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Rakuten infielder Rui Rui Muneyama, who won Pacific League Best Nine short stop award for the first time, expressed his desire to hit more Home Run.
It was announced on the same day that outfield wall at Rakuten Mobile's home stadium will be moved forward by up to six meters starting next season, and he commented, "I think baseball will become a lot more interesting," and expressed his enthusiasm for next season, saying, "I want to hit double digits (Home Run). I hope the change in stadium will be a good opportunity."
On the same day, Pacific League Rookie of the Year award was announced, and he lost to Lotte's Nishikawa by 52 votes. "It can't be helped that I didn't win, but I'm happy that so many players of my generation are coming up and doing well. I want to get that generation excited," he said.
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