The Ni-gun Mizuno MVP awards for July.

Eastern League

Yuya Taniguchi - Nippon Ham Fighters
10 G, 16-for-38, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB, .421 AVG

Collected a hit in each of the ten games he played in during the month of July.  Led the league in hitting for the month of July.  Was in the middle of a twenty-game hitting streak (from June 23 to August 8).

Western League

Atsushi Fukumoto - Softbank Hawks
12 G, 12-for-34, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 1 SB, .353 AVG

Collected hits in seven of twelve games in July (multi-hits in four of the seven games).