America's largest sports channel "ESPN" has announced the winners of the awards given to individuals and groups who have been active in the sports world over the past year, and Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels is the first to win the Men's Most Valuable Player Award. It was chosen.
The ESPY Awards, created by ESPN in 1993, recognize individuals and groups that have been active in the sports world over the past year, and a spectacular award ceremony is held every July.
This year's award ceremony was held in Los Angeles on the 20th, and Otani, who won the MVP of the Major League Baseball season MVP = Best Player last year, was the first player to play a historic role in the men's best player award with dual wielding. It was chosen.
This is the second consecutive year that Japanese players have been selected as the best players, following Naomi Osaka, who was selected as a female tennis player last year, and Otani is the first male player to be selected.
Otani, who was selected from four finalists such as NBA = Stephen Curry of American professional basketball, sent a video message in a suit and said, "Put it in the same category as everyone who is the best player in each competition. I am honored. Thank you. ”He said in English and paid tribute to the other candidate players.
Otani has been selected as the best player in the major leagues for the second consecutive year, and the historical success of last season has been recognized again.