Sakamoto and Kazuma Okamoto are selected as giants, and Chikamoto is selected as Hanshin.
The winners of the “50th Mitsui Golden Glove Award”, which is given to defensive masters, were announced on the 2nd. Giants Hayato Sakamoto infielder and Hanshin Tigers outfielder Koji Chikamoto were selected in the Pacific League, and Seibu Sosuke Genda infielder and Softbank catcher Takuya Kai were selected in the Pacific League.
In the Central League, pitcher Yuya Yanagi, infielder Dayan Viciedo, and outfielder Yohei Oshima have been selected from Chunichi. In the Pacific League, catcher Takuya Kai, outfielder Akira Nakamura, and outfielder Yuki Yanagita were selected from Softbank, and these two teams were selected the most. Yuhei Nakamura was awarded the prize from Yakult, the best in Japan, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Yuma Mune were awarded from Orix, who won the Pacific League.
Ryosuke Kikuchi, an infielder from Hiroshima, was selected in the second baseman category of the Central League, making it the ninth consecutive year of selection.
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