Major League Baseball Angels Shohei Ohtani is among the finalists for this season's "All MLB Team," which is selected by fan votes, in two categories: starting pitcher and designated hitter. Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is also a finalist in the starting pitcher category. entered.
The "All MLB Team" is a new award established by Major League Baseball in 2019, and selects players who have been active in each position throughout both leagues by voting by fans, media, former players, etc.
The major league organization announced the final candidates for each position on the 10th, and Ohtani, who has 15 wins as a pitcher and hit 34 home runs as a batter this season, is a Darvish pitcher who has won 16 wins in two categories: starting pitcher and designated hitter. was a finalist in the starting pitcher category.
The final candidates for the starting pitcher are 23 people, and the ace of each team such as Verlander of the Astros and Alcantara of the Marlins are in line, and the top 5 votes are in the "first team", 5 from 6th to 10th. A person is elected to the "second team" as the runner-up.
There are five final candidates for the designated hitter, including Otani, Astros Alvarez who hit 37 home runs, and Cardinals Poohholes who retired from active duty at the end of this season. 1st team, 2nd place players will be selected for the second team.
This is the second year in a row that Ohtani has been selected as a finalist in both divisions.
It's the second time Darvish has been shortlisted since he was named to the First Team two years ago with the Cubs.
Voting will be held on the Major League Baseball website until the 22nd, and the winners will be announced on the 5th of next month, Japan time on the 6th of next month.