Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels was selected as the final candidate for the MVP = Most Valuable Player, which will be given to the most active players this season on the 8th.
Three finalists have been selected for each league, and the winners will be announced on the 18th (19th Japan time).
If Otani wins the MVP, he will be the second Japanese player since Ichiro in 2001.