Shohei Ohtani has made historical past once more.
The Los Angeles Dodgers star was named National League MVP on Thursday, beating out New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte for the award.
With the dignity, Ohtani now has three MVP wins, making him the twelfth participant to achieve that milestone. He additionally gained all 30 first-place votes, making it his third unanimous MVP after equally successful in 2021 and 2023 with the Los Angeles Angels. He can also be the primary participant in MLB historical past to win the award primarily as a delegated hitter, as he didn’t pitch final season after present process elbow surgical procedure in September 2023.
Ohtani can also be the 14th participant ever to win consecutive MVPs and solely the second participant ever to win MVP in each the National and American Leagues. Frank Robinson was the primary participant to win MVP in each leagues.
Ohtani made historical past on his technique to successful his third MVP as he had a memorable first season with the Dodgers, proving he was definitely worth the document $700 million contract he signed final winter. He grew to become the primary participant to hit at the very least 50 residence runs and steal at the very least 50 bases in the identical season, hitting a career-high 54 homers, in addition to a career-best 59 stolen bases. Also memorable was how Ohtani hit the 50/50 mark, hitting three residence runs and stealing two bases in opposition to the Miami Marlins in a 20-4 win on September 19.
Even if Ohtani did not pitch in 2024, the season might have been his finest but, at the very least on the plate. In addition to hitting 50/50, Ohtani posted career-bests in batting common (.310), RBI (130) and OPS+ (190). He led the league in every of those statistics plus residence runs, stolen bases and OPS (1.036).
Of course, Ohtani capped off his exceptional season by successful his first World Series title. His first style of postseason motion had some memorable moments, hitting a key homer in Game 1 of the NLDS earlier than hitting two homers within the NLCS. He was hampered on the plate within the World Series after struggling a shoulder damage, however nonetheless offered sufficient to assist Los Angeles win its second title in 5 seasons.
Entering his second season with the Dodgers in 2025, Ohtani can have a robust probability so as to add to his legacy. He might be a two-way participant once more after present process surgical procedure to restore his injured shoulder following the World Series. The Dodgers are additionally poised to make extra World Series runs within the close to future.
For now, although, Ohtani’s 2024 season might be celebrated and instantly remembered by all baseball followers.
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