However , he lost out on his second Sawamura Award to Saitama Seibu Lions ace Hideaki Wakui .
He became only the third player to have won 2 MVP awards in their first five years in the NPB , joining Kazuhisa Inao and Ichiro Suzuki .
He lost out on his second Sawamura Award to Saitama Seibu Lions ace Hideaki Wakui .
He became only the third player to have won 2 MVP awards in their first five years in the NPB , joining Kazuhisa Inao and Ichiro Suzuki .