Three players from the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, who won their second straight Japan Series last weekend, were among the Golden Glove winners announced Thursday by Nippon Professional Baseball.
Catcher Takuya Kai, third baseman Nobuhiro Matsuda and outfielder Yuki Yanagita were named as the recipients at those positions in the Pacific League. The players are selected based on votes by baseball reporters from newspapers and broadcasters nationwide.
Kai, who was also named the Japan Series MVP, won his second straight Golden Glove award. Matsuda, who received the honor for the sixth consecutive year, earned the award for fielding excellence for a seventh time, the most by any recipient this year.