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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Imaoka drove in 30 runs in September to recieve the award for the first time since 2003 and for the third time in his career. Shimoyanagi went 4-0 with a 0.65 ERA in September to win the award for his first time in the Central League, and his second overall.
The Pacific League MVPs went to Hawks' infielder Nobuhiko Matsunaka and Hawks' starter Nagisa Arakaki.
Matsunaka batted .386 with 7 HRs and 18 RBI in September. This is Matsunaka's second MVP in three months and fifth MVP overall. Arakaki went 4-0 with a 2.62 ERA and had 2 complete games.
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