2019 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2019 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Yomiuri Giants shortstop Hayato Sakamoto. The veteran hit .312/.396/.575 with 40 homers, 77 walks, 103 runs and 94 RBI.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Hayato Sakamoto	Yomiuri Giants	Shortstop	261	32	2	1,403
2	Shun Yamaguchi	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	24	162	59	665
3	Yoshihiro Maru	Yomiuri Giants	Outfielder	7	54	109	306
4	Seiya Suzuki	Hiroshima Carp	Outfielder	3	14	20	77
5	Neftali Soto	Yokohama BayStars	Outfielder	1	7	35	61
6	Kazuma Okamoto	Yomiuri Giants	1st Baseman	0	3	5	14
7	Koji Chikamoto	Hanshin Tigers	Outfielder	1	0	1	6
8	Kan Otake	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	1	0	0	5
9	Yasuaki Yamasaki	Yokohama BayStars	Pitcher	0	1	2	5
	Yudai Ono	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	0	1	2	5
11	Shota Imanaga	Yokohama BayStars	Pitcher	0	0	4	4
	Munetaka Murakami	Yakult Swallows	1st Baseman	0	1	1	4
13	Yoshiyuki Kamei	Yomiuri Giants	Outfielder	0	0	3	3
	Yoshitomo Tsutsugo	Yokohama BayStars	Outfielder	0	1	0	3
	Tetsuto Yamada	Yakult Swallows	2nd Baseman	0	0	3	3
16	Tomoyuki Sugano	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Toshiki Sakurai	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Kota Nakagawa	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Ryutaro Umeno	Hanshin Tigers	Catcher	0	0	1	1
	Kris Johnson	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	0	0	1	1

22 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 47 did not vote for third place

Source: NPB website