Orix held the popular annual event “Bs Oriprincess Day 2025” at the three-game series Rakuten starting June 27, Lotte on July 6, and Softbank starting on the 8th (all Kyocera Dome Osaka), and announced the results of the “Original Player Voting” where female fans chose their favorite player. The top player was infielder Hirooka Taishi, who is in his third year after being traded from The Giants. He received many votes, including “he has a stylish face and looks good in any glasses,” and he jumped up from fourth place last year to win his first championship.
Ace pitcher Hiroya Miyagi came in second for the second year in a row. pitcher Yamazaki Soichiro, who was enthusiastic about winning three consecutive championships and being inducted into the Hall of Fame, came in third. This year’s concept was “Men with Glasses,” and votes were accepted from February 7th to 14th. catcher Kenya Wakatsuki, who regularly wears glasses, made it into the top 10 for the first time, coming in fourth place. The voting results are as follows:
1st place: Hirooka Taishi
2nd place: Hiroya Miyagi
3rd place: Soichiro Yamazaki
4th place: Kenya Wakatsuki ☆
5th place: Keita Nakagawa
6th place: Shuhei Fukuda
7th place: Yuma Mune
8th place: Ryo Ota
9th place: Ryuhei Sotani ☆
10th place: Ryoma Nishikawa ☆
☆ is the first Top 10
※One more step to become the top 10 next original members… Kosei Yoshida, Kotaro Kobayashi, Ryo Ishikawa Ishikawa, Ryoto Watanabe, Tomoya Mori, Yuki Udagawa Yamashita, Ryoto Kita Shumpeita Yamashita, Daiki Tajima, Yasuto Takashima
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