Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
北海道日本ハムファイターズ
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League	Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League (1950–present) Japanese Baseball League (1946–1949)
Location	Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan
Ballpark	Es Con Field Hokkaido
Founded	November 6, 1945; 78 years ago (1945-11-06)
Nickname(s)	Nichiham (日ハム, Nippon-ham)
PL pennants	7 (1962, 1981, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016)
Japan Series championships	3 (1962, 2006, 2016)
Former name(s)	Nippon-Ham Fighters (1974–2003) Nittaku Home Flyers (1973) Toei Flyers (1954–1972) Tokyu Flyers (1949–1953) Kyuei Flyers (1948) Tokyu Flyers (1947) Senators (1946)
Former ballparks	Sapporo Dome (2004–2022) Tokyo Dome (1988–2003) Korakuen Stadium (1964–1987) Meiji Jingu Stadium (1962–1963) Komazawa Stadium (1953–1961) Korakuen Stadium (1948–1953)
Colors	Fighter Blue, White, Gold
Mascot	BB, Polly Polaris, and Frep the Fox
Playoff berths	13 (1981, 1982, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
Retired numbers	100
Ownership	Yoshihide Haneda
Management	Nippon Ham Co., Ltd
Manager	Tsuyoshi Shinjo
General Manager	Atsunori Inaba
Uniforms

The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (北海道日本ハムファイターズ, Hokkaidō Nippon-Hamu Faitāzu) is a Japanese professional baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō, in the Sapporo metropolitan area. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at ES CON Field Hokkaido. The Fighters also host a select number of regional home games in cities across Hokkaidō, including Hakodate, Asahikawa, Kushiro, and Obihiro. The team's name comes from its parent organization, Nippon Ham, a major Japanese food-processing company.

Founded in 1946, the Fighters called Tokyo home for 58 years, as co-tenants of the Tokyo Dome & Korakuen Stadium with the Central League's Yomiuri Giants near the end of their tenure in the capital city. The franchise has won three Japan Series titles, in 1962, 2006, and, most recently, 2016.