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 highest number of votes went to Softbank Hawks outfielder Shuto in the Pacific League outfield category, who gathered 212 out of 216 valid votes. In the Central League, Hanshin Tigers first baseman Oyama received the most votes in the first baseman category, collecting 194 out of 254 valid votes (76%).