Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels has been selected as the most active athlete by the Associated Press in the United States.
This is the second Japanese player to win this award since last year's tennis player Naomi Osaka, and the first male player to win this award.
Since 1931, the Associated Press in the United States has selected the most active male and female athletes of the year as the "Athletes of the Year."
On the 28th, the winners of this year's men's category were announced, and Otani, who showed historic success in the dual wield of throwing in the major leagues, was selected for the first time.
This is the second Japanese player to win this award since last year's tennis player Osaka, and Otani is the first male player to win this award.
Otani won 9 wins as a pitcher this season in the 4th year of the major league, 156 strikeouts, 46 home runs, 100 RBIs, 26 stolen bases and hitting as a batter, marking his best results in November. The rush of commendations continues, such as being selected as the MVP of the season = the best player with a full vote.
The Associated Press reported in an article about Otani's award that he was selected because he was so astounding that he redefined the framework of modern baseball and attracted the world's attention.
Until last year, NBA = American professional basketball players were selected for this award for the third consecutive year, but with this award, Otani has been recognized by the American media as being the most active in all sports. became.