Golden Spirit Award

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The Golden Spirit Award is given annually to the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team", as voted on by members of the media.

Award winners[]

Year Links to the corresponding Nippon Professional Baseball season
1B First baseman
2B Second baseman
3B Third baseman
C Catcher
DH Designated hitter
OF Outfielder
P Pitcher
SS Shortstop
Year Player Team League Position
1999 Hideki Matsui Yomiuri Giants Central
2000 Atsushi Kataoka Nippon-Ham Fighters Pacific
2001 Norihiro Nakamura Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Pacific
2002 Tetsuya Iida Yakult Swallows Central
2003 Kazuki Inoue Chunichi Dragons Central
2004 Norihiro Akahoshi Hanshin Tigers Central
2005 Bobby Valentine Chiba Lotte Marines Pacific Coach
2006 Tsuyoshi Wada Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Pacific P
2007 Daisuke Miura Yokohama BayStars Central P
2008 Hisashi Iwakuma Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Pacific P
2009 Michihiro Ogasawara Yomiuri Giants Central
2010 Yu Darvish Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Pacific P
2011 Takeshi Yamasaki Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Pacific
2012 Kyuji Fujikawa Hanshin Tigers Central P
2013 Shinya Miyamoto Tokyo Yakult Swallows Central
2014 Takumi Kuriyama Saitama Seibu Lions Pacific
2015 Toshiaki Imae Chiba Lotte Marines Pacific
2016 Tetsuya Utsumi Yomiuri Giants Central

See also[]

  • Roberto Clemente Award
  • Nippon Professional Baseball#Awards
  • Baseball awards#Japan
  • List of Nippon Professional Baseball ERA champions

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