[Professional Baseball / Central League]The best nines in the second and third baseman divisions are high-level battles, and the pitcher is a feat since Kazuhiro Sasaki | SPREAD

Yakult defeats Orix and regains Japan’s number one pennant since the 2012 giantCentral LeagueofBest nineIs a fierce battle in each position.

◆[Pacific League]Best Nine pays attention to high-level outfielders and designated hitters without specialists

■ Candidates for each position …

pitcher

The pitcher division, which has a slightly low level of 9 players and 13 wins with the most wins, has the most wins and the highest winning percentage (.684).Koyo Aoyagi(Hanshin), best ERA (2.20), most strikeouts (168)Liu YuyaIs it a (Chunichi) conflict?If he didn’t stick to the starting lineup, he marked 37 saves while being a rookie and recorded an ERA of 0 points (0.87).Ryoji Kuribayashi(Hiroshima) and 50 holds set the Japanese recordNoboru Shimizu(Yakult) is also a candidate, but if the relief pitcher wins the best nine award, it will be a feat since 1998 by Kazuhiro Sasaki (Yokohama at that time).

catcher

Candidates who have reached the prescribed seatsShogo Sakakura(Hiroshima),Ryutaro Umeno(Hanshin),Yuhei Nakamura(Yakult) three people. Sakakura marked a batting average of .315 in second place in the league, but of the 132 games he played, only 53 games were played by catchers. Umeno has a batting average of .225 and a defensive batting average of .288, which is lacking in appeal. Nakamura, who participated in 123 games in the sense that he contributed to the team’s victory, with a batting average of .279, two home runs, and 36 RBIs, may be selected.

First baseman

Batting average .275, 17 home runs, 70 RBIsViciedo(Chunichi), batting average .258, 22 home runs, 71 RBIsMarteIt seems that there will be a battle between (Hanshin) and two foreigners, but Sakakura, who has participated in 57 games in this position, may be elected here.

second baseman

In a high-level battle, he broke many rookie records and team records with a batting average of .314, 22 home runs, and 71 RBIs, despite being a rookie.Shugo MakiWith (DeNA), batting average .272, 34 home runs, 101 RBIs became the driving force for Yakult’s league victory.Tetsuto YamadaWon the 9th Golden Glove AwardRyosuke KikuchiThere is also (Hiroshima), and all of them are regrettable to drop from the best nine.

third baseman

The third baseman, who has the same high-level battle as the second baseman, won the double crown with home runs (39) and RBI (113 RBIs).Kazuma OkamotoWith (Giants) and Okamoto, he was the second-placed homer with only one RBI (112 RBIs), and became the driving force behind Japan for the first time in 20 years with Yamada.Munetaka Murakami(Yakult) seems to be a single combat, but considering the team’s performance, Murakami is a little superior.

shortstop

Although he was a rookie, he became the stealing king with 30 stolen bases, batting average .273, 1 home run, and 36 RBIs.Takumu NakanoWith (Hanshin), he achieved his first regular batting average in his third year as a professional player, with a batting average of .298, 5 home runs, and 35 RBIs.Kaito Kozono(Hiroshima) It’s going to be a fresh battle.Best nine regularsHayato Sakamoto(Giants) has a batting average of .271, 19 home runs, and 46 RBIs, which is not inferior to the two in terms of numbers, but the impression of a slumping season cannot be wiped out.

Outfielder

With a batting average of .317, he became the second top batter himself, with 38 home runs, 88 RBIs and high numbers in all three batting categories.Seiya Suzuki(Hiroshima) is right.In addition to this, he won the title with the most hits (178 hits) and recorded a batting average of .313 in 4th place in the league and 24 stolen bases in 2nd place.Koji Chikamoto(Hanshin) continued, batting average .278, 14 home runs, 59 RBIs, 21 stolen bases, including hitting for the cycle in the remaining 1 slot, contributing to the victory as a lead-off man.Yasutaka Shiomi(Yakult), and DeNA’s outfielder who marked a batting average of 30%.Masayuki Kuwahara、Austin、Keita SanoIt will be a form that three people will follow.

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