The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun
Orix skipper Nakajima wins Shoriki Award
Orix Bu aloes manager Satoshi Nakajima, who led the Paci c League club to its rst Japan Series title since 1996, was named as winner of the prestigious Matsutaro Shoriki Award on Tuesday.
e award, established by e Yomiuri Shimbun, is presented annually to the person deemed by a select committee to have made the most signi cant contribution over the season to the growth of Japan pro baseball.
e 53-year-old Nakajima, in his second season in charge, masterfully used his mound sta in leading the Bu aloes to a second consecutive Paci c League pennant, then a victory over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the Japan Series.
Meanwhile, Swallows slugger Munetaka
Murakami received a special award a er hitting 56 home runs this season, surpassing by one the single-season record for a Japan-born player set by Yomiuri Giants legend Sadaharu Oh in 1964.
Murakami, 22, also became the youngest batting Triple Crown winner in Japan pro baseball history.
Nakajima will receive a gold medal and
¥5 million at the NPB Awards ceremony on Nov. 25, while Murakami will get a gold medal and ¥3 million. (Nov. 10)