Vote on Twitter, with lots of support for Yakult Kizawa and Hanshin Nishijun
This season’s rookie of the year will be announced at “NPB AWARDS 2022 supported by Lipovitan D” on the 25th. In the Central League, many pitchers of the Giants made 37 saves, which is the highest number for newcomers, and Kyomi Yuasa of Hanshin was active in winning the title of the best middle pitcher with 43 holds. The “Full-Count” editorial department has selected the “best newcomer award chosen by fans” on Twitter. Among the responses collected from over 20,000 people, the first place was a large crowd with 53.8% of the support.
In the questionnaire, eight players were selected independently as candidates. Yuasa received 25.8% of the votes, as well as second-year pitcher Naofumi Kizawa of Yakult, who pitched in 55 games and won nine wins, and Junya Nishi, a third-year high school graduate of Hanshin, also gathered votes.
Fans commented, “I’m a Giants fan, but are you Yuasa?” I wonder if it’s a voice that highly evaluates both pitchers. He also said, “If I could win in double digits, it would be Takahashi.” There was also a comment that recommended the right arm of Chunichi’s second year high school graduate who boasted strikeouts.