Best Nine Award

Best Nine Award
SportBaseball
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
Awarded forBest player at each position in the Pacific League and Central League
History
First award1950–present (NPB)
1940, 1947–1949 (JBL)

The Best Nine Award is an annual Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) honor bestowed upon the best players across the Central League and Pacific League at each position during the season. As determined by a pool of journalists, one player from each position, plus one for the designated hitter in the Pacific League since 1975, is selected for the honor. The Central League plans to utilize the designated hitter starting in the 2027 season, which may possibly mean that they may amend the Best Nine Award to accommodate for a best player at the DH position just like the Pacific League does.

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