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 | Year's Best Gloves Selected by Central League Friday, October 24th, 2014 The Gold Glove Award winners don't get the recognition of the home run hitters, but they are very much appreciated by managers, their teammates and by the fans, who know the value of defensive excellence. Great defense makes a difference in baseball. This year's top glovemen in the Central League are: Pitcher: Iemochi Kurihara (Yomiuri Giants) Catcher: Sadaharu Watanabe (Yokohama Bay Stars) First Baseman: Akio Toyoda (Chunichi Dragons) Second Baseman: Jiro Yamaguchi (Yomiuri Giants) Third Baseman: Mitsuoki Aoki (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) Shortstop: Nobuo Sugahara (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) Left Fielder: Eisuke Kobayashi (Chunichi Dragons) Center Fielder: Hirokazu Ito (Yokohama Bay Stars) Right Fielder: Yasuyuki Hirano (Yokohama Bay Stars) |   |
