On the 13th, the Nippon baseball Organization announced the winners of the "Daiju Life Monthly MVP Award" for July. Central League, Shoki Murakami (Hanshin Tigers) won the pitcher award for the third time since May 2013, and Shugo Maki (DeNA) won the hitter award for the fifth time since May 2013. In Pacific League League, Yugo Yugo Maeda (Softbank Hawks) won the pitcher award for the first time, and Kensuke Kondo (Softbank Hawks) won the hitter award for the fifth time since March/April.
Murakami appeared in four games in July, posting a 2-0 record and a league-leading ERA of 1.00, achieving excellent results. Winning the pitcher category for four consecutive months with the same team in the same year was the second time since Hanshin Tigers from May to August 2013, Central League.
In July, Maki played in 21 games, recording a league-leading 10 Home Run, 20 runs scored, 56 total bases, and a slugging percentage of .683. He became the first player in the team's history to hit double-digit Home Run in a single month since Austin in October 2020, six years ago.
In July, Yu Maeda appeared in four games, pitching 27 innings and achieving a league-leading ERA of 0.33 and a league-leading 3 wins.
In July, Kondo started all 22 games, recording a league-leading 25 RBI, an on-base percentage of .457, and a tie for the league lead with 18 runs scored. This marks the first time since August 2025 pitcher · Naoyuki Uwasawa, hitter · Taisei Makihara that a player has won both the pitching and hitting awards from Softbank Hawks.