Shohei Ohtani of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers was unanimously named the National League’s Most Valuable Player, while New York Yankees pitcher Aaron Judge won the American League title in similar fashion. on Thursday. The Japanese-born Ohtani earned all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America to beat New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and second baseman two of the Arizona Diamondbacks team is Ketel Marte. This is the third MVP award for Ohtani, who was named unanimous MVP in the American League in 2021 and 2023 when he was a standout both ways while playing for the Los Angeles Angels.

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Ohtani joins famous baseball player Frank Robinson, who won the MVP award in 1961 with Cincinnati and in 1966 with Baltimore, as the only players to win the MVP award in each league but he is the first The first to do that two years in a row. While recovering from elbow surgery that will keep him from playing in 2024, Ohtani, who signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers last December, has become a first in history to have 50 or more home runs and 50 or more stolen bases in the same season. Ohtani, one of baseball’s best hitters since moving from Japan in 2018, hit the 50-50 mark in what could be the greatest single-game performance by a player. in MLB history. In a September game at Miami, Ohtani needed to steal a base and two home runs to achieve the historic feat, but instead he turned in an unbelievable performance by stealing two bases. and went 6-for-6 with a career-high three home runs and 10 runs batted in.