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Baseball: Buffaloes' Yamamoto wins 3rd Sawamura Award

Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto holds up a card reading "Sawamura Award" at Kyocera Dome in the western Japan city of Osaka on Oct. 29, 2023, after being notified that he has won the country's highest pitching honor for the third straight year. The official announcement was made a day later. (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Buffaloes' Yamamoto wins 3rd Sawamura Award

Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto speaks to reporters at Kyocera Dome in the western Japan city of Osaka on Oct. 29, 2023, after being notified that he has won the Sawamura Award, the country's highest pitching honor, for the third straight year. The official announcement was made a day later. (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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Orix Buffaloes' Kaneko wins Sawamura Award

KOBE, Japan - Orix Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko holds up his fist for photos during a press conference after winning the prestigious Sawamura Award on Oct. 27, 2014, at the Hotto Motto Field stadium in Kobe, western Japan.

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Carp ace Maeda reels in over 100 million yen plus bonus

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda holds a board showing 100 million yen after renewing his contract at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Dec. 20, 2010. Maeda, winner of the Sawamura Award, Japan's equivalent of the majors' Cy Young, in the past season signed an estimated 120 million yen deal for 2011 and a 30 million yen bonus for winning the pitcher's triple crown.

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Hiroshima's Maeda wins Sawamura Award

NICHINAN, Japan - Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda, the Central League leader in wins, ERA and strikeouts this season, smiles at a news conference after winning his first Sawamura Award in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Nov. 1, 2010. Maeda is the first CL recipient of the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young Award since Kenshin Kawakami in 2004, when the Atlanta Braves pitcher was still with the Chunichi Dragons.

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Wakui re-signs with Seibu Lions for 200 mil. yen

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions pitcher Hideaki Wakui, winner of the Sawamura Award, speaks to reporters at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for an annual salary of 200 million yen plus performance bonuses.

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Baseball: Darvish honored to win Sawamura Award

NAGOYA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish speaks to reporters at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 29 after he was declared the winner of the Sawamura Award for the best pitcher in Japanese baseball. Darvish said he is honored to have won the award and never imagined he would become one of Japanese baseball's ''iron men.''

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Softbank pitcher K. Saito wins Sawamura Award

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks right-hander Kazumi Saito speaks to reporters in Fukuoka on Oct. 23 after being selected by Japanese baseball officials as the recipient of this year's Sawamura Award. The annual award is traditionally given to the best pitcher in Japanese baseball.

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Softbank's Sugiuchi wins Sawamura Award

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Hawks pitcher Toshiya Sugiuchi smiles at a news conference in Fukuoka on Oct. 24 as he received his first Sawamura Award, the annual award given to the best starting pitcher in Japanese baseball. He recorded 18 wins, giving him the most in both the Central League and Pacific League during the regular season.

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(2)Igawa, Saito win Sawamura Award

KOSHIEN, Japan - Kazuma Saito of the Daiei Hawks speaks to reporters at Koshien Stadium on Oct. 20 after being selected as one of the two recipients of the Sawamura Award.

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(1)Igawa, Saito win Sawamura Award

KOSHIEN, Japan - Kei Igawa of the Hanshin Tigers speaks at a press conference at Koshien Stadium on Oct. 20 after being chosen as one of the two recipients of the Sawamura Award, which is given to the best starting pitcher in Japanese baseball.

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Matsuzaka wins 2001 Sawamura Award with 15 wins

NICHINAN, Japan - Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles at a press conference in the town of Nango in Miyazaki Prefecture on Oct. 22 after being named winner of the Sawamura Award as best starting pitcher in 2001. Matsuzaka posted 15 wins and a personal-high 214 strikeouts this season.

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Baseball: Orix ace Yamamoto wins Sawamura Award

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2022, shows Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto throwing a four-hit shutout against the SoftBank Hawks at Kyocera Dome in Osaka. Yamamoto won the Sawamura Award on Oct. 24, 2022, for a second straight year.

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Baseball: Orix ace Yamamoto wins Sawamura Award

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2022, shows Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto roaring after pitching a complete-game shutout against the SoftBank Hawks at Kyocera Dome in Osaka. Yamamoto won the Sawamura Award on Oct. 24, 2022, for a second straight year.

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Baseball: Buffaloes' Yamamoto wins 1st Sawamura Award

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto poses for a photo in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2021. The 23-year-old ace pitcher of the Pacific League champion and the Olympic gold medal-winning Japan national team won the Eiji Sawamura Award as Japan's most impressive starting pitcher for the first time the same day.

