All for one: Unanimous MVP Award winners “Obviously, I wanted to win it last year, but Judge had a spectacular season and he won it, deservedly so,” Ohtani said through interpreter Ippei Mizuara on MLB Network. “So I wanted to come back stronger this year.” ...
Shohei Ohtani, who won his second career AL MVP Award \-\- and second in unanimous fashion -- for a sensational 2023 campaign at the plate and on the mound, has given us some moments we may never see in baseball again. There may not be a way to truly qua
It took a record-breaking season from Judge to preventOhtani from winning a second consecutive MVP award, proving how special Ohtani truly is. In 2022, following up a season in which he was named the 19th unanimous MVP in MLB history,Ohtani was somehow even better. As a hitter, Ohtani'...
a century ago. But the Bambino stopped pitching relatively early in his career to concentrate on hitting. And no one ever called Ruth fast. Ohtani, the unanimous American League MVP, stole 26 bases last year.
Ohtani just won his second unanimous MVP in three seasons. He would have won in 2022, too, had it not been forAaron Judge'srecord-breaking 62-homer season. At the plate, Ohtani led the majors in 2023 with a .654 slugging percentage and 1.066 OPS. His .412 on-base percentage was seco...
The moment Shohei Ohtani found out he was a 2x unanimous AL MVP. 👏🐶pic.twitter.com/odQc9rYuSl — MLB (@MLB)November 17, 2023 Expand Tweet That included the Angels’ guard dog that he...
In MLB.com's most recent MVP poll at the start of the second half, there were unanimous favorites in both leagues. Now there is only one. Shohei Ohtani stands alone. The two-way megastar is the overwhelming favorite to win his second American League MVP
Ohtani, though, is now competing for award consideration as a designated hitter. The two-time unanimous AL MVP isn’t pitching this season, as he underwent a second Tommy John surgery last year. But he gets paid to hit, and he’s hitting at an elite level. ...
1)Shohei Ohtani, SP/DH, Angels (30 first-place votes) After following up his 2021 AL MVP Award with a second-place finish to Aaron Judge in 2022, Ohtani is putting together another MVP-caliber campaign in 2023. The two-way superstar looks better than ever on the mound, allowing just 16...
It was a truly unprecedented, historic season, one that resulted in him being theunanimous AL MVP Award winner. And the numbers only begin to tell the story. Here are the top 11 moments of Ohtani's 2021 season, ahead of his latest two-way performance -- set for Thursday night in Texas...