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 | Sugiyama Wins PL's Best Bat Award Thursday, October 1st, 2015 Shusaku Sugiyama has a lot going for him. The Tohoku Rakuten catcher just broke into the majors this year and now the Pacific League has just picked him as its top hitter for September. In 11 games last month, this outstanding rookie batted .489 with 8 home runs, 20 RBIs and 16 runs scored. For the season Sugiyama is hitting .314, batted in 74 runs with 30 home runs and 81 runs scored. |   |
