Chiba Lotte Marines

Chiba Lotte Marines
Chiba Lotte Marines
千葉ロッテマリーンズ
Information
League	Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League (1950–present)
Location	Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Ballpark	ZOZO Marine Stadium
Founded	November 26, 1949
Nickname(s)	Kamome (鴎, seagulls)
PL pennants	5 (1950, 1960, 1970, 1974, 2005)
Japan Series championships	4 (1950, 1974, 2005, 2010)
Former name(s)	Lotte Orions (1969–1991); Tokyo Orions (1964–1968); Daimai Orions (1958–1963); Mainichi Orions (1950–1957);
Former ballparks	Kawasaki Stadium (1978–1991); Miyagi Stadium (1973–1977); Tokyo Stadium (1962–1972); Korakuen Stadium (1950–1962);
Colors	Black, Grey, White;
Mascot	Mar-kun, Rine-chan, and Zu-chan
Playoff berths	1974; 1977; 1980; 1981; 2005; 2007; 2010; 2013; 2015; 2016; 2020; 2021;
Retired numbers	26;
Ownership	Katsumi Kawai
Management	Lotte Holdings
Manager	Masato Yoshii
Uniforms

The Chiba Lotte Marines (千葉ロッテマリーンズ, Chiba Rotte Marīnzu) are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. The Marines were a founding member of the Pacific League in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions when the Japanese Baseball League reorganized into Nippon Professional Baseball, where they won the inaugural 1950 Japan Series. Since 1992, the Marines' home ballpark has been ZOZO Marine Stadium, located in the Mihama Ward of Chiba, seating 30,118 people.

The "Marines" name originates from the name of the stadium they play in, which is officially named Chiba Marine Stadium, because the stadium is located right on the water.

Through 2022, the franchise's all-time record is 4733-4701-394 (.501).^[1]

^ "千葉ロッテマリーンズ年度別成績（1950-2023）".

[1] "千葉ロッテマリーンズ年度別成績（1950-2023）".

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