The Fukuoka Red Warblers (福岡レッドワーブラーズ) were a baseball team in the Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League of Japan. The team was established as part of the expansion of the league (along with the Nagasaki Saints). They started league play during the 2008 season, lasting through the 2009 season.
Fukuoka Red Warblers | |
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League | Shikoku Island League (2008–2009) |
Ballpark | Fukuoka Prefecture |
Established | 2007 |
Colors | Red, Dark Blue, White |
Manager | Ryoji Moriyama |
The team's home was Fukuoka Prefecture. Its name combined the color of the prefecture's symbol flower, the ume, and the prefectural bird, the Japanese bush-warbler.
External links
edit- Nikkan Sports article (in Japanese)
- Nishinippon article[dead link]
- IBLJ page (not yet public as of February 5, 2008)
- IBLJ press release[dead link]
- Yomiuri Shimbun article