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Baseball: Buffaloes' Yamamoto wins 1st Sawamura Award

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2021. The 23-year-old ace pitcher of the Pacific League champion and the Olympic gold medal-winning Japan national team won the Eiji Sawamura Award as Japan's most impressive starting pitcher for the first time the same day.

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Baseball: Buffaloes' Yamamoto wins 1st Sawamura Award

Orix Buffaloes pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto poses for a photo in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2021. The 23-year-old ace pitcher of the Pacific League champion and the Olympic gold medal-winning Japan national team won the Eiji Sawamura Award as Japan's most impressive starting pitcher for the first time the same day.

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Softbank's Sugiuchi wins Sawamura Award

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Hawks pitcher Toshiya Sugiuchi smiles at a news conference in Fukuoka on Oct. 24 as he received his first Sawamura Award, the annual award given to the best starting pitcher in Japanese baseball. He recorded 18 wins, giving him the most in both the Central League and Pacific League during the regular season. (Kyodo)

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Softbank pitcher K. Saito wins Sawamura Award

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks right-hander Kazumi Saito speaks to reporters in Fukuoka on Oct. 23 after being selected by Japanese baseball officials as the recipient of this year's Sawamura Award. The annual award is traditionally given to the best pitcher in Japanese baseball. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Darvish honored to win Sawamura Award

NAGOYA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish speaks to reporters at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 29 after he was declared the winner of the Sawamura Award for the best pitcher in Japanese baseball. Darvish said he is honored to have won the award and never imagined he would become one of Japanese baseball's ''iron men.'' (Kyodo)

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Hiroshima Carp appear ready to consider posting Maeda

Kenta Maeda, the ace of Japan's Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp., speaks at a news conference in Hiroshima on Nov. 24, 2015, after being chosen as one of the recipients of the Best Nine Award. Earlier in the day, Maeda, a two-time winner of the Sawamura Award as Japan's most impressive pitcher, asked the Carp to allow him to move to the Major Leagues through the posting system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima Carp appear ready to consider posting Maeda

Kenta Maeda, the ace of Japan's Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp., poses during a news conference in Hiroshima on Nov. 24, 2015, after being chosen as one of the recipients of the Best Nine Award. Earlier in the day, Maeda, a two-time winner of the Sawamura Award as Japan's most impressive pitcher, asked the Carp to allow him to move to the Major Leagues through the posting system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Carp ace Maeda wins 2nd Sawamura Award

Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda attends a press conference at Mazda Stadium in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Oct. 26, 2015, after winning his second Sawamura Award as Nippon Professional Baseball's most impressive starting pitcher. The 27-year-old Maeda has often declared his intention to pitch in the majors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Carp ace Maeda wins 2nd Sawamura Award

Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda poses for a photo during a press conference at Mazda Stadium in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Oct. 26, 2015, after winning his second Sawamura Award as Nippon Professional Baseball's most impressive starting pitcher. The 27-year-old Maeda has often declared his intention to pitch in the majors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Dragons ace Kawakami calls it quits

Chunichi Dragons right-hander Kenshin Kawakami attends a press conference in Nagoya on Oct. 20, 2015. While the 2004 Sawamura Award winner and Central League MVP said he will quit the team, he showed readiness to continue as an active player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2-time Sawamura Award-winning lefty Takahashi dies at 69

File photo taken in October 1969 shows Kazumi Takahashi (C) celebrating the Yomiuri Giants' Central League title victory in Tokyo with Shigeo Nagashima (L) and Sadaharu Oh. Takahashi, a left-hander who won two Sawamura Awards for the Giants during their run of nine straight Japan Series championship seasons, died of multiple organ failure on July 14, 2015. He was 69. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2-time Sawamura Award-winning lefty Takahashi dies at 69

File photo taken in July 1970 shows Yomiuri Giants pitcher Kazumi Takahashi. Takahashi, who won two Sawamura Awards for the Giants during their run of nine straight Japan Series championship seasons, died of multiple organ failure on July 14, 2015. He was 69. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Carp lefty Johnson bags Sawamura Award

