2008 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters season

The 2008 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters season was the 63rd season of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters franchise. The Fighters played the majority of their home games at Sapporo Dome in the city of Sapporo, as well as at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo as members of Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League. The team was led by Masataka Nashida on his first season as team manager.

Nippon-Ham finished the season in third place with a record of, qualifying them for the Climax Series. In the 2008 Pacific League Climax Series, the Fighters defeated the Orix Buffaloes in the First Stage, but were eliminated by the Saitama Seibu Lions in the Second Stage.

Opening Day roster
Thursday, March 20, 2008, vs. Chiba Lotte Marines

Game log

 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Postponement Bold = Fighters team member
 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Postponement Bold = Fighters team member

Game log

 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Postponement Bold = Fighters team member
 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Postponement Bold = Fighters team member

Batting

 * †Denotes player joined the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Fighters only.
 * ‡Denotes player left the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Fighters only.
 * Bold/italics denotes best in the league

Pitching

 * †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Eagles. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
 * ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
 * Bold/italics denotes best in the league

Awards
Nippon Life Monthly MVP Award
 * Yu Darvish - March/April, September (pitcher)

Best Nine Award
 * Atsunori Inaba - outfielder

Mitsui Golden Glove Award
 * Yu Darvish - pitcher
 * Kensuke Tanaka - second baseman
 * Atsunori Inaba - outfielder
 * Hichori Morimoto - outfielder

All-Star Series selections
 * Masataka Nashida - manager
 * Yu Darvish - starting pitcher
 * Hisashi Takeda - relief pitcher
 * Kensuke Tanaka - second baseman
 * Atsunori Inaba - outfielder
 * Hichori Morimoto - outfielder