An awards ceremony was held for the Golden Glove Award, which is given to players with outstanding defense in professional baseball.
Takuya Kai, a catcher for Softbank who won the league championship for the first time in four years, was the seventh recipient of the award, tying the most among all the recipients of the award, saying, “I’m very happy because this was a season where I tried to work on defense.” He expressed his joy.
In addition, Rakuten’s Tatsumi excited the venue with his flashy appearance in a tuxedo decorated with golden sequins, blonde hair, and his face and hands painted gold.
The award ceremony for the Golden Glove Award was held at a hotel in Tokyo, where the award-winning players appeared in suits and were presented with golden trophies made based on the designs of their favorite gloves and mitts. It was done.
Giants Naoki Yoshikawa receives the most votes in the league
Naoki Yoshikawa, an eighth-year player who contributed to the Giants’ second league championship for the first time in four years and won the award for the first time with the most votes in the league, said, “I was finally able to win the award that I had always wanted to win.I received so many votes. I’m grateful, surprised and happy,” he said with a smile.
Giant Kazuma Okamoto “I’ll do my best to cover a lot next year”
Giants player Kazuma Okamoto, who received the award for the first time as a first, said, “I’m really happy to have been selected.If I don’t catch the ball as a first, I won’t be able to get an out, so I’m going to catch it well.I’ve been working with the mindset of covering the first bounce as well.Next year as well. I want to do my best to cover as much as possible.”
DeNA Yudai Yamamoto “I want to support as many pitchers as possible”
DeNA’s Yudai Yamamoto, who was the first catcher to win the award and the first player from an independent league to receive the award, said, “I’m happy and grateful to be recognized.Catcher is a supporting position and doesn’t stand out very much, but as many pitchers as possible. I want to support them,” he said enthusiastically.
Hiroshima Masaya Yano “The award I wanted to win most after becoming a professional”
Hiroshima’s fourth-year player Masaya Yano, who won the award for the first time as a shortstop, said, “I’m happy because it’s the award I wanted to win the most after becoming a professional baseball player.”
He also wore a suit given to him by his senior Ryosuke Kikuchi, and was enthusiastic, saying, “I want to do my best to get as close as possible to Kikuchi, who has won the award 10 times.”
On the other hand, in the Pacific League, Softbank, which won the league championship for the first time in four years, had five players selected, the most by any team.
Softbank Takuya Kai is tied for the most times with 7th
Catcher Kai, who won the award for the seventh time in two years and tied for the most awards among the current recipients, said, “I’m very happy because this was a season where I looked at myself from scratch and started working on defense.” ” he said with joy.
Softbank Hotaka Yamakawa “I thought we were unrelated, so I’m honored”
In addition, Softbank’s Hotaka Yamakawa, who won the award for the first time in his 11th year, said, “I thought it had nothing to do with me, so I’m honored.I made some common mistakes, so I want to make sure I don’t play like that again.” I was talking.
Rakuten Ryosuke Tatsumi appears in golden form
In addition, Rakuten’s Ryosuke Tatsumi, who broke the professional baseball record for outfielders in a single season for the number of “shisatsu” that put batters out with fly balls, received the most votes in the league for the fourth time in a row. It’s an award.
Tatsumi excited the venue with his flamboyant appearance in a tuxedo decorated with golden sequins, blonde hair, and his face and hands painted gold.
Tatsumi said, “At the awards ceremony two years ago, I said I would come wearing gold tops and bottoms, so I kept my promise.It’s a complete contrast to this costume, and my selling point is solid defense, so I’m glad I was able to come here.” Ta.
Seibu Sosuke Genda’s 7th “More precision”
Seibu’s Sosuke Genda, who won the award for the seventh time, tying the most for any shortstop in the Pacific League, said, “I’m very happy to win this award as it’s something I aim for every year.My appeal has been defense since I was little, and from now on, It hasn’t changed, so I want to make sure I don’t lose. I made some unfortunate mistakes this season, so I want to improve my accuracy.”
