Baseball: Shohei Ohtani named AL's most outstanding in Players Choice Awards
LOS ANGELES, Nov 03 (Kyodo) - Shohei Ohtani was selected as the American League's Outstanding Player by his peers for the second time in this year's Players Choice Awards announced Thursday.
The two-way superstar, who officially entered free agency the same day following his sixth season with the Los Angeles Angels, previously earned the award in 2021, when he was also named Player of the Year.
Ohtani this year became the first Japanese player to lead a U.S. major league in home runs with 44, while going 10-5 on the mound with a 3.14 ERA. ...continue reading
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