The Baseball Writers Association of America has announced the schedule for this season's major league individual awards, and the MVP = best player will be announced on November 17th, Japan time on the 18th.
The three finalists will be announced on November 8th, Japan time, and attention will be paid to whether Shohei Otani of the Angels will win the award for the second consecutive year.
The Major League Baseball MVP is awarded to the best performing player in the regular season and is voted on by 30 reporters from the Baseball Writers Association of America.
The voting has already ended, and the Baseball Writers Association of America announced on the 17th that the MVP will be announced on the 17th of next month, the 18th of Japan time.
This season, which is his fifth year in the major leagues, Ohtani made a historic record in pitching and batting
following last season with ▼
15 wins as a pitcher, 2.33 ERA, 219 strikeouts
▼34 home runs and 95 RBIs as a batter .
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Achieved ``double-digit wins and double-digit home runs'' for the first time in 104 years since Babe Ruth, and achieved a feat that changed the history of the major leagues, such as reaching regular at-bats and regular innings in the same season for the first time since 1901. I was.
However, the American media reports that the Yankees judge, who hit 62 home runs and broke the American League home run record for the first time in 61 years, is dominant in the MVP battle.
The top three players from both leagues will be announced as finalists on the 8th of next month, Japan time, and attention will be paid to whether Otani will win the award for the second consecutive year.
In addition, the Cy Young Award, which will be given to the best pitcher of the year, will be announced on the 16th, the day before the MVP, and attention is also focused on how far Otani can increase the number of votes.