond halfToyamaIshikawaFukui
2009First halfGunmaNiigataShinano2009First halfIshikawaToyamaFukui
Second halfGunmaNiigataShinanoSecond halfIshikawaToyamaFukui
2010First halfGunmaShinanoNiigata2010First halfIshikawaFukuiToyama
Second halfGunmaNiigataShinanoSecond halfFukuiIshikawaToyama
2011First halfGunmaShinanoNiigata2011First halfIshikawaToyamaFukui
Second halfNiigataShinanoGunmaSecond halfFukuiIshikawaToyama
2012First halfNiigataShinanoGunma2012First halfIshikawaFukuiToyama
Second halfNiigataShinanoGunmaSecond halfFukuiToyamaIshikawa
2013First halfNiigataGunmaShinano2013First halfIshikawaToyamaFukui
Second halfNiigataShinanoGunmaSecond halfFukuiToyamaIshikawa
2014 First half Gunma Niigata Shinano 2014 First half Toyama Fukui Ishikawa
Second half Niigata Gunma Shinano Second half Ishikawa Toyama Fukui
Future-EastAdvance-West
YearFirstSecondThirdFourthFifthYearFirstSecondThirdFourthFifth
2015First halfNiigataMusashiGunmaFukushima-2015First halfFukuiShinanoIshikawaToyama-
Second halfFukushimaNiigataGunmaMusashi-Second halfToyamaFukuiIshikawaShinano-
2016First halfGunmaFukushimaNiigataMusashi-2016First halfIshikawaFukuiShinanoToyama-
Second halfGunmaFukushimaNiigataMusashi-Second halfIshikawaShinanoToyamaFukui-
2017First halfGunmaNiigataFukushimaMusashiTochigi2017First halfToyamaShinanoFukuiShigaIshikawa
Second halfGunmaFukushimaNiigataTochigiMusashiSecond halfShinanoToyamaFukuiIshikawaShiga

References

1. ^Ryo. "Independent Leagues in Japan," NPB Tracker: Baseball in Japan & Around the World (May 26, 2009).
2. ^"Professional Baseball Tryout," San Diego Sports Authority (2012). Archived on the Western Baseball Association website. Accessed April 7, 2015.
3. ^Patrick. "Japan’s Independent Leagues 2014," NPB Tracker (09 February 2014).
4. ^Jun Hongo, [https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/02/09/former-texas-ranger-julio-franco-joins-a-japan-team-as-player-manager/ "Julio Franco, 56 Years Old, Joins a Japan Team as Player-Manager,"] Wall Street Journal, February 9, 2015.
5. ^Gen. "BC League agrees to naming rights deal with Route Inn Group," Yakyubaka.com (Feb. 25, 2014).
6. ^Gen. "New BC League team from Fukushima will be named the Fukushima Hopes," Yakyubaka.com (July 18, 2014).
7. ^Gen. "Island League, BC League to establish Japan Independent Baseball League Organization," Yakyubaka.com (Aug.30, 2014 ).

External links

  • Baseball Challenge League Official Site (in Japanese)
  • 2014 Final Standings, Playoff Results, Statistical Leaders
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