2004年度 MVP賞

2004年度東京ドームMVP賞が決定！

On November 24th, the 2004 Tokyo Dome MVP Award ceremony was held at TOKYO DOME HOTEL.

This award is given annually to the player from the Yomiuri Giants, whose home base is the Tokyo Dome BIG EGG, who has achieved the most outstanding results in the official games held at Tokyo Dome that year.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the award, and the winner was Yomiuri Giants player Hiroki Kokubo, who was presented with a prize of 3 million yen by Tokyo Dome President and CEO Ariatsu Hayashi.

Here are Kokubo's comments of joy:

Tokyo Dome MVP Award: Hiroki Kokubo

Comment from winner

2004年度東京ドームMVP賞Yomiuri Giants player Yuki Kokubo

This season, I had a lot of anxiety at the beginning of the season because of the transfer and the knee injury, so I was totally out of it.

Tokyo Dome has been my favorite stadium since my days in the Pacific League, but I was facing many pitchers for the first time, so I made sure to watch the ball closely. Also, due to a knee injury, I didn't force the ball and instead let it flow, which led to more home runs being hit towards right field, and I think this is what led to me receiving this award.

Previous winners of this award have been a distinguished line-up, so I am extremely honoured to receive this award. I will use this as motivation to work hard throughout next year's season.

I'll also be sure to go see the memorial plaque that will be displayed in the concourse of Tokyo Dome.