The 54th Mitsui Golden Glove Award ceremony was held on the 27th at a hotel in Tokyo, and in Pacific League short stop category, Orix 's infielder Kotaro Kobayashi won the award for the first time. This is the first time for Orix short stop to win the award. It is the first time in 38 years since Keijiro Yumioka won the award in 1987 when he was with the predecessor team, Hankyu.
From 2018 until last year, Seibu 's short stop won the award as shortstop for seven consecutive years. From 2013 to 2017, Softbank 's Imamiya won the award for five consecutive years. "It's always been the era of Genda and Imamiya, but from now on I'll do my best to create the era of Kurebayashi," he said enthusiastically, and when asked about the selling points of his own defense, he said, "I have strong shoulders that other players don't have. I think my big body and dynamic defense are my selling points."
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