MVP = Most Valuable Player, which is given to the most active player in the big leagues this season, will be announced on the 17th Japan time. In the American League, Shohei Ohtani is certain to win the award, and there is growing interest in whether he will become the first player in MLB history to win the award with a full vote for the second time.

Major League Baseball MVP is an award given to the player who performed the most during the regular season and is voted on by 30 reporters from the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Voting ended immediately after the end of the regular season, and Ohtani of the Angels, who was the top vote-getter, and Seager and Simien, both of the Rangers, have been announced as finalists for the American League.

In his sixth season in the big leagues, Ohtani became the first player from Asia to win the home run title by hitting 6 home runs as a batter.

As a pitcher, he won 44 games and became the first player in Major League Baseball history to achieve double-digit wins and double-digit home runs for two consecutive years.

In a poll conducted by the Major League Baseball Players Association, Ohtani was named the best player in the American League fielder category, and Ohtani is certain to win the MVP of the season.

The winner of this award will be announced on the 10th Japan time, and if Otani wins, it will be the second time in two years since 2.

The focus will be on whether or not all 17 reporters who voted for the award will receive the award with a "full vote" vote, as they did two years ago, and if they win the MVP award for the second time with a full vote, it will be the first time in MLB history that they will win the award.

In addition, two Japan players have ever won the MVP award: Ichiro in 2021 and Otani in 2, and if Otani wins the award more than once, he will be the first Japan player to win the award more than once.

The winners will be announced on an American television program starting at 2 a.m. on the 2th Japan time.

What is MLB MVP?

Major League Baseball has recognized the MVP as an official record since 1931, but the predecessor award began in 1911 and is said to be the oldest individual title in Major League Baseball.

Since the Cy Young Award for Best Pitcher began in 1956, MVPs have been awarded mainly to fielders, and in recent years, pitchers have only been awarded MVPs for outstanding performances, such as Kershaw of the Dodgers, who won 2014 games in 21 and posted a 1.77 ERA.

Voting is cast by two reporters from each of the 15 cities in each of the leagues where the teams are located, and the voting closes immediately after the end of the regular season, so playoff results are not considered.

In the voting, the top 2 players are listed as MVP-worthy players, and 10 points are awarded to 1st place and 14 points to 2nd place, and 9 point is reduced by 3 point each to 1th place for 10rd place and below.

The player with the most points will be named MVP, and a breakdown of which reporters voted for whom will be announced.

The most awards are won seven times by Barry Bonds, who holds a major league record of 1 home runs, followed by 762 people who have won the award three times, including Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle who played for the Yankees, and Trout of the Angels.

Babe Ruth, known as the "God of Baseball," won the award once in 7.

Among Japan players, Ichiro won the MVP award along with the Rookie of the Year in 10, when he won the leadoff hitter and stolen base title for the Mariners in 3, his first year in the big leagues.

In 1923, Shohei Ohtani hit 1 home runs and won nine games as a pitcher, and was voted MVP in recognition of his historic two-way performance.