Kris Johnson of the Hiroshima Carp pitches against the Nippon Ham Fighters in Game 1 of the Japan Series at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 22, 2016. Two days later, the former Minnesota Twin was declared Japan's No. 1 pitcher of the season by a panel of former aces when they named him as the winner of the Sawamura Award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Carp lefty Johnson bags Sawamura Award

Kris Johnson of the Hiroshima Carp pitches against the Nippon Ham Fighters in Game 1 of the Japan Series at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 22, 2016. Two days later, the former Minnesota Twin was declared Japan's No. 1 pitcher of the season by a panel of former aces when they named him as the winner of the Sawamura Award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Carp ace Maeda reels in over 100 million yen plus bonus

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda holds a board showing 100 million yen after renewing his contract at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Dec. 20, 2010. Maeda, winner of the Sawamura Award, Japan's equivalent of the majors' Cy Young, in the past season signed an estimated 120 million yen deal for 2011 and a 30 million yen bonus for winning the pitcher's triple crown. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshima's Maeda wins Sawamura Award

NICHINAN, Japan - Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda, the Central League leader in wins, ERA and strikeouts this season, smiles at a news conference after winning his first Sawamura Award in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Nov. 1, 2010. Maeda is the first CL recipient of the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young Award since Kenshin Kawakami in 2004, when the Atlanta Braves pitcher was still with the Chunichi Dragons. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Yudai Ono wins Sawamura Award

Chunichi Dragons left-hander Yudai Ono poses for a photo in Nagoya, central Japan, after winning his first Sawamura Award for the most impressive starting pitcher on Nov. 23, 2020.

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Baseball: Yudai Ono wins Sawamura Award

Chunichi Dragons left-hander Yudai Ono poses for a photo in Nagoya, central Japan, after winning his first Sawamura Award for the most impressive starting pitcher on Nov. 23, 2020.

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Baseball: Sawamura Award winner Sugano gets huge pay raise

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2017, after the club nearly doubled his salary to a reported 450 million yen ($4.05 million) for 2018. Sugano won the Sawamura Award as Japan's most impressive starting pitcher. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Sawamura Award winner Sugano gets huge pay raise

Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano poses in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2017, after the club nearly doubled his salary to a reported 450 million yen ($4.05 million) for 2018. Sugano won the Sawamura Award as Japan's most impressive starting pitcher. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawamura Award goes to Giant's Sugano

Tomoyuki Sugano of the Yomiuri Giants, speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 30, 2017. Sugano was named as the recipient of the coveted Sawamura Award as Japan's most impressive starting pitcher in the 2017 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawamura Award goes to Giant's Sugano

Tomoyuki Sugano of the Yomiuri Giants, poses for photos at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 30, 2017. Sugano was named as the recipient of the coveted Sawamura Award as Japan's most impressive starting pitcher in the 2017 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Carp lefty Johnson bags Sawamura Award

Hiroshima Carp left-hander Kris Johnson poses for a photo at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 24, 2016, after being named as the winner of the Sawamura Award, given to Japanese baseball's No. 1 pitcher of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Carp lefty Johnson bags Sawamura Award

A panel of former aces in Japanese baseball, led by Tsuneo Horiuchi (C), announces the Hiroshima Carp's Kris Johnson as the winner of the Sawamura Award, given to the best pitcher of the season, in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2016. Johnson went 15-7 with a 2.15 ERA in 26 starts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wakui re-signs with Seibu Lions for 200 mil. yen

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions pitcher Hideaki Wakui, winner of the Sawamura Award, speaks to reporters at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for an annual salary of 200 million yen plus performance bonuses. (Kyodo)

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(2)Igawa, Saito win Sawamura Award

KOSHIEN, Japan - Kazuma Saito of the Daiei Hawks speaks to reporters at Koshien Stadium on Oct. 20 after being selected as one of the two recipients of the Sawamura Award. (Kyodo)

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(1)Igawa, Saito win Sawamura Award

KOSHIEN, Japan - Kei Igawa of the Hanshin Tigers speaks at a press conference at Koshien Stadium on Oct. 20 after being chosen as one of the two recipients of the Sawamura Award, which is given to the best starting pitcher in Japanese baseball. (Kyodo)

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Matsuzaka wins 2001 Sawamura Award with 15 wins

NICHINAN, Japan - Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles at a press conference in the town of Nango in Miyazaki Prefecture on Oct. 22 after being named winner of the Sawamura Award as best starting pitcher in 2001. Matsuzaka posted 15 wins and a personal-high 214 strikeouts this season.