Naoki Arizono wins triple batting title, Yoshiyasu Sasakawa also wins double title, 2025 Farm Team Award Winners

Pacific League Insight

2025.11.26(水) 13:15

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters player Naoki Arizono (left) and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks player Yoshiyasu Sasakawa (right) [Photo: Courtesy of the team]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters player Naoki Arizono (left) and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks player Yoshiyasu Sasakawa (right) [Photo: Courtesy of the team]

The "NPB AWARDS 2025 supported by Lipovitan D" was held on November 26th. Pacific League players who received the farm team awards in the first part of the event are as follows:

Eastern League

Awards by Record
Award for the most saves pitcher: Tohoku Rakuten and Katsutoshi Tai pitcher (30 saves)
Top hitter Award, Most Home Run Award, Highest Baserunners Award: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and Naoki Arizono Players (.306 batting average, 18 Home Run, .390 on base percentage)
Most stolen base Player of the Year Award: Northeast Rakuten and Konosuke Tatsumi Players (31 stolen base)

Eastern League Special Recognition Award
Saitama Seibu and Yuta Nakamikawa players (achieved cycle hit)

Sponsor's Commendation
Proficiency Award: Tohoku Rakuten ・ Konosuke Tatsumi player

Outstanding Player Award
Saitama Seibu ・ Hibiki Shinohara pitcher
Chiba Lotte Marines Saitama Haruya Tanaka pitcher
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Naoki Arizono Players
Tohoku Rakuten ・・・ Katsutoshi Tai pitcher

Two players from Tohoku Rakuten won titles in pitching and hitting. The player with the most saves, Tohoku Rakuten ・ Katsutoshi Tai pitcher also made his first appearance in the first lineup on August 16, and on September 30, he made his first professional appearance win in a one-inning no-decision runs against Chiba Lotte Marines. stolen base Wang's Konosuke Tatsumi He started the season as a developmental player, but in July he again became a dominant player. Eastern League He played in 88 games and batted .280. His stolen base number was 31 stolen base, 11 short of second place.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham. Naoki Arizono The player won Eastern League three batting titles. He played in 12 games this season, the most in his professional career, and on August 13, Chiba Lotte Marines Atsuki Taneichi pitcher On August 13 against center fielder, he hit a doble over , the first hit and RBI of his professional career. Will he be a regular in the first team next season?

Saitama Seibu Yuta Nakamikawa He hit for the cycle on May 29 against Oisix Niigata. He hit Home Run to right center in the first at bat, Walk in the second, doble in the third, single hit in the fourth, Walk in the fifth. He recorded triple in the ninth inning, his final at bat.

Western League

Awards by Record
Best ERA pitcher Award and First Place in Winning Percentage pitcher Award: Fukuoka Softbank ・ Yugo Bando pitcher (ERA 2.48, winning percentage .818)
Most win pitcher Awards: Orix ・ Kazuma Sato pitcher (10 wins)
Most Home Run and Most RBI Awards: Fukuoka Softbank and Yoshiyasu Sasakawa Players (12 Home Run and 64 RBI)

Sponsor Awards
Excellent pitcher and Distinguished Service Awards: Orix ・ Kazuma Sato pitcher
Rookie of the Year Award: Fukuoka Softbank ・ Yoshiyasu Sasakawa Players
Big Hope Award: Fukuoka Softbank ・ Itua Ikhine Players

Outstanding Player Award
Fukuoka Softbank Yoshiyasu Sasakawa Player
Orix Best Tokumasa Chano Player

The two best ERA pitcher awards and the first place pitcher award for winning percentage were won by Fukuoka Softbank and Yugo Bando pitcher The first winners of both awards were This was the first time for both of these awards to be won. On October 27, it was announced that he would not sign a contract with Fukuoka Softbank and will play next season as a developmental player for The Giants. We hope that he will be registered as a manager at an early stage, and that he will make a great leap forward in his new position.

The most win pitcher awards went to Orix ・・・ for the first time in two years. Kazuma Sato pitcher The first time in two years that a player has won the award, the winner of the "Most ERA He was promoted for the first time this season on August 20 and pitched 7 hit 2 runs innings in his first start on the same day against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, but on September 21, his first appearance in one month, he pitched 5 hit 6 strike out no runs innings in a game against Fukuoka Softbank, marking his first win appearance of the season.

Fukuoka Softbank He pitched a 5-5 6 no game in the first game of the season. Yoshiyasu Sasakawa The players won two awards, Home Run and RBI. He won the most Home Run players award for the first time and the most RBI players award for the second year in a row. Although he played in 26 games for the first team, more than last season when he made his first appearance, he failed to show his full potential with a .213 batting average, 1 Home Run and 8 RBI. Next season, he hopes to be able to produce more arches on the first-team stage.

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