Ohtani became the second Japanese MVP winner after Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki in 2001. Ruth was sold to the Yankees that December and made just five mound appearances in his final 16 seasons. 322 with 29 homers and 113 RBIs in 1919 while going 9-5 with a 2.97 ERA. 300 with 11 homers and 61 RBIs in 1918 while going 13-7 with a 2.22 ERA for Boston, then hit. Ruth had just two seasons in which he thrived at the plate while pitching regularly. “It was my first one and I got to play with a lot of players that I’ve always watched on TV,” Ohtani said. He called that the highlight of his season. This year he became the first two-way starter in the history of the All-Star Game, which began in 1933. Ohtani won AL Rookie of the Year in 2018 after leaving the Pacific League’s Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to sign with the Angels. “I think every player is, as long as they’re playing baseball professionally.” “MVP is something I was shooting for,” Ohtani said.
He averaged 95.6mph with his fastball, 28th in the major leagues among qualified pitchers, and had a 93.6mph exit velocity at the plate, which ranked sixth among qualified batters, according to MLB Statcast.
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It was the first full season on the mound for the 27-year-old right-hander since Tommy John surgery in 2019. 965 OPS as the Los Angeles Angels’ full-time designated hitter, and went 9-2 with a 3.18 ERA in 23 pitching starts with 156 strikeouts and 44 walks in 130 one-third innings.
“American fans, the USA baseball, is more accepting and welcoming to the whole two-way idea compared to when I first started in Japan, so it made the transition a lot easier for me,” Ohtani said through translator Ippei Mizuhara. Ohtani received all 30 first-place votes and 420 points in balloting by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Ohtani was a unanimous winner of the American League MVP award Thursday for a hitting and pitching display not seen since Babe Ruth, and Bryce Harper earned the National League honor for the second time. Shohei Ohtani’s two-way season was so incredible, MVP voters filled out the top of their ballots only one way.
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