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Matsutaro Shoriki Award

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Matsutaro Shoriki Award is named in honor of Matsutarō Shōriki, the owner of the Yomiuri Shimbun, whose achievements earned him the label of the real parent of present day Japanese professional baseball. The prize was founded in 1977.

It is presented to a person (a manager or player) who greatly contributed to the development of professional baseball. A gold medal and the prize of 5 million yen are awarded to the recipient. The prize money is provided by Yomiuri Shimbun and Nihon Television.

Recipients

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Year Winner Team Ref
1977 Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants
1978 Tatsuro Hirooka Yakult Swallows
1979 Yukio Nishimoto Kintetsu Buffaloes
1980 Takeshi Koba Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1981 Motoshi Fujita Yomiuri Giants
1982 Tatsuro Hirooka Seibu Lions
1983 Koichi Tabuchi Seibu Lions
1984 Sachio Kinugasa Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1985 Yoshio Yoshida Hanshin Tigers
1986 Masaaki Mori Seibu Lions
1987 Kimiyasu Kudō Seibu Lions [1]
1988 Hiromitsu Kadota Nankai Hawks
1989 Motoshi Fujita Yomiuri Giants
1990 Masaaki Mori Seibu Lions
1991 Koji Akiyama Seibu Lions [2]
1992 Takehiro Ishii Seibu Lions
1993 Katsuya Nomura Yakult Swallows
1994 Ichiro Suzuki Orix BlueWave
Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants
1995 Ichiro Suzuki Orix BlueWave
1996 Akira Ohgi Orix BlueWave
1997 Atsuya Furuta Yakult Swallows
1998 Kazuhiro Sasaki Yokohama BayStars
1999 Sadaharu Oh Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
2000 Hideki Matsui Yomiuri Giants
2001 Tsutomu Wakamatsu Yakult Swallows
2002 Tatsunori Hara Yomiuri Giants
2003 Sadaharu Oh Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Senichi Hoshino Hanshin Tigers
2004 Tsutomu Itō Seibu Lions
2005 Bobby Valentine Chiba Lotte Marines
2006 Sadaharu Oh Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2007 Hiromitsu Ochiai Chunichi Dragons
2008 Hisanobu Watanabe Saitama Seibu Lions
2009 Tatsunori Hara Yomiuri Giants
2010 Norifumi Nishimura Chiba Lotte Marines
2011 Koji Akiyama Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks [2]
2012 Tatsunori Hara Yomiuri Giants
Shinnosuke Abe Yomiuri Giants
2013 Senichi Hoshino Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
2014 Koji Akiyama Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks [2]
2015 Kimiyasu Kudō Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks [1]
2016 Hideki Kuriyama Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters [3]
2017 Dennis Sarfate Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks [4]
2018 Kimiyasu Kudō Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks [1]
2019 Kimiyasu Kudō Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks [1]
2020 Kimiyasu Kudō Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks [5]
2021 Shingo Takatsu Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2022 Satoshi Nakajima Orix Buffaloes
2023 Akinobu Okada Hanshin Tigers
2024 Daisuke Miura Yokohama DeNA BayStars

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Baseball: SoftBank Hawks manager Kudo wins record 3rd straight Shoriki Award". December 8, 2020 – via Mainichi Daily News.
  2. ^ a b c "Japan Series-winning manager Akiyama claims third Shoriki Award". The Japan Times. November 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "Fighters manager Kuriyama receives Shoriki Award". The Japan Times. November 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hawks reliever Dennis Sarfate named Matsutaro Shoriki Award recipient". The Japan Times. November 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo wins record third straight Shoriki Award". The Japan Times. December 8, 2020.