Star of the Week Awarded in JPL
26-year-old <Toshiharu Nagai:player#14042> sent shock waves through Nippon Professional Baseball League last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the Pacific League Player of the Week Award.

A newcomer to the league, <Nagai:player#14042> made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .368 average, 7 hits in 19 at-bats, 3 home runs and 6 RBI.

Where the <Orix Buffaloes:team#284> first baseman goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but <Nagai:player#14042> certainly made his mark last week.

This season <Nagai:player#14042> has banged out 135 hits in 500 at-bats for a .270 average with 16 home runs. He is getting on base at a .320 pace and his totals also include 82 RBIs and 66 runs scored.