LA Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (30) lifted his second MVP trophy.
Major League Baseball’s official media MLB.com said on the 28th (Korea Standard Time), “The American Baseball Reporters Association (BBWAA) held a dinner in New York and invited players who won the award at last year’s official award ceremony to deliver the trophy.”
With prominent stars such as National League MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. (Atlanta), American League Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole (Yankees), and National League Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, the most eye-catching player is Shohei Ohtani, who won the American League MVP unanimously.
[Picture] Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers. ⓒGetty Images (no unauthorized reproduction and redistribution)
Ohtani is the best star in the Major League with a batting average of 274 (681 hits in 2483 at-bats) in 701 games, 171 home runs, 437 RBIs, 86 stolen bases OPS.922, 38 wins, 19 losses and 3.01 ERA in 86 games (481 ⅔ innings).월카지노도메인
Ohtani, who defeated Japan by playing for the Nippon Ham in the Japanese professional baseball league, announced his advance to the Major League through posting after the 2017 season. Many prestigious teams, including the Dodgers and the Yankees, sought to recruit Ohtani, but contrary to everyone’s expectations, the Angels were chosen by Ohtani.
Ohtani, who made his big debut by winning the American League Rookie of the Year award in 2018, his first year of joining the team, became the best star in the Major League by winning the unanimous American League MVP award in 2021. In 2022, he ranked second in MVP voting behind Aaron Judge (Yanks), who achieved a new American League home run record (62 home runs), but last year he batted .344 with 44 home runs (151 hits in 497 at-bats) with 44 home runs and 95 RBIs with 1.066 OPS in 135 games as a batter and 10 wins, 5 losses with a 3.14 ERA in 23 games (132 innings) as a pitcher. It is the first time in Major League history that Ohtani has won the unanimous MVP award more than once.
Ohtani became a free agent for the first time since the end of last season. Having underwent elbow surgery in September last year, Ohtani was not allowed to pitch as a pitcher this year, but many other teams rushed to recruit Ohtani once again, and the Dodgers, which proposed a 10-year 700 million dollar deal, eventually became the winner. Ohtani’s latest deal is the biggest in the history of professional sports, which exceeds the 12-year, 426.5 million dollar deal set by Mike Trout of the Angels, and the five-year, 674 million dollar deal set by Lionel Messi of the Barcelona at the time.
Ohtani, who attended the BBWAA dinner, said, “This MVP is a prestigious award. And I feel like I have everything in the world.” “I am grateful to the Angels, to the owners, to the front office, to all the staff over the past six years. I have always been grateful that everyone has helped me and given me the opportunity to play passionately. I am also grateful to my teammates and coaching staff who have helped me and encouraged me. I felt that everyone was helping me every day,” he said to the Angels, who have been active for the past six years.
“To the Dodgers who trusted me, I am looking forward to the next stage of my career,” Ohtani, who is preparing for a new start at the Dodgers, said. Lastly, he didn’t forget to say thank you to fans all over the world for your support and support not only for me but also for the Major League. Ohtani surprised attendees by speaking all of his official speeches in English. After Ohtani finished his speech, applause poured in.