[Reuters]–On the 28th, the US Major League Baseball Players Association announced each award of the season decided by voting between players, and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels who swept the season with the “dual wield” of throwing was selected as the player of the year Was done.
As a batter, Otani competed for the title by hitting 46 home runs in 3rd place in the league, and also made a leap with 100 RBIs and 26 stolen bases. As a pitcher, he started in 23 games with 9 wins and 2 losses and an earned run average of 3.18.
This is the first time that a Japanese player has been selected as the player of the year. Otani has also been selected for the American League’s Best Fielder category, the first time since Ichiro in 2004.
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