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VOLLEY - Serie A2 - Orocash Picco Lecco vs Reinglass Olbia

Rosita Civetta (Resinglass Olbia) and Francesca Napodano (Orocash Picco Lecco) the MVPs of the Match during Orocash Picco Lecco vs Reinglass Olbia, Volleyball Italian Serie A2 Men match in Lecco, Italy, April 13 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 - Orocash Picco Lecco vs Reinglass Olbia

Rosita Civetta (Resinglass Olbia) and Francesca Napodano (Orocash Picco Lecco) the MVPs of the Match during Orocash Picco Lecco vs Reinglass Olbia, Volleyball Italian Serie A2 Men match in Lecco, Italy, April 13 2025

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Pitchers Sugano in CL, Kaneko in PL named 2014 MVPs

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano (L) and Orix Buffaloes hurler Chihiro Kaneko pose after being named this year's most valuable players in the Central and Pacific leagues, respectively, at the Japanese professional baseball league's award ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014.

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Darvish, Inaba win Pacific Leaque monthly MVP honors

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish speaks at a news conference at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on June 3 after being selected as one of the Pacific League MVPs for the month of May.

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Ramirez, Iwakuma named MVPs

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Alex Ramirez speaks in video seen at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 21 as he was named MVP for the 2008 Japanese baseball season.

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Ramirez, Iwakuma named MVPs

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma smiles at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 21 as he was named MVP for the 2008 Japanese baseball season.

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Darvish, Ogasawara named MVPs for 2007 season

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Nov. 20 after he was named the Pacific League MVP for the 2007 season. Darvish became the second youngest MVP in Japanese baseball history.

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Darvish, Ogasawara named MVPs for 2007 season

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants third baseman Michihiro Ogasawara speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Nov. 20 after he was named the Central League MVP for the 2007 season. Ogasawara, who won his first MVP last year with the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters, became only the second player to win MVP awards in both leagues, after left-hander Yutaka Enatsu became the CL MVP in 1979 with the Hiroshima Carp and the PL MVP in 1981 with Nippon Ham.

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Ogasawara, Fukudome named MVPs for 2006 season

TOKYO, Japan - Pacific League home run and RBI title winner Michihiro Ogasawara smiles at a press conference in Tokyo after winning the title of the Most Valuable Player for the 2006 season on Nov. 14.

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Ogasawara, Fukudome named MVPs for 2006 season

TOKYO, Japan - Central League batting champion and Chunichi Dragons outfielder Kosuke Fukudome speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after being named the Most Valuable Player for the 2006 season on Nov. 14.

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Hanshin's Kanemoto, Softbank's Sugiuchi named 2005 MVPs

SAPPORO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto (L) and Softbank Hawks lefty Toshiya Sugiuchi (R) were named the Most Valuable Players in their respective leagues for the 2005 season on Nov. 4.

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(2)Daiei's Jojima, Hanshin's Igawa named 2003 MVPs

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Kei Igawa of the Central League pennant-winning Hanshin Tigers beams at a news conference in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 29 after he and Kenji Jojima of the Japan Series champions Daiei Hawks were named Most Valuable Players of the 2003 season.

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(1)Daiei's Jojima, Hanshin's Igawa named 2003 MVPs

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kenji Jojima of the Japan Series champions Daiei Hawks is all smiles at a news conference at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 29 after he and Kei Igawa of the Central League pennant-winning Hanshin Tigers were named Most Valuable Players of the 2003 season together.

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(1)Lions' Matsuzaka, Fighters' Ogasawara named PL's MVPs for April

TOKYO, Japan - Seibu Lions right-hander Daisuke Matsuzak smiles May 7 at Tokyo Dome after Matsuzaka and Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Michihiro Ogasawara were named most valuable players in the Pacific League for April.

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(2)Lions' Matsuzaka, Fighters' Ogasawara named PL's MVPs for April

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Michihiro Ogasawara smiles at a news conference May 7 in Tokyo Dome after being selected, along with Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, as April's most valuable player in the Pacific League.

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Noguchi, Kudo named MVPs

TOKYO, Japan - Central League Dragons pitcher Shigeki Noguchi (L) and Pacific League Hawks hurler Kimiyasu Kudo (R) pose for photographers after winning this season's ''Most Valuable Player title in a ceremony at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 4.

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Hanshin's Kanemoto, Softbank's Sugiuchi named 2005 MVPs

SAPPORO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto (L) and Softbank Hawks lefty Toshiya Sugiuchi (R) were named the Most Valuable Players in their respective leagues for the 2005 season on Nov. 4. (Kyodo)

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Ogasawara, Fukudome named MVPs for 2006 season

TOKYO, Japan - Pacific League home run and RBI title winner Michihiro Ogasawara smiles at a press conference in Tokyo after winning the title of the Most Valuable Player for the 2006 season on Nov. 14. (Kyodo)

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Ogasawara, Fukudome named MVPs for 2006 season

TOKYO, Japan - Central League batting champion and Chunichi Dragons outfielder Kosuke Fukudome speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after being named the Most Valuable Player for the 2006 season on Nov. 14. (Kyodo)

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Darvish, Ogasawara named MVPs for 2007 season

