The winners of the 54th Mitsui Golden Glove Awards, in which the "best nine defense players" are selected by votes from reporters, were announced on the 12th.

Pacific League was represented by five teams, including Nippon-Ham pitcher Hiromi Ito who received the award for the first time. The last-place team in the league, Lotte, was the only team with zero. No player came in second, resulting in a disappointing result.

This marks the fifth time that Lotte has had zero players selected, following 1981, 2002, 2004, and 2013. Under new manager Saburo, they will aim to improve their offensive and defensive skills and hope to have their name on the list next season.

◆54th Mitsui Golden Glove Award Winners

[Central League] (269 valid votes)

▼ pitcher Murakami Shoki (Hanshin Tigers) First time 122 votes

▼ catcher Seijiro Sakamoto (Hanshin Tigers) - 2nd time in 2 years - 225 votes

first baseman Yusuke Oyama (Hanshin Tigers) - 2nd time in 2 years - 244 votes

▼ second baseman Takumu Nakano (Hanshin Tigers) - 2nd time in 2 years - 196 votes

Third third baseman Teruaki Sato (Hanshin Tigers) - 220 votes

short stop Yuta Izumiguchi (The Giants) First time: 165 votes

▼ outfielder Yuki Okabayashi (Chunichi) 4th consecutive year, 4th time, 228 votes

outfielder Koji Chikamoto (Hanshin Tigers) 5th consecutive year, 218 votes

▼ outfielder Shota Morishita (Hanshin Tigers) First time: 127 votes

[Pacific League] (227 valid votes)

▼ pitcher Hiromi Ito (Nippon-Ham) First time 131 votes

▼ catcher Kenya Wakatsuki (Orix) - 2nd time in 2 years - 124 votes

First first baseman Nevin (Seibu) - 162 votes

▼ second baseman Taisei Makihara (Softbank) First time 103 votes

▼ third baseman Itsuki Murabayashi (Rakuten) First time 117 votes

short stop Kotaro Kobayashi (Orix) (first time, 79 votes)

outfielder Ukyo Shuto (Softbank): 2nd consecutive year, 2nd time, 147 votes

▼ outfielder Ryosuke Tatsumi (Rakuten) 5th consecutive year, 5th time, 129 votes

▼ outfielder Manaya Nishikawa (Seibu) First 96 votes

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