2016 Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award
The 2016 Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award was a close vote. Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Hirotoshi Takanashi (10-2, 2.38) edged Rakuten Golden Eagles shortstop Eigoro Mogi (.278/.330/.408, 7 3B), 131 votes to 116. Also getting votes were the Orix Buffaloes' Masataka Yoshida (3), the Seibu Lions' Shinsaburo Tawata (2) and the Softbank Hawks' Robert Suarez (1).
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