Fukuoka Softbank win the sixth game of the "2025 Persol Climax Series Pacific League" finals on October 20th, 2-1, and secured the series victory. The #PersolAward, given to the player who performed the most "awesome" during the event, was won by Tatsuru Yanagimachi. Let's take a look back at the players who excelled in the finals.

Tatsuru Yanagimachi Tatsuya wins the Persol Award! pitcher Moinelo and Akira Kawase shine in Game 6

Yanagimachi had a solid batting average of .417 in this series. He recorded two hits in five At Bat hit in the first game, and then recorded four consecutive multi-hit hit. Even in the third game, when the batting line struggled, he was the only player to shine, recording three hit off pitcher Hiromi Ito. Will Yanagimachi be able to carry that momentum into the Japan Series and lead his team to the top spot in Japan, something they were unable to achieve last season?

pitcher Moinelo, who pitched in Game 6 four days after the first game, pitched well, allowing no runs in seven innings and one runs in seven innings. Despite being entrusted with such an important game, he showed his usual stable pitching.

​Akira Kawase hit the winning run in Game 6. Although he had few opportunities to play, he made his presence felt in Game 2 by drawing a Walk as a pinch hitter, leading to the winning run.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham-Ham Fighters' Reyes and Yuya Gunji are doing well

Although they failed to advance to the Japan Series, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham fought hard, winning three straight games after being on the brink of victory. This season's Home Run king, Reyes, recorded a batting average of .429 with four Home Run runs in the final stage. He was hit in Game 6, going 0 At Bat 4, but showed impressive batting prowess with 13 hit At Bat 27 at-bats, including first baseman stage.

　Yuya Gunji hit a solo Home Run in the first game of first baseman stage and got off to a good start, but was hit in the first and second games of the final stage. However, he recorded two hit and four RBI in the third game, leading the batting line-up with hit in four consecutive games. In the sixth game, he hit a tying run off pitcher Moinelo immediately after the first run was scored.