“Was Lindor’s performance enough to take away Ohtani’s first-place vote?” ML’s first 50-50 Ohtani tries for the third time as a unanimous MVP

LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani (30) will try to win his third unanimous MVP award.

Major League Baseball’s official media MLB.com said on the 18th (Korea time), “An award ceremony hosted by the American Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA) will continue this week. The Rookie of the Year award on Monday (19th), the Coach of the Year award on Tuesday (20th), the Cy Young award on Wednesday (21st), and the MVP on Thursday (22nd) will be announced.”

The highlight of this year’s MVP award ceremony is whether unanimous MVP will be created in both leagues for the second consecutive year following last year’s (American League Shohei Ohtani and National League’s Ronald Acuña Jr.). “Last year, Ohtani and Acuña swept all the top votes, making them the first unanimous MVP in both leagues,” MLB.com said, stressing whether unanimous MVP will happen for the second consecutive year.

The most likely candidates for this year’s MVP are Shohei Ohtani of the National League and Aaron Judge of the American League. Ohtani signed a 10-year, 700-million-dollar contract with the Dodgers this year, moving from the American League to the National League. He had elbow surgery in September last year, and failed to double-handedly play, but had a batting average of .310 (77 hits in 636 at-bats), 54 homers, 130 RBIs, 134 runs and 59 steals, making it the first time in Major League history to achieve 50 homers and 50 steals. Judge reigned as the best hitter in American League history with a batting average of .322 (180 hits in 559 at-bats), 58 homers, 144 RBIs, 122 runs and 10 steals with an OPS of 1.159.

Ohtani certainly had a historic season, but controversy continued until the end of the season over whether he would win the MVP award or not. He played as a designated hitter who could not contribute to the team at all in defense. In the history of Major League Baseball, a professional designated hitter has never won the 토토사이트 MVP award. However, as Francisco Lindor (Metz), the strongest competitor, struggled with injuries at the end of the season, Ohtani’s winning the MVP award itself has disappeared.

However, it is a totally different story if he becomes MVP. “Ohtani is in the National League this year, but he is leading once again. Judge is the most likely candidate for the award in the American League,” MLB.com said. “In the National League, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor showed strong performance in the second half of the year, chasing him until the end. In the American League, Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. enjoyed another amazing season, gaining momentum. But did both players perform well enough to steal No. 1 ranking votes from Ohtani and Judge? Only time will tell.”

Ohtani is the only one who has won two or more unanimous MVPs in Major League history. Ohtani was unanimously awarded the American League MVP in both 2021 and 2023. Fans are interested and looking forward to seeing whether Ohtani will make a new major league history by winning another unanimous MVP.