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 | PL Names Golden Eagles Hirayama Winner Monday, April 23rd, 2012: Pacific League pitchers will attest that it was tough to get Takaaki Hirayama of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles out last week. His all-around performance at the plate made him the league's most recent Player of the Week. The 22-year-old catcher boasted a .478 average with 1 home run, 9 RBIs and 5 runs scored. Hirayama went 11-23 for the week. |   |
