Nagasaki Saints

Defunct Japanese professional baseball team
   ManagerHiroshi Nagadomi

The Nagasaki Saints (長崎セインツ) were a semi-professional baseball team in the Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League of Japan that played in Nagasaki Prefecture. The team was established as part of the league's expansion in 2008, along with the Fukuoka Red Warblers.

In 2009, the team won a half-season championship.[1] Following the 2010 season, the team announced that it would not participate in the league's 2011 season;[2] the Saints were officially dissolved in September 2010.[3]

References

  1. ^ "長崎S 前期優勝決定！" (in Japanese). Shikoku Kyusyu Island League. June 21, 2009. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Graczyk, Wayne. "Yokohama farm team will revert to using 'BayStars.'" Japan Times (October 3, 2010) [dead link]
  3. ^ Gen. "Island League: Nagasaki Saints to be dissolved," Yakyubaka.com (September 30, 2010).

External links

  • Official web site (in Japanese)
  • IBLJ page
  • IBLJ press release[dead link]
  • Nagasaki Shimbun article
  • Mainichi Shimbun article
  • Yomiuri Shimbun article[dead link]
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