With the announcement of the rookie of the season for professional baseball, Ryoji Kuribayashi was selected as the Central League rookie, who scored 37 saves, which is on par with the record for the most saves for newcomers.
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In the Pacific League, pitcher Hiroya Miyagi of Orix, who won 13 wins in 2nd place in the league in his second year of graduating from high school, was selected.
Ryoji Kuribayashi is a pitcher who raises his body in the Tokyo Olympics final without any goals in 22 consecutive games since the opening.
The rookie of professional baseball was decided by a vote of reporters and was announced at the "NPB Awards", an award ceremony held in Tokyo on the 15th.
Pitcher Kuribayashi, who was selected as the new king of the Central League, is 25 years old in his first year as a professional.
In addition to a fastball with a maximum speed of 153 km, he is a right-handed pitcher with sharp changing balls such as forkballs, and joined Hiroshima in the first draft from Toyota Motor Corporation.
Although he was a rookie this season, he was left to hold down and showed stable pitching, marking 22 consecutive games with no runs since the opening.
This year, he pitched in 53 games and scored 37 saves, which is the highest number of saves for professional baseball players marked by DeNA pitcher Yasuaki Yamasaki, and achieved a good ERA of 0.86.
In addition, he was the only rookie to be selected as the representative of Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, and he played an active role as a restraint and contributed to winning the gold medal in Japan by becoming a pitcher in the final against the United States.
This is the second consecutive year that Hiroshima players have been selected as rookie kings, following pitcher Masato Morishita last year.
Kuribayashi "I'm happy with the wonderful prize"
Pitcher Ryoji Kuribayashi said, "I'm happy with the wonderful prize. I think I was able to convey the courage, energy, and fun of baseball through baseball for a year. I hope that as many children as possible will start playing baseball next season. I'll do my best to get them, "he said with joy.
He said, "I've been working hard with many rivals. I'm no longer a newcomer from next season, so I want to be a professional baseball player for as long as a year without losing to other players."
Hiroya Miyagi 13 wins in 2nd place in the league Contributed to Orix's first victory in 25 years
Pitcher Miyagi, who was selected as the new king of the Pacific League, is 20 years old in his second year of high school.
With a left pitcher, he won 13 wins in 2nd place in the league with a straight that cuts into the in-course of the right batter from the edge of the plate and pitching that throws a highly accurate slider at a good tempo.
The ERA also marked 2.51 in 2nd place in the league, and along with ace pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, contributed to Orix's first victory in 25 years as one of the starting pitchers.
It is the first time in 13 years since the new king from Orix has been pitcher Satoshi Komatsu in 2008.
Miyagi "Contributing next season"
Orix pitcher Hiroya Miyagi, who won the Pacific League rookie, said, "I am honored to receive such an award. This season, the number of confident balls increased with each match. I think I was able to receive this award with the support of my players. I want to contribute to the team well next season. "