球 団(きゅうだん)

きゅうだん

noun

baseball team; ball club

1. baseball team; ball club; baseball franchise

A professional baseball team or organization. In Japan, this refers specifically to the twelve professional baseball teams in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), which are divided into the Central League and Pacific League.

好(す)きな球団(きゅうだん)はどこですか。

Which baseball team do you support?

その選手(せんしゅ)は他(ほか)の球団(きゅうだん)にトレードされた。

That player was traded to another team.

日本(にほん)のプロ野球(やきゅう)には十二(じゅうに)球団(きゅうだん)があり、セ・リーグとパ・リーグに分(わ)かれている。

Japanese professional baseball has twelve teams, divided into the Central League and Pacific League.

Usage

球団(きゅうだん) is the standard term for a professional baseball organization in Japanese. It refers to the franchise as a whole, including the front office, not just the playing roster. Japan has twelve NPB 球団(きゅうだん), each owned by a major corporation.

Common collocations

球団(きゅうだん)オーナー (team owner)
球団(きゅうだん)職員(しょくいん) (team staff)
親(おや)会社(がいしゃ) (parent company — of a baseball franchise)
十二(じゅうに)球団(きゅうだん) (the twelve NPB teams)

general

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