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants third baseman Michihiro Ogasawara speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Nov. 20 after he was named the Central League MVP for the 2007 season. Ogasawara, who won his first MVP last year with the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters, became only the second player to win MVP awards in both leagues, after left-hander Yutaka Enatsu became the CL MVP in 1979 with the Hiroshima Carp and the PL MVP in 1981 with Nippon Ham. (Kyodo)

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Darvish, Ogasawara named MVPs for 2007 season

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Nov. 20 after he was named the Pacific League MVP for the 2007 season. Darvish became the second youngest MVP in Japanese baseball history. (Kyodo)

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Ramirez, Iwakuma named MVPs

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma smiles at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 21 as he was named MVP for the 2008 Japanese baseball season. (Kyodo)

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Ramirez, Iwakuma named MVPs

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Alex Ramirez speaks in video seen at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 21 as he was named MVP for the 2008 Japanese baseball season. (Kyodo)

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Darvish, Inaba win Pacific Leaque monthly MVP honors

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish speaks at a news conference at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on June 3 after being selected as one of the Pacific League MVPs for the month of May. (Kyodo)

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Yamada, Yanagita run away with MVP honors

SoftBank Hawks center fielder Yuki Yanagita (L) and Yakult Swallows second baseman Tetsuto Yamada pose for photos after being named the Pacific League and Central League MVPs, respectively, at the annual Nippon Professional Baseball awards ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Lions' Matsuzaka, Fighters' Ogasawara named PL's MVPs for Apr

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Michihiro Ogasawara smiles at a news conference May 7 in Tokyo Dome after being selected, along with Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, as April's most valuable player in the Pacific League.

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(2)Daiei's Jojima, Hanshin's Igawa named 2003 MVPs

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Kei Igawa of the Central League pennant-winning Hanshin Tigers beams at a news conference in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 29 after he and Kenji Jojima of the Japan Series champions Daiei Hawks were named Most Valuable Players of the 2003 season. (Kyodo)

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(1)Lions' Matsuzaka, Fighters' Ogasawara named PL's MVPs for Apr

TOKYO, Japan - Seibu Lions right-hander Daisuke Matsuzak smiles May 7 at Tokyo Dome after Matsuzaka and Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Michihiro Ogasawara were named most valuable players in the Pacific League for April.

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Baseball: 2019 MVPs in Japan

Yomiuri Giants shortstop Hayato Sakamoto (L) and Seibu Lions catcher Tomoya Mori shake hands in Tokyo after being named the Most Valuable Players of the Central League and the Pacific League, respectively, on Nov. 26, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: 2019 MVPs in Japan

Yomiuri Giants shortstop Hayato Sakamoto (L) and Seibu Lions catcher Tomoya Mori shake hands in Tokyo after being named the Most Valuable Players of the Central League and the Pacific League, respectively, on Nov. 26, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Illegal hit victim wins double MVPs

Kwansei Gakuin quarterback Kosei Okuno, who was hospitalized by an illegal hit that sparked a national college American football scandal, celebrates after his team's victory in the Koshien Bowl in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2018. He was named Japan's most valuable college football player and the MVP of the college championship game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Illegal hit victim wins double MVPs

Kwansei Gakuin quarterback Kosei Okuno, who was hospitalized by an illegal hit that sparked a national college American football scandal, celebrates after his team's victory in the Koshien Bowl in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2018. He was named Japan's most valuable college football player and the MVP of the college championship game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Illegal hit victim wins double MVPs

Kwansei Gakuin quarterback Kosei Okuno, who was hospitalized by an illegal hit that sparked a national college American football scandal, celebrates after his team's victory in the Koshien Bowl in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2018. He was named Japan's most valuable college football player and the MVP of the college championship game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan baseball MVPs

Hiroshima Carp outfielder Yoshihiro Maru addresses attendees of a ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 20, 2017, after he was named Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League Most Valuable Player. SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate, who took Pacific League MVP, watches on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan baseball MVPs

SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate addresses attendees of a ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 20, 2017, after he was named Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League Most Valuable Player. Hiroshima Carp outfielder Yoshihiro Maru, who took Central League MVP, watches on. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan baseball MVPs

SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate (R) and Hiroshima Carp outfielder Yoshihiro Maru shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 20, 2017, after they were named Nippon Professional Baseball's 2017 Most Valuable Players in the Pacific and Central leagues, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan baseball MVPs

SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate (R) and Hiroshima Carp outfielder Yoshihiro Maru shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 20, 2017, after they were named Nippon Professional Baseball's 2017 Most Valuable Players in the Pacific and Central leagues, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani, Arai named MVPs, Takayama, Takanashi top rookies

Slugging pitcher Shohei Otani (L) of the Nippon Ham Fighters and the Hiroshima Carp's Takahiro Arai shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 28, 2016, after being named the most valuable players in Nippon Professional Baseball this past season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Daiei's Jojima, Hanshin's Igawa named 2003 MVPs

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kenji Jojima of the Japan Series champions Daiei Hawks is all smiles at a news conference at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 29 after he and Kei Igawa of the Central League pennant-winning Hanshin Tigers were named Most Valuable Players of the 2003 season together. (Kyodo)

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Noguchi, Kudo named MVPs

TOKYO, Japan - Central League Dragons pitcher Shigeki Noguchi (L) and Pacific League Hawks hurler Kimiyasu Kudo (R) pose for photographers after winning this season's ''Most Valuable Player" title in a ceremony at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 4.