Golden Spirit Award


The Golden Spirit Award is given annually to the Nippon [Professional Baseball] player recognizing outstanding contributions to one's community, as voted on by members of the media.

Award winners

YearPlayerTeamLeaguePosition
1999 [Nippon Professional Baseball season|1999]Yomiuri GiantsCentralOF
2000 Nippon [Professional Baseball season|2000]Nippon-Ham FightersPacificIF
2001Osaka Kintetsu BuffaloesPacific3B
2002Yakult SwallowsCentralOF
2003Chunichi DragonsCentralOF
2004Hanshin TigersCentralOF
2005Chiba [Lotte Marines]PacificCoach
2006Fukuoka [SoftBank Hawks]PacificP
2007Yokohama BayStarsCentralP
2008Tohoku [Rakuten Golden Eagles]PacificP
2009Yomiuri GiantsCentralIF
2010Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersPacificP
2011Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesPacific1B, OF
2012Hanshin TigersCentralP
2013Tokyo Yakult SwallowsCentralSS
2014Saitama Seibu LionsPacificOF
2015Chiba Lotte MarinesPacificIF
2016Yomiuri GiantsCentralP
2017Minoru IwataHanshin TigersCentralP
2018Tadahito IguchiChiba Lotte MarinesPacificManager
2018Sadaharu OhFukuoka SoftBank HawksPacificExecutive
2018Sadaaki YoshimuraYomiuri GiantsCentralCoach
2019Shogo AkiyamaSaitama Seibu LionsPacificOF
2021Akihiro YanoHanshin TigersCentralManager
2022Masataka YoshidaOrix BuffaloesPacificOF
2023Naoki MiyanishiHokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersPacificP
2024Tomoyuki SuganoYomiuri GiantsCentralP