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The July 2022 MVP of the month awards came out from NPB and the Saitama Seibu Lions has a recipient.
Yoshinobu Mizukami won the pitching award for the Pacific League for the first time in his career. It was the first by a Lions pitcher since Zach Neal in 2019.
Mizukami, 24, had a 0.00 ERA in 11 games and 10.2 innings, striking out eight with a league-leading seven holds and one save for the month of July. He also recorded a 2-0 record.
He was originally an ikusei draft pick of the Lions in 2020 and earned a promotion to the 70-man roster during the 2021 season.
Mizukami's ichi-gun journey has mostly featured him as the 7th inning reliever, but due to closer injuries and problems with the bullpen, he's even seem time in the 8th inning.
The Lions bullpen has carried majority of the team as they currently sit in first place through Wednesday's games.
Earlier this season, Hotaka Yamakawa won the only other Lions Pacific League monthly MVP award in May.
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Other award winners:
OF Masataka Yoshida: .322/.454/.529
IF Munetaka Murakami: .318/.471/.742, 8 HR
P Yuki Nishi: (3-0), 0.66 ERA, 27.1 IP
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