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The or is one of Japan 's two major professional Baseball leagues, the other being the Central League . It was founded as the ''Taiheiyo Baseball Union'' in 1949 with seven teams, the name changing to its current form in 1980 . CURRENT TEAMS
After the 2004 season, the Orix BlueWave and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes merged to form the Orix Buffaloes . A franchise was granted to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to fill the void caused by the merger. The Pacific and Central League champions face off at the end of the year in the Japan Series . PL PENNANT WINNERS
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