Monthly MVPs for professional baseball in July and August were announced, and in the Central League fielder category, Hiroshima's No. 4 player Seiya Suzuki won the award for the first time in the ninth year.
Suzuki from Hiroshima has participated in all 27 games played in the last two months, with a batting average of 30%, 3 minutes, 3 home runs, 9 home runs, and 27 RBIs, all marking the top results in the league.
In addition, the slugging percentage and on-base percentage were also the highest in the league, and they fully demonstrated their presence as No. 4.
Suzuki is his 9th year professional and is the first award winner.
In the pitcher category, giant Vieira is the first to win the award.
He pitched in 12 games with restraint and did not give any points, and as of August 31, he increased the record of no runs in a row, which he had continued since May 3, to 31 games.
Also, only two hits were hit and nine saves were made.
On the other hand, in the Pacific League fielder category, Lotte's third year, Kyota Fujiwara won the award for the first time.
Fujiwara was listed as a starting member in the opening round, but after that, he fell into a slump and was deregistered in April.
When he was promoted again in July, he participated in all 24 games up to August and hit 32 hits, which was the top of the league. We contributed to the team that continues to fight for the championship.
In the Pacific League pitcher category, Orix pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto won the award for the third time following June.
Pitcher Yamamoto has pitched in four games, with four wins including two complete games and an earned run average of 0.84, both of which are league leaders.
The 32 strikeouts were second in the league.