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Top Fielders Honored by Pacific League Friday, October 21st, 2016 "Ball hawk" is a good name for the members of the defensive elite, the players who make leather shine. The fielders who crashed the wall, leaped in the air, and dived in the hole better than any others during 2016 have been tabbed as the Pacific League's Gold Glove Award winners. Here are this year's best: Pitcher: Kiyoemon Sasaki (ORIX Buffaloes) Catcher: Norogumi Suzuki (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) First Baseman: Motoichi Sugiyama (ORIX Buffaloes) Second Baseman: Shojiro Tamura (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) Third Baseman: Teruo Suzuki (Saitama Seibu Lions) Shortstop: Tsuneyo Matsuura (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) Left Fielder: Takuro Ono (ORIX Buffaloes) Center Fielder: Kimi Ohara (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) Right Fielder: Kata Nishikawa (Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) |
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