sentences:  He hit 48 doubles in 1998, which was the Japanese single-season record until Yoshitomo Tani broke it in 2001, and ended with a .320 batting average, with 31 home runs and 114 RBIs to win his second consecutive Best Nine Award.His production decreased in 1999, but he still won a third Best Nine Award at designated hitter.In 2000, he missed over half of the season after being hit by a pitch, and was released at the end of the year.