Sports in Osaka, Japan

Osaka Teams

Osaka, Japan and surrounding communities have hosted the following minor league teams:

• Japan Pacific League - Orix Buffaloes (2005 - 2025)
  
• Japan Pacific League - Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (1959 - 2004)
  
• Japan Pacific League, Japanese Baseball League - Nankai Hawks (1947 - 1988)
  
• Japan Central League, Japanese Baseball League - Osaka Tigers (1946 - 1960)
  
• Japan Pacific League - Kintetsu Pearls (1950 - 1958)
  
• Japanese Baseball League - Taiyo Robins (1947 - 1949)
  
• Japanese Baseball League, Japanese Baseball League (Fall), Japanese Baseball League (Spring) - Hankyu (1936 - 1946)
  
• Japanese Baseball League - Kinki Great Ring (1946)
  
• Japanese Baseball League - Kinki Nippon (1944)
  
• Japanese Baseball League, Japanese Baseball League (Fall), Japanese Baseball League (Spring) - Nakai (1938 - 1943)
  
• Japanese Baseball League, Japanese Baseball League (Fall), Japanese Baseball League (Spring) - Osaka Tigers (1936 - 1939)