The best nine of this season in professional baseball has been announced, and Yakult Munetaka Murakami, who won the triple crown at the age of 22, was the youngest player in history to win the triple crown in the Central League third, and was selected for the second year in a row.
The Best Nine was selected by votes from journalists in charge of professional baseball, and a total of 19 players from both the Central and Pacific leagues were announced for each position.
Central League
In the Central League, five people won the award for the first time.
▼ Pitcher Akihiro Aoyagi of Hanshin, who has won three titles for the most wins, best ERA, and highest win rate, won the award for the first time in his 7th year as a professional.
Pitcher Aoyagi said, "I'm very happy. It's a title that only one person in the Central League can choose, and it's an award that will be appreciated by everyone around me, so it's a different kind of joy than other awards. Don't be ashamed of the name of Best Nine. And I want to do my best so that I can be selected again next year."
▼The catcher is Yakult's Yuhei Nakamura, who won the award for the second consecutive year and for the third time.
Nakamura commented, "I'm happy. Thank you. Next year, I'd like to achieve better results and play worthy of this award."
▼ The first prize was won by Osuna of Yakult.
Osuna said, "I am very honored to be selected with a player who represents the baseball world. Thanks to everyone around me, I was able to play well. I will do my best to contribute to the team's victory next year." .
▼Second is DeNA's 2nd year, Shugo Maki, won for the first time.
Maki commented, "I'm very honored. I'm very happy because it's my first award, and I'm grateful to the director, coach, staff, and fans. I will do my best to win the award again next year." I'm here.
▼ Third is Yakult's Murakami, who hit 56 home runs, breaking the season record for Japanese players, and won the triple crown at the age of 22, the youngest player in history.
Murakami has won the first prize once.
Murakami said, "I am very honored. I was very happy last year, but I am very happy that I was able to win the award in a row. I would like to thank everyone who supported me during the season and hope to win the award again. I will do my best."
▼In the short program, Takumu Nakano, who is in his second year at Hanshin, won the award for the first time.
Nakano said, "I'm very happy and honored because it's one of the awards I was aiming for. I want to do my best to be selected in the next season and beyond, and I want to play as hard as I can to contribute to the team's victory." I am commenting.
▼ As an outfielder, Koji Chikamoto of Hanshin, who is the king of stolen bases, won the award for the second time in a row.
In addition, DeNA's Keita Sano, who won the title for the most hits, won
the award for the second time in two years.
▼ Yuki Okabayashi, who is in his 3rd year at Chunichi, is the first winner.
Hanshin's Chikamoto said, "I'm very honored to be selected. As a team, it was a season that left us with a lot of regrets. I want to do my best," he commented.
DeNA's Sano commented, "It's a great honor to win the title with the most hits and to be selected for the Best Nine. Next season, we will do our best to win the league and become the best in Japan."
Pacific League
In the Pacific League, three players were selected from Orix, which became the best in Japan for the first time in 26 years.
▼ Orix pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who won four starting pitcher titles for the first time in history for two consecutive years and was also selected for the "Sawamura Award", won the award for the second time in two consecutive years.
Yamamoto commented, "I'm very honored. I want to improve my level and do my best so that I can be selected again next year."
▼ The catcher is Softbank's Takuya Kai, who won the award for the third time in two years.
▼ First, Seibu's Hodaka Yamakawa, who won the home run king and RBI king, won the award for the third time in three years.
Yamakawa commented through the team, "I'm very honored. I'm happy to receive the award in the first baseman category with many strong hitters. I will practice hard so that I can win the award again next year."
▼Second prize goes to Rakuten's Hideto Asamura for the first time in two years and for the sixth time.
Asamura has won the first prize once.
▼Orix's Soyuma won the third prize for the second year in a row.
So commented, "I am very honored and happy. Thanks to the people around me, I am who I am today, so I am truly grateful. I will do my best to contribute to the team even more next year."
▼ In the short program, Softbank's Kenta Imamiya won the award for the third time in five years.
▼ As an outfielder, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto of Nippon-Ham, who won the title of leading hitter, won the award for the first time in his 11th year.
▼ SoftBank's Yuki Yanagida won the award for the third consecutive year and for the seventh time.
▼Rakuten's Hiroaki Shimauchi, who won the title for the most hits, won the award for the first time in his 11th year.
▼ Orix's Masanao Yoshida, who won the title of highest on-base percentage, won the designated hitter award for the first time.
Yoshida has won four awards as an outfielder.
Yoshida commented, "I'm very grateful to have been selected for such an honorable award. Due to the poor condition, I played as a designated hitter a lot, but I'm glad that I was able to show a good performance in batting."