TheNippon Professional Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award is given to one player in each league ofCentral League andPacific League.
It is given to a player who makes a major comeback from an illness, injury, or a long-term slump. The Pacific and Central leagues have different criteria for the award, with the Pacific League having a much stricter criteria.The award is also not an annual award and is only given on occasion if a player meets the criteria specified by each league.
^ab鳥谷越直子 (10 November 2025)."コミッショナー特別表彰は阪神石井、カムバック賞は中日大野 最優秀監督賞は藤川＆小久保両監督" [The Commissioner's Special Award went to Hanshin's Ishii, the Comeback Award went to Chunichi's Ohno, and the Best Manager Award went to Managers Fujikawa and Kokubo.].Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved2025-11-24.
^"さらば球界の名士 盛田幸妃氏、大豊泰昭氏…球界支えた名選手ら逝く" [Farewell to baseball luminaries Yukihi Morita, Yasuaki Otoyo... Great players who the baseball world supported passed away].スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2015-12-30. Retrieved2025-11-24.
^ab"松坂大輔が受賞のカムバック賞、セパで大きく違い？ セ35人目、パは17年間なし" [Daisuke Matsuzaka receives the Comeback Player of the Year Award, but is there a big difference between the Central and Pacific Leagues? He's the 35th Central player to receive the award, and the first in the Pacific League for 17 years.].Full-Count（フルカウント） ― 野球ニュース・速報・コラム ― (in Japanese). 2018-11-13. Retrieved2025-11-24.
