### [2026-10-8](/feed/2026/10/8/index.md)

##### 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season
# In baseball, Teruaki Satō of the Hanshin Tigers wins the Triple Crown; the last NPB Triple Crown was won by Munetaka Murakami in 2022. 

Teruaki Sato of the Central League-winning Hanshin Tigers became the first Triple Crown winner since Munetaka Murakami in 2022 as the Nippon Professional Baseball regular season wrapped up Thursday.


### Sources:

1. [Kyodo News](https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/87621) [Image](https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/c/1/1200x/img_c1fdc2c74fa160854934bb0c51b6257e791577.jpg)

### Changes:

1. Teruaki Satō of the Hanshin Tigers wins the Triple Crown; the last NPB Triple Crown was won by Munetaka Murakami in 2022.  _2026-10-08 18:13:25 (First version)_
1. In baseball, Teruaki Satō of the Hanshin Tigers wins the Triple Crown; the last NPB Triple Crown was won by Munetaka Murakami in 2022.  _(Current version)_

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