Japan Contest》Taiwan's "Winter League Gifted Students" +1 Masaki Tomoya won the Japan Contest MVP

Tonight in the Japan Competition, the G4 SoftBank Hawks defeated Yokohama DeNA 4:2, sweeping their opponents in 4 games to become the champion. Not only did they complete the second consecutive "Japan First" championship, they also won the 13th Japan Professional Baseball Championship in team history.

The 26-year-old SoftBank outfielder Tomoya Masaki started the Japan Series with a 4.38 batting average, 2 home runs and 2 RBIs. His bye home run in G3 yesterday was even more valuable. He was awarded the MVP of the Japan Series and received a bonus of 8 million yen (approximately NT$1.64 million).

It is worth mentioning that Masaki Tomo also came to Taiwan to play in the Winter League in 2023. He played a total of 17 games and recorded a batting average of 3.51, with 2 home runs and 9 RBIs. At the beginning of last year, he injured his left shoulder and underwent surgery and was out of action for a long time. In February this year, in the Taiwan-Japan exchange game at the Dome, Masaki He also hit a reversal 3-pointer on left-hander Wei Shuocheng of CITIC Brothers. This season he had a career year in Japan. He hit 28 home runs in 101 games in the regular season, scored 59 RBIs, and hit 274%. Now he has won the Japan Series MVP, which can be called a bumper year.

Nippon Giants catcher Takuya Kai, Yakult catcher Yuhei Nakamura, SoftBank slugger Reiya Kurihara, and Seibu Lions outfielder Masashi Kuwahara all came to Taiwan to play in the Winter League, and later became first-line stars in Nippon and were awarded the Japan Series MVP.