Major League Baseball Angels' Shohei Ohtani is one of the three finalists for this season's Most Valuable Player voted on by players. This will be the third year in a row that Ohtani has been a finalist, and if he is named the Most Valuable Player, it will be the first time in two years since 3.
Every year, the Major League Baseball Players' Association commends the pitcher and fielder who performed the most that year through a vote among the players, and on the 17th, the three finalists for each of this season's awards were announced.
Of these, the best player to select one of the most successful players in the big leagues through pitching is Ohtani of the Angels
▽ Acuña Jr
. of the Braves, who became the
first player in MLB history to hit 3 home runs and steal 1 bases this season. Three Dodgers' Betts players are finalists.
In his sixth year in the big leagues, Ohtani batted 6-for-3 with 4 home runs and 44 RBIs as a batter this season, becoming the first Asian player to win the home run title in the big leagues.
Despite damaging a ligament in his right elbow in August, he won 8 games as a pitcher and became the first player in history to hit double-digit wins and double-digit home runs for two consecutive years.
This is the third year in a row that Ohtani has been the best player in the players' vote and is a finalist.
If he wins the award, he will be the second in two years and the sixth person in history to receive the award more than once, following the likes of Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez.
Ohtani was also a finalist in the American League Best Fielder category for the third year in a row, and in addition to Ohtani, Seager of the Rangers and Diaz of the Rays, who won the leadoff hitter, were included.
Also in the National League Rookie of the Year category is Mets pitcher Kodai Senga, who has won 10 games this season.
The voting for the players has already ended, and the winners will be announced on November 2, Japan hours and 3.