Golden Spirit Award

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

Year	Links to the corresponding Nippon Professional Baseball season
1B	First baseman
2B	Second baseman
3B	Third baseman
C	Catcher
DH	Designated hitter
OF	Outfielder
P	Pitcher
SS	Shortstop

Year	Player	Team	League	Position
1999	Matsui, HidekiHideki Matsui	Yomiuri Giants	Central
2000	Kataoka, AtsushiAtsushi Kataoka	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific
2001	Nakamura, NorihiroNorihiro Nakamura	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	Pacific
2002	Iida, TetsuyaTetsuya Iida	Yakult Swallows	Central
2003	Inoue, KazukiKazuki Inoue	Chunichi Dragons	Central
2004	Akahoshi, NorihiroNorihiro Akahoshi	Hanshin Tigers	Central
2005	Valentine, BobbyBobby Valentine	Chiba Lotte Marines	Pacific	Coach
2006	Wada, TsuyoshiTsuyoshi Wada	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	Pacific	P
2007	Miura, DaisukeDaisuke Miura	Yokohama BayStars	Central	P
2008	Iwakuma, HisashiHisashi Iwakuma	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	Pacific	P
2009	Ogasawara, MichihiroMichihiro Ogasawara	Yomiuri Giants	Central
2010	Darvish, YuYu Darvish	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	P
2011	Yamasaki, TakeshiTakeshi Yamasaki	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	Pacific
2012	Fujikawa, KyujiKyuji Fujikawa	Hanshin Tigers	Central	P
2013	Miyamoto, ShinyaShinya Miyamoto	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	Central
2014	Kuriyama, TakumiTakumi Kuriyama	Saitama Seibu Lions	Pacific

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