1998 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award

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The 1998 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award went to Seibu Lions Shortstop Kazuo Matsui, who had a .311 batting average and led the Pacific League with 43 stolen bases.

Voting Results[edit]

Finish Name Team Position 1st Place Votes 2nd Place Votes 3rd Place Votes Points
1 Kazuo Matsui Seibu Lions Shortstop 40 57 17 388
2 Ichiro Suzuki Orix Blue Wave Outfielder 50 31 26 369
3 Fumiya Nishiguchi Seibu Lions Pitcher 45 29 35 347
4 Tsutomu Itoh Seibu Lions Catcher 8 5 5 60
5 Nigel Wilson Nippon Ham Fighters Designated Hitter 1 5 14 34
6 Akinori Otsuka Kintetsu Buffaloes Pitcher 3 1 4 22
7 Phil Clark Kintetsu Buffaloes Outfielder 2 1 3 16
8 Domingo Martinez Seibu Lions Designated Hitter 0 3 2 11
9 Taisei Takagi Seibu Lions 1st Baseman 0 3 1 10
10 Takehiro Hashimoto Seibu Lions Pitcher 0 1 5 8
11 Takashi Ishii Seibu Lions Pitcher 0 1 2 5
Denney Tomori Seibu Lions Pitcher 0 0 5 5
13 Ken Suzuki Seibu Lions 3rd Baseman 0 1 0 3
14 Tsutomu Iwamoto Nippon Ham Fighters Pitcher 0 0 2 2


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