The winners of the 55th Mitsui Golden Glove Awards, which select the best nine in defense through journalist voting, were announced on the 11th. From the Hanshin Tigers, who achieved consecutive victories in the Central League, a league-leading five players (Sakamoto, Oyama, Nakano, Sato, and Morishita) were selected, while the Orix Buffaloes had the most in the Pacific League with three players (Wakatsuki, Mune, and Kurebayashi). The player with the most and longest selection streak was Tatsumi of the Rakuten Eagles, winning for the sixth time in six consecutive years, while five players—Watarai of DeNA, Matsumoto of The Giants, Taira of the Seibu Lions, Ogawa of Lotte, and Fujiwara of Lotte—received the award for the first time.

The 'most fiercely contested area' was the Pacific League second baseman category. Ryusei Ogawa of Lotte received 77 votes, while Taisei Makihara of the Softbank Hawks received 73 votes, a difference of only 4 votes. Elsewhere, in the Pacific League pitcher category, Taira of the Seibu Lions, who won for the first time, and Ito of Nippon-Ham were separated by 16 votes. In the Pacific League catcher category, Wakatsuki of the Orix Buffaloes, who won the award, and Umino of the Softbank Hawks were separated by 13 votes. In the Central League, most results were decided by large margins, with Matsumoto of The Giants, the third outfielder, and the runner-up Omori of Hiroshima separated by 23 votes.

Breakdown of voting for the Pacific League second baseman category

77 Ogawa (Lotte)

73 Makihara (Softbank Hawks)

60 Takizawa (Seibu Lions)

3 Narama (Nippon-Ham)

2 Ota (Orix Buffaloes)

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