Pitcher Yu Darvish of the Major League Padres was selected as the monthly MVP = best player in the National League pitcher category in September.
Darvish pitched in six games last month, scoring 5 wins and 1 loss, an ERA of 1.85, and 44 strikeouts.
Darvish's monthly MVP award is the second time since August when he was in the Cubs era, and it is the highest number of Japanese players along with Hideo Nomo, Hideki Irabu, and Shohei Otani of the Angels.
On the other hand, in the American League pitching category, Blue Jays pitcher Manoa won for the first time with a record of 4-0, an ERA of 0.88, and 33 strikeouts.
Otani also had 4 wins and 0 losses as a pitcher in September, with an ERA of 1.09 and 37 strikeouts, which was comparable to pitcher Manoa, but he did not win the monthly MVP award for the first time in the pitcher category.