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 | Hamada Picks Up Best CL Batter Honors for April Sunday, May 1st, 2016 For the month of April, Takeichi Hamada of the Yomiuri Giants has really worn out the sweet spot on his bat. He has assaulted, used and abused Central League pitchers to the tune of a .421 batting average and was honored as the hottest hitter of the month today. Hamada went 24 for 57 last month with 9 walks. The third baseman tallied 5 home runs, 13 RBIs, 16 runs scored and compiled a .529 on-base percentage. |   |
