Orix vs Rakuten: NPB Game TV and Streaming Schedule for August 25
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Orix will play Rakuten on August 25, 2026. This is a game in Japan's professional baseball league.
The league is called NPB. NPB stands for Nippon Professional Baseball. It has many teams from all over Japan.
Fans can watch the game on TV. Fans can also watch it online. This is called streaming.
The game is part of the normal 2026 baseball season. Teams play many games every year.
People who like baseball can check the TV schedule. They can also check streaming services for the game.
Vocabulary15 words
- Orix
- a baseball team from Japan
- Rakuten
- a baseball team from Japan
- professional baseball
- baseball played by paid players
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- NPB
- the name of Japan's baseball league
- TV
- television; a machine that shows video
- streaming
- watching video over the internet
- streaming services
- websites or apps that show video online
- schedule
- a plan of times for events
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- watch
- to look at something, like a game
- teams
- groups of players who play together
- online
- connected to the internet
- game
- one match between two teams
Quiz
Answer key
1. Orix and Rakuten 2. Japan's professional baseball league 3. On TV or online
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
_____ will play Rakuten on August 25, 2026. This is a game in Japan's professional baseball _____.
The league is called _____. NPB stands for Nippon Professional Baseball. It has many _____ from all over Japan.
Fans can watch the game on _____. Fans can also watch it online. This is called _____.
The game is part of the normal 2026 baseball _____. Teams play many games every year.
People who like baseball can check the TV schedule. They can also check _____ for the game.