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Kyodo May 5, 2021
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks relied on their batting and pitching depth in a 6-4 win over Pacific League rivals the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Tuesday, with Yuki Yanagita going 3-for-4 as one of five Hawks hitters with RBIs.
Yuki Tsumori (1-0) earned his first win of the season in the top-of-the-standings clash at Fukuoka’s PayPay Dome, striking out a pair in a scoreless sixth inning.
Dec 18, 2020
One long reign continued while another came to an end at the 49th edition of the Mitsui Golden Glove Awards.
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks led all teams with four players selected as the top defensive specialists at their position when the winners were announced at a Tokyo hotel on Friday afternoon.
Ryosuke Kikuchi, the Hiroshima Carp s dynamic second baseman, led all players with 283 votes and won the Mitsui Golden Glove in the Central League for the eighth straight year after a historic season in the Carp infield. This is my eighth time to win and each time I ve just been so happy to win, Kikuchi said. “I kind of feel like I have a responsibility to get it again next year.