Golden Spirit Award
Introduction The '''Golden Spirit Award''' is given annually to the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team", as voted on by members of the media.
Award winners YearLinks to the corresponding Nippon Professional Baseball season1BFirst baseman2BSecond baseman3BThird basemanCCatcherDHDesignated hitterOFOutfielderPPitcherSSShortstop Year  Player  Team  League  Position 1999   Yomiuri Giants  Central  OF 2000   Nippon-Ham Fighters  Pacific  IF 2001   Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes  Pacific  3B 2002   Yakult Swallows  Central  OF 2003   Chunichi Dragons  Central  OF 2004   Hanshin Tigers  Central  OF 2005   Chiba Lotte Marines  Pacific  Coach 2006   Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks  Pacific  P 2007   Yokohama BayStars  Central  P 2008   Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles  Pacific  P 2009   Yomiuri Giants  Central  IF 2010   Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters  Pacific  P 2011   Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles  Pacific  1B, OF 2012   Hanshin Tigers  Central  P 2013   Tokyo Yakult Swallows  Central  SS 2014   Saitama Seibu Lions  Pacific  OF 2015   Chiba Lotte Marines  Pacific IF 2016   Yomiuri Giants  Central P2017Minoru IwataHanshin TigersCentralP2018Tadahito IguchiChiba Lotte MarinesPacificManagerSadaharu OhFukuoka SoftBank HawksPacificExecutiveSadaaki YoshimuraYomiuri GiantsCentralCoach2019Shogo AkiyamaSaitama Seibu LionsPacificOF2021Akihiro YanoHanshin TigersCentralManager2022Masataka YoshidaOrix BuffaloesPacificOF2023Naoki MiyanishiHokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersPacificP
See also * Roberto Clemente Award***List of Nippon Professional Baseball ERA champions
External links * Sports Hochi