2025 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2025 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Hanshin Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato, who led the league in homers and RBI.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Teruaki Sato	Hanshin Tigers	3rd Baseman	244	28	4	1,308
2	Daichi Ishii	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	21	87	48	414
3	Shoki Murakami	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	5	99	84	406
4	Shota Morishita	Hanshin Tigers	Outfielder	1	22	42	113
5	Hiroto Saiki	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	1	19	31	93
6	Seishiro Sakamoto	Hanshin Tigers	Catcher	3	5	11	41
7	Katsuki Azuma	Yokohama BayStars	Pitcher	0	2	5	11
	Masaki Oyokawa	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	0	1	8	11
9	Yusuke Ohyama	Hanshin Tigers	1st Baseman	0	2	2	8
10	Raidel Martinez	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	1	0	1	6
	Koji Chikamoto	Hanshin Tigers	Outfielder	0	1	3	6
	Shinya Matsuyama	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	0	1	3	6
	Kaito Kozono	Hiroshima Carp	Utility Man	0	1	3	6
14	Haruto Takahashi	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	1	0	0	5
15	Jon Duplantier	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	0	1	0	3
	Hiroya Shimamoto	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	0	1	0	3
	Takumu Nakano	Hanshin Tigers	2nd Baseman	0	0	3	3
18	Suguru Iwazaki	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	0	0	2	2
19	Anthony Kay	Yokohama BayStars	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Shugo Maki	Yokohama BayStars	2nd Baseman	0	0	1	1

7 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 25 did not vote for third place

Source: NPB website