▁he ▁made ▁the ▁Best ▁N ine ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁designated ▁h itter ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁League . ▁He ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁sl ug ging ▁behind ▁team m ates ▁Alex ▁Cab rera ▁and ▁K azu o ▁M ats ui . ▁His ▁Japan ▁Series ▁wo es ▁continued ▁with ▁a ▁miser able ▁ 0 / 1 5 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Japan ▁Series , ▁as ▁Se ib u ▁got ▁swe pt ▁by ▁the ▁Y omi uri ▁Gi ants . ▁ ▁W ada ▁did ▁even ▁better ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁hitting ▁. 3 4 6 ▁(. 3 7 9 ▁with ▁run ners ▁in ▁scoring ▁position ), ▁hom ering ▁ 3 0 ▁times , ▁scoring ▁ 8 7 ▁runs ▁and ▁driving ▁in ▁ 8 9 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁All - Star ▁team ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁Best ▁N ine ▁as ▁an ▁out f iel der ▁alongside ▁Y osh it omo ▁T ani ▁and ▁T uff y ▁Rh odes . ▁W ada ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁League ▁in ▁average ▁( be hind ▁Mich i hi ro ▁Og as aw ara ▁and ▁T ani ) ▁and ▁sl ug ging ▁( be hind ▁Cab era ▁and ▁Og as aw ara ). ▁He ▁was ▁fourth ▁in ▁O B P ▁behind ▁Og as aw ara , ▁T ad ah ito ▁Ig uch i ▁and ▁Nob uh iko ▁M ats un aka . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁was ▁an ▁event ful ▁year ▁for ▁W ada . ▁He ▁hit ▁. 3 2 0 ▁(. 3