The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have successfully defended their title in Nippon Professional Baseball. The Hawks, which started Rick van den Hurk in game two, won 4-1 against the Yakult Swallows in the Nippon Series (Best-of-7). For Van den Hurk it was the third title in three years, having won the Korea Baseball Organisation (KBO) with the Samsung Lions in 2013 and 2014. Dae-Ho Lee was named MVP of the Nippon Series.
Nippon Series Results:
Hawks – Swallows 4-2
Hawks – Swallows 4-0
Swallows – Hawks 8-4
Swallows – Hawks 4-6
Swallows – Hawks 0-5