Professional baseball Yakult Murakami and Softbank Takahashi are rookie kings November 26 18:32

The rookie king of professional baseball this season was announced, Se League was 19 years old, Yakult 19-year-old who struck 36 home runs in his second year of high school, Ms. Murakami, and Pacific League won 12 wins in Softbank ’s second year The pitcher Rei Takahashi was selected.

The new king was decided by the vote of reporters and was announced at the award ceremony “NPB Awards” held in Tokyo on the 26th.

Yakult's 19-year-old, chosen as the new king of the Se League, Murakami is a left batter with a long striking power that joined Kumamoto's Kyushu Gakuin in the draft first place.

In this season of the second year, it was appointed from the start of the season opener, and as a second year of high school graduation, he hit 36 ​​home runs alongside Mr. Tadashi Nakanishi 66 years ago. Also, in the chance, the strong batting was shining, and the league ranked 96th in the third place.

The new king from Yakult is the first time in six years since the 2013 pitcher Yasuhiro Ogawa.

Softbank's pitcher Takahashi, who was selected as a new player in the Pacific League, is 24 years old. This is an underthrow right pitcher who joined 2nd draft from Senshu University.

In this season of the second year, he climbed to 23 games and achieved stable results with 12 wins and 6 losses and a defense rate of 3.34. The rookie king from Softbank is the first in 10 years since the 2009 pitcher Masatsugu Awazu.

Yakult Murakami “I became confident”

Yakult's Murakami said, “The feelings of being tightened for next year and the honest joy are overlapping. I said.

“When I was in high school, there was a period when I was unable to play baseball because of the Kumamoto earthquake. I played with appreciation for the support of various people. But I would like to contribute to the team and joy with the fans, ”he said.

Softbank Takahashi "It doesn't end with a thing"

Rei Takahashi from Softbank said, “I am very happy. I think that winning 12 thanks to the strong backup of fielders and reliefs is a major factor that brought me closer to the new king.”

After that, “I don't want to be a player who just ends. I want to go to the opening rotation next year and reach the standard pitching time. I want to build up one year and two years.”