This season’s Sai Young award was announced eleventh (twelfth time in Japan), and twins Kenta Maeda (32), who was one of three finalists in League A, won second place with 18 votes and 92 points. It did not happen.

This season, he scored 6 wins (1 loss) in 4th place in the league, 2.70 defense rate in 5th place and 80 strikeouts in 7th place. He became his first finalist for the award. Among the Japanese, it was the highest so far that Darbish of Cubs took second place in voting in 2013 when it belonged to the Rangers.

The award was presented to Indian right-hander Shane Beaver (25), who received 30 full votes in 1st place, for a total of 210 points. This season, he has won the most 8 wins (1 loss) in the league, ranked first in defense rate 1.63 and won the most 122 strikes and 3 crowns, and was considered a favorite even before the ad.

The announcement was made on a show on the American television network MLB Network, and it is common for three finalists to appear remotely, but Maeda and Blue Jays Kenshin Yanagi (33) did not appear.

◆ Votes from previous Japanese players Seven Japanese pitchers have won the Sai Young Award. Among them, only Noshige and Darbish got votes across multiple seasons. The highest rank was second at Darbish in 2013, which recorded the most strikes, but was 110 points behind first-place Schaser, who had the most 21 wins in both leagues. This year, Iwakuma ranked third, Uehara seventh, and 3 Japanese players ranked.

◆ Selection method The Most Valuable Player Award, the Sai Young Award, the Rookie King Award, and the Best Director Award are decided by the votes of reporters from the National Baseball Press Association (BBWAA). As a general rule, two people are selected as voters from each base of the 30 teams and vote for the award of the league to which they belong. Postseason results will not be affected as voting will take place after the official game. MVP votes up to 10th place, 5th place for the Sai Young award, third place for the Rookie King and Director Award, and the points are added according to the ranking. MVP is 14 points in 1st place and 9 to 1 point in 2nd to 10th place. The Sai Young award is 7 points for first place and 4-1 points for second to fifth place. The rookie king and director award are 1st place 5 points, 2nd place 3 points, 3rd place 1 point. Starting in 2012, the content of each reporter’s vote was made public.