The Pacific League held a board of directors meeting today and decided to issue special awards to the following four players:

Seiichi Uchikawa (SOF) - for becoming the second player in NPB history to win batting titles in both leagues

Yu Darvish (HAM) - for becoming the first pitcher in either league to record ERA's under 2.00 five years straight

Yoshihisa Hirano (ORI) - for setting a new league record for hold points with 49

Yoshifumi Okada (LOT) - for setting a new league record for consecutive chances in the outfield without committing an error