Last Friday, after the Tokyo Yakult Swallows were crowned as the best team in the Central League for 2015, Tetsuto Yamada wasn't quite ready to weigh in on the topic of the CL's best player.
Asked about the possibility of being named this year's CL MVP, all the 23-year-old could offer was a sheepish grin.
"Um, I don't really know about that," Yamada stammered, until Swallows manager Mitsuru Manaka, sitting to Yamada's left, helpfully suggested the star infielder pass on the question. "Pass," a grinning Yamada said eventually.