Golden Spirit Award Explained

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
				OF
				IF
				3B
				OF
				OF
				OF
				Coach
				P
				P
				P
				IF
				P
				1B, OF
				P
				SS
				OF
				IF
				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

• Roberto Clemente Award
  • • List of Nippon Professional Baseball ERA champions

External links

• Sports Hochi