Chunichi Dragons
professional baseball team in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball
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Summary
Chunichi Dragons is a baseball team[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of baseball team entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,578 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nagoya[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Anthem: Moeyo Doraganzu![5], 昇竜 -いざゆけ ドラゴンズ-[6]
- Home venue: Nagoya Dome[7]
- League or competition: Central League[8]
- Owned by: Chunichi Shimbun Company[9], Chunichi Shimbun[10]
- Named after: dragon[11]
- Headquarters location: Aichi Prefecture[12]
- Location: Higashi-ku[13]
- Head coach: Kazuki Inoue[14]
- Commons category: Chunichi Dragons[15]
- Inception: January 15, 1936[16]
- Sport: baseball[17]
- Significant event: October 8 tie-breaker game[18], 柳川事件[19]
- Mascot: Doala[20], SHAOLON[21], PAOLON[22]
- Official website: https://www.dragons.jp/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chunichi Dragons[24]
- Topic has template: Template:Chunichi Dragons[25]
- Legal form: kabushiki gaisha[26]
- Has list: 中日ドラゴンズの選手一覧[27]
- House publication: 月刊ドラゴンズ[28]
- Category for members of a team: Category:Chunichi Dragons players[29]
- Official color: blue[30], white[31]
- Social media followers: 848,168[32], 829,434[33], 885,950[34], 940,581[35], 213,000[36], 239,000[37], 264,000[38], 292,000[39]
- Official shop URL: https://dragonsshop.info/[40]
Why It Matters
Chunichi Dragons has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]