2008 Central League Most Valuable Player Award
The 2008 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Alex Ramirez of the Yomiuri Giants. He was the first foreigner to be named MVP of the Central League since fellow Venezuelan Roberto Petagine won in 2001. Ramirez had been signed as a free agent by the Giants after spending several fine years with Yakult. He hit .319/.373/.617 in 2008 and led the Central League with 125 RBI; he was second in slugging and second in home runs, as his 45 were one behind leader Shuichi Murata.
Ramirez easily won, taking 166 of 199 first-place votes. With 900 total points, he was well ahead of teammates Michihiro Ogasawara (381) and Seth Greisinger (303), the runners-up.
Voting Results[edit]
Finish | Name | Team | Position | 1st Place Votes | 2nd Place Votes | 3rd Place Votes | Points |
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1 | Alex Ramirez | Yomiuri Giants | Outfielder | 166 | 22 | 4 | 900 |
2 | Michihiro Ogasawara | Yomiuri Giants | 1st Baseman | 22 | 76 | 43 | 381 |
3 | Seth Greisinger | Yomiuri Giants | Pitcher | 6 | 68 | 69 | 303 |
4 | Seiichi Uchikawa | Yokohama BayStars | 1st Baseman | 2 | 9 | 19 | 56 |
5 | Kyuji Fujikawa | Hanshin Tigers | Pitcher | 1 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
6 | Tomoaki Kanemoto | Hanshin Tigers | Outfielder | 0 | 5 | 11 | 26 |
7 | Shuichi Murata | Yokohama BayStars | 3rd Baseman | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
8 | Shinnosuke Abe | Yomiuri Giants | Catcher | 0 | 3 | 44 | 13 |
Colby Lewis | Hiroshima Carp | Pitcher | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
10 | Tetsuya Yamaguchi | Yomiuri Giants | Pitcher | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
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