Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels was selected as the final candidate for this season's "All-MLB Team", which is selected by fan voting, in two categories: starting pitcher and designated hitter.
The "All-MLB Team" is a new award created by the Major League Baseball Organization, and the players who played an active part in each position through both leagues are selected by voting by fans, media, former players, etc.
The Major League Baseball Organization announced the final candidates for each position on the 10th, and Otani was selected in two categories, starting pitcher and designated hitter.
The final candidates for the starting pitcher are 22 in total, and the ace of each team such as Braves' Fried pitcher and Yankees' Cole pitcher are in line, and the top 5 votes are in the "first team", 6th to 10th. The top five players will be selected as the "second team" as the runner-up.
The final candidates for the designated hitters are JD Martinez of the Red Sox and Stanton of the Yankees, with the first player being elected to the first team and the second player being elected to the second team.
So far, Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, who played for the Cubs last year, has joined the first team as a starting pitcher, and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda has joined the second team.
The winners of this year will be announced on the 23rd of this month, and it will be the first time for Otani to win in two categories.