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Mitsuyoshi Nishimoto Takes MVP Trophy
Monday, December 4th , 2023
The future looks extremely bright for Mitsuyoshi Nishimoto. At the age of 20, many players are still trying to find their way in World Baseball Championship U20.
Nishimoto has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the World Baseball Championship U20 Most Valuable Player Award.
"I didn't expect to hit .475 this year, that's for sure," the first baseman said.
The Japan star also put up a .613 on-base percentage this year, with 28 hits, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 8 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
He received 12 first place votes out of a possible 20. Kimi Matsushita of the Japan finished second in voting with 5 first place votes, while Hideji Watanabe of the Japan finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Mitsuyoshi Nishimoto - Japan - 12 - 222
Kimi Matsushita - Japan - 5 - 183
Hideji Watanabe - Japan - 0 - 127
Junior Caminero - Dominican Republic - 0 - 92
Jarlin Susana - Dominican Republic - 2 - 87
Tso-i Yen - Taiwan - 0 - 84
Joel Diaz - Dominican Republic - 1 - 80
Armando Cruz - Dominican Republic - 0 - 48
Byron Jems - England - 0 - 48
Deyvison De Los Santos - Dominican Republic - 0 - 47
Akira Tamura - Japan - 0 - 28
Jacob Steinmetz - The United States - 0 - 24
Sean Hermann - The United States - 0 - 21
Luis Valdez - Mexico - 0 - 20
Ronny Ugarte - Venezuela - 0 - 18
Edwin Arroyo - Puerto Rico - 0 - 13
Hector Rodriguez - Dominican Republic - 0 - 11
Tatsumi Hamamoto - Japan - 0 - 7
Didier Fuentes - Colombia - 0 - 5
Ricardo Bucer - Germany - 0 - 4
Esmith Pineda - Panama - 0 - 4
Adrian Placencia - Dominican Republic - 0 - 4
Nampo Okamoto - Japan - 0 - 3
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U20 Headline News: The Offseason Begins
Monday, December 4th , 2023
The winners have been crowned and another World Baseball Championship U20 tournament is in the history books. Fans of the Japan can rejoice, while their rivals can start the countdown until the next one.
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