The MVP = Most Valuable Player, which will be given to the most active player of the season in the major leagues, will be announced on the 19th of Japan time.

In the American League, the award of Shohei Ohtani of the Angels is considered to be promising.



What are the results of rival players?

What do local reporters see?

I will tell you in detail.

How is MVP chosen?

Major League Baseball MVPs are awarded to the most active players in both leagues during the regular season and are selected by a vote of 30 reporters from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Voting ended shortly after the end of the regular season, with Otani of the Angels, who had the highest votes, and Guerrero Jr. and Guerrero of the Blue Jays, both of whom have been announced as final candidates for the American League.

Two reporters from each of the 15 cities in each of the two leagues with the team will vote, and the playoffs will not be considered as the voting will be closed shortly after the end of the regular season.



In the voting, the top 10 players are listed as suitable players for MVP, 14 points are given to the 1st place, 9 points are given to the 2nd place, and 1 point is decreased by 1 point for the 3rd place and below, and 1 point is the 10th place.



The player with the most points will be selected as the MVP, and all the details of which reporter voted for whom will be disclosed.

Otani has 9 wins as a pitcher, 156 strikeouts, 46 home runs, 100 RBIs, and 26 stolen bases as a batter. , In the All-Star game in July, I played the first time in history to play at the same time.



In recognition of the historic dual wield activity, he has been selected as the player of the year by the Commissioner's Special Award and the player's vote for the first time in seven years in the major leagues, and MVP also sees Otani's award as a promising player. Has been done.

If Otani wins the award, he will be the second Japanese player in 20 years since Ichiro in 2001.



Winners will be announced on an American television show starting at 8am on the 19th of Japan time.

Guerrero Jr. is close to the Triple Crown

In addition to Otani, these are the results of the two players who were selected as the final candidates for the American League MVP.



Blue Jays' Guerrero Jr. hit 48 home runs, two more than Otani, and won the American League home run king with Perez of the Royals. He showed an activity approaching the Triple Crown with 111 RBIs in 5th place in the league.

Simien contributes to the team over offense and defense

Similarly, the Blue Jays' Simien set 45 home runs, breaking the season's most home run record for the second player.



The batting average is 20%, 6 minutes and 5 RBIs, but the game is strong with 102 RBIs, marking 15 stolen bases and winning the Gold Glove Award for the first time.

MVP Who have been the winners so far?

The Major League Baseball Organization has recognized MVP as an official record since 1931, but its predecessor commendation began in 1911 and is said to be the oldest personal title in the Major League Baseball.



Since the Cy Young Award, which is the best pitcher award, began in 1956, MVPs have been mainly awarded by fielders, and pitcher MVP awards have recently won 21 wins in 2014, marking an earned run average of 1.77. Only if you have achieved outstanding results, such as the Dodgers car show pitcher.



Barry Bonds, who holds a total of 762 home runs in the major leagues, won the most awards seven times, followed by Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, who were active in the Yankees, and Otani's teammate Angels Trout three times. Has won the award.

Ichiro won the Japanese player in 2001

Ichiro, the only Japanese player, won the MVP along with the rookie of the year in 2001, the first year of the Major League Baseball, when he won the top hitter and stealing king in the Mariners.

The local reporter is "Otani push"

Local reporters covering the major leagues throughout the season have uniformly suggested that Otani win the MVP award, and some are expecting a full vote as "unanimous". increase.

"Shohei Ohtani is the MVP. What he did with the throw was really special and most valuable. Guerrero Jr. It was a really great season, but it was unfortunate for him that it was the same year as the historic Otani. "



Bob Nightingale, a reporter for USA Today, unanimously said, "MVP will be Otani unanimously. What he did was historic and he himself became history," all 30 people voted first. I expected to be selected with a full vote.



He said, "Of the 30 reporters in charge of the Blue Jays, I don't know if Otani will get the 1st place vote. Still, 27 or 28 people will get the 1st place vote in Otani." Of the two reporters in each of the 15 cities, two Toronto reporters said they might vote for the Blue Jays' Guerrero Jr. or Simien.



Mark Gonzales, a reporter in Chicago's local newspaper who has been in charge of Major League Baseball for over 30 years, said, "If I have the right to vote, I will vote for Otani. He was not the best pitcher this season, but the best. He was one of the batters of Chicago and one of the great pitchers. " I did.