The 55th Mitsui Golden Glove Awards were announced on the 11th, and Orix Buffaloes infielder Yuma Mune was selected in the Pacific League third baseman category. This is his fourth time receiving the award and his first in three years. In his 12th professional season this year, he started 128 games as the regular third baseman and returned to his 'regular position' with a league-leading defense percentage of .977 (7 errors).

This marks the 12th time an Orix Buffaloes third baseman has won the award, tying the league record. Additionally, becoming the first third baseman in club history to win the award four times individually is a historic feat, surpassing the three wins by Hankyu's Kinji Shimatani. In the league, he becomes the seventh player to achieve this, following Softbank Hawks' Nobuhiro Matsuda (8 times), Seibu Lions' Hiromichi Ishige (5 times), Kintetsu's Norihiro Nakamura (5 times), Lotte's Michiyo Arito (4 times), Nippon-Ham's Hideo Furuya (4 times), and Lotte's Toshiaki Imae (4 times).

Mune commented through the team, "I am honored to be selected for the first time in several years. Since I have been chosen for such a prestigious award, I want to continue improving my skills so that I can live up to its name."