| Player of the Week Trophy to Arai Monday, September 1st , 1975 Bungo Arai of the Kyoto Owls might have lost a step over the years, but the 37-year-old shortstop can still get it done. He beat out several other worthy Eastern League hitters over this past week to claim the Player of the Week Award.
Arai posted a .393 batting average with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs last week while scoring 7 runs. For the week he was 11 for 28.
This season, Arai is batting .304 with 111 hits, 31 home runs, 83 RBIs, 67 walks, .418 OBP and has scored 73 runs. He has played in 105 games. | | |