The "Taiju Life Month MVP Award" for March and April 2025 was announced, and Saitama Seibu and Chihiro Sumida pitcher were selected in the pitcher category for Pacific League, and Orix and Ryo Ota players were selected in the hitter category. This is the first time both players have won the award.
pitcher Sumida started a total of four games in April, posting a league-leading four wins and a ERA of .58. In addition, he showed outstanding control of the ball with only 3 Walk in 31 inning. In addition, from the bottom of the 6th inning of the game against Fukuoka Softbank on the 5th to the game on the 26th and Orix, they continued their impressive pitch with 26 inning consecutive runs without , and won four consecutive games unscathed from the start of the season.
Ota played in all 27 games in March and April, posting a league-leading .411 batting average and 44 hit, a .542 slugging percentage, a .475 on-base percentage, a .480 on-base percentage, and a .480 on-base percentage, which was second in the league with 18 RBI. In particular, in April, he hit 39 hit for the month, tying the record for the most by a baseball team right-handed hitter. The success of the young players who play at the top of the batting order is the driving force behind the team's rise to the top of the standings.
▼Sumida pitcher April Results
4 games: 4 wins, 0 losses, innings pitched 31 ERA 0.58 strike out 30 earned runs 2
▼ Ota March/April results
27 games, .411 batting average hit 44 Home Run 4 RBI 18
March and April "Taiju Life Monthly MVP Award" awarded to Chihiro Sumida and Ryo Ota for the first time
Pacific League Insight
2025.5.9(金) 15:00
![Saitama Seibu Lions pitcher Orix Chihiro Sumida (left) and The Buffaloes player Ryo Ota (right) [Photo: provided by the team]](https://media.insight.pacificleague.com/mLB9BBdXblrUKig1LX87PvoogpVhygkjUIWS32Kd.jpg)