NPB, quasi-permanently retired numbers, numbers that have been unused for more than 5 years Kami Tigers 6 Tomonori Kanemoto Outfielder 2013 – At the time of his retirement in 2012, it was considered to make the number permanently retired, but Kanemoto firmly refused. I was also given up on it[注釈 26][10]. He wore it again during his tenure as manager from 2016 to 2018, but after he retired, it was once again retired until a suitable player came along.[11]. Orix Buffaloes 51 Ichiro Outfielder 2001 – After transferring to MLB in 2001, no one used him, and retired with the Seattle Mariners in 2019. In response, the team once again announced that it would continue to treat the number as “de facto permanently retired.”[12]. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 11 Yu Darvish Pitcher 2018 – After Darvish transferred to MLB in 2012, he was succeeded by Otani, a new member of the team, after a one-year gap. After Otani transferred to MLB in 2018, the team jointly announced that the number would be retired “until a star player comparable to the two emerges.”[13]. Shohei Otani Pitcher/Outfielder These two players are being honored at “TOWER 11”, a facility inside Esconfield HOKKAIDO. 86 Director Keiji Osawa 1995 – When he passed away in 2010, consideration was given to permanently discontinuing the number, but it was ultimately abandoned.[14]. However, the number is still missing, and 86 is only used by Osawa in the history of the team, including its predecessor teams such as Tokyu and Toei. Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 15 Masao Fujii Pitcher 2001 – Died of illness while still active in October 2000. At that time, the number 15 was considered to be permanently retired, and since then not a single player has used the number 15, and even now that the parent company has changed to Softbank, the number remains retired.[15]. 89 Sadaharu Oh Manager 2009 – After retiring from the managerial position in 2008, there was consideration of permanently discontinuing the number, but Oh himself declined.[16]. However, it has been out of stock for a long time since then. Chiba Lotte Marines 9 Kazuya Fukuura Infielder 2020 – At the same time as Fukuura announced his retirement from active play in January 2019, the team announced that number 9 would be retired from the following year.[17]. 26 Fan Number Others 2005 – Since 2005, the number has been permanently retired as a number for fans. This means he is the 26th player after the 25 players on the bench.[18]. During games, the number 26 uniform is displayed on the bench, and the number 26 may be worn by the person pitching the ceremonial first pitch at the home opener. *The materials used for videos, images, etc. used in the video are not used for the purpose of copyright infringement. We cite the necessary materials where necessary.
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