The winners of the 55th Mitsui Golden Glove Award, which selects the best nine for defense through journalist voting, were announced on the 11th.

In the Pacific League first baseman category, an unusual situation occurred where only two players were eligible: Seibu Lions infielder Tyler Nevin (29) and Nippon-Ham infielder Kotaro Kiyomiya (27). Nevin, who received 135 votes, won the award for the second consecutive year and the second time overall.

The nomination criteria for an infielder is 'having played defense at a single position for at least half of the team's total games.' Kotaro Kiyomiya had a league-worst 15 errors this season, including two errors at other positions. Nevin also recorded 6 errors, tying for 13th in the league.

The number of 'No Applicable Candidate' votes was also the highest across all Pacific League positions at 40 votes. Since Kotaro Kiyomiya received 41 votes, he narrowly surpassed that figure.