2018 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2018 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Hiroshima Carp outfielder Yoshihiro Maru, who defended his title; the last player to have done so in the CL was Alex Ramirez in 2008-2009. Maru had led the league with 39 homers and 130 walks.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Yoshihiro Maru	Hiroshima Carp	Outfielder	241	33	10	1,314
2	Daichi Osera	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	20	107	61	482
3	Seiya Suzuki	Hiroshima Carp	Outfielder	7	69	72	314
4	Tomoyuki Sugano	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	17	45	52	272
5	Tetsuto Yamada	Yakult Swallows	2nd Baseman	6	24	51	153
6	Dayán Viciedo	Chunichi Dragons	1st Baseman	1	2	4	15
7	Kazuma Okamoto	Yomiuri Giants	1st Baseman	0	1	6	9
8	Shota Nakazaki	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	0	2	2	8
9	Geronimo Franzua	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	1	0	2	7
10	Norichika Aoki	Yakult Swallows	Outfielder	1	0	1	6
11	Tsubasa Aizawa	Hiroshima Carp	Catcher	0	0	2	2
	Neftali Soto	Yokohama BayStars	Outfielder	0	0	2	2
13	Ryuhei Matsuyama	Hiroshima Carp	1st Baseman	0	0	1	1
	Yoshitomo Tsutsugo	Yokohama BayStars	Outfielder	0	0	1	1

11 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 27 did not vote for third place