
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows' record-setting slugger Munetaka Murakami was unanimously voted 2022 Central League MVP on Friday, while Orix Buffaloes hurler Yoshinobu Yamamoto earned the Pacific League honor, both men reaping their respective awards for the second straight year.
Murakami, 22, notched up 56 home runs during the season, beating the record held by Yomiuri Giants legend Sadaharu Oh for the most home runs by a Japanese pro baseball player that had stood since 1964.