The monthly MVP of professional baseball for September and October has been announced, and Orix ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto has won the award for the seventh time in the Pacific League pitcher category.

Pacific League Pitcher Division Orix Yamamoto 7th award

Pitcher Yamamoto pitched in five games in September and October, achieved four wins in line with the top of the league, and achieved good results with an ERA of 1.38.



In the match against Lotte on the 3rd, which was the first pitch in September, he won a complete game without giving a single four ball, and in the game against Softbank on the 10th, he won 7 consecutive games with 2 goals.



In the match against Softbank on the 17th, he won his second shutout victory of the season, and in the match against Rakuten on the 24th, he became the winning pitcher with no runs in seven innings, and in September he won four consecutive wins without losing.



As the battle for the championship heats up, the ace's strong pitching that leads the team to victory was a major driving force in winning the league title in a comeback.



Yamamoto has won the award for the 7th time since June this year.

Pacific League Batter Division Orix Masanao Yoshida 6th award

In the Pacific League batter category, Orix's Masanao Yoshida won the award for the sixth time since July this year.



Yoshida started all 22 games and left the league top results with a batting average of 40%, 1 minute, 6 minutes, 23 RBIs, on-base percentage of 50%, slugging percentage of 70%, 7 minutes and 9 minutes.



He produced a large number of RBIs with his strong batting, especially in the final stages of September when the battle for the championship was heated.



He scored multiple hits in four consecutive games from the match against Softbank on the 19th, and led the team to consecutive league titles with three home runs and 13 RBIs.

Central League Pitcher Division Chunichi Ogasawara First Award

Chunichi pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara won the award for the first time in his seventh year in the pitcher division of the Central League.



Pitcher Ogasawara started in five games, scoring four league-leading wins and 42 strikeouts, and his ERA was 1.51, second in the league.



In the match against DeNA on the 30th, he became the winning pitcher with 1 goal in the 7th inning, reached the regular pitching innings for the second consecutive year, and won his first double-digit victory.



The team performed well in September and October with 14 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, placing them second in the league, and pitcher Ogasawara was the driving force.

Central League Batter Division Chunichi Viciedo League Top 36 hits

Chunichi's Viciedo won the award for the fourth time in the batting division.



It was the first time in 13 years that a Chunichi player won an award for pitching and batting.



Viciedo started 25 games as No. 4 and marked a league-leading 36 hits.



In addition, the batting average of 30%, 6 minutes, 7 minutes and 16 RBIs was second in the league, and the slugging percentage of 50%, 4 minutes, 1 was third in the league.



He had hits in 21 of 25 games, including 12 with multiple hits and seven Distinguished Hits.

Orix Yamamoto "I was able to concentrate and throw"

Orix pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who won the award for the 7th time, said, "I'm happy that I was able to leave a good result. Last month, while we were competing for the championship, I was able to concentrate and pitch in every game that was very important." I spoke of joy.



On top of that, regarding the shutout win in the first match of the three consecutive games against Softbank last month, which was the biggest point toward winning the league title in a come-from-behind match, he said, "I thought the first match was important, so I was desperate to win. It's a head-to-head match, and it affects the game difference more than other matches, so I'm glad I was able to win there."

Orix Yoshida "I tried to be calm one ball at a time"

Masanao Yoshida of Orix, who won the award for the sixth time, said, "I was able to focus on my swing with a calm mind, one ball at a time."



Also, regarding the batting in the three consecutive games with Softbank last month, he said, "I was able to concentrate on every turn at bat, and I was able to swing well in good situations." , ``I had an image of the target ball to some extent, and the ball came a little sweeter, so I'm glad I was able to finish it with one pitch.''