Ten players from the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers have been voted onto the CL All-Star team via a fan ballot, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Wednesday.
Tigers center fielder and leadoff man Koji Chikamoto received an NPB-high 769,587 votes. SoftBank Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita was selected as designated hitter on a Pacific League-high 725,834 ballots.
This marks the ninth time the dynamic slugger has been named to an All-Star team, the most of any of the 23 players selected through this year’s fan ballot.
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Source : Baseball – The Japan Times