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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 OF
2000 Atsushi Kataoka Nippon-Ham Fighters Pacific IF
2001 Norihiro Nakamura Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Pacific 3B
2002 Tetsuya Iida Yakult Swallows Central OF
2003 Kazuki Inoue Chunichi Dragons Central OF
2004 Norihiro Akahoshi Hanshin Tigers Central OF
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 IF
2010 Yu Darvish Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Pacific P
2011 Takeshi Yamasaki Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Pacific 1B, OF
2012 Kyuji Fujikawa Hanshin Tigers Central P
2013 Shinya Miyamoto Tokyo Yakult Swallows Central SS
2014 Takumi Kuriyama Saitama Seibu Lions Pacific OF
2015 Toshiaki Imae Chiba Lotte Marines Pacific IF
2016 Tetsuya Utsumi Yomiuri Giants Central P
2017 Minoru Iwata Hanshin Tigers Central P
2018 Tadahito Iguchi Chiba Lotte Marines Pacific Manager
Sadaharu Oh Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Pacific Executive
Sadaaki Yoshimura Yomiuri Giants Central Coach
2019 Shogo Akiyama Saitama Seibu Lions Pacific OF
2021 Akihiro Yano Hanshin Tigers Central Manager
2022 Masataka Yoshida Orix Buffaloes Pacific OF
2023 Naoki Miyanishi Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Pacific P

See also

External links

Nippon Professional Baseball
2024 season
Central League
Pacific League
Schedule
Postseason
Awards
Miscellaneous
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