Nippon Professional baseball (NPB) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation announced the winners of the May "SKY PerfecTV! walk-off Award" on the 12th. From Central League, Yomiuri The Giants' Hayato Sakamoto (for the 5th time) received the award, and from Pacific League, Softbank Hawks 'Kenta Tanigawara (first time receiving the award) was selected.

In the May 13 game against Hiroshima, with his team trailing by one run in the 12th inning with one out and runners on first and second, Sakamoto hit a go-ahead three-run homer to left field. walk-off This Home Run marked Sakamoto’s 300th career home run, making it a historic moment.

doble doble In the May 8 game against the Lotte Marines, with his team trailing 3–5 in the ninth inning, Tanigawara tied the game with an RBI single (Ryoya Kurihara), an RBI single (Home Run), and an RBI single (Taisei Makihara). With two outs and a runner on second, he then hit an RBI single down the right-field line (walk-off). This marked Tanigawara’s first home run (walk-off).