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Shohei Ohtani wins 9th weekly MVP award in Major League Baseball, the most for a Japanese player

Shohei Ohtani wins 9th weekly MVP award in Major League Baseball, the most for a Japanese player


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On the 22nd, in the third inning of the game against the Angels, Dodgers pitcher Ohtani hit his 23rd home run, a two-run shot for the third consecutive game. Pitcher Plesac (Los Angeles) (Kyodo News)

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers was named the National League MVP of the week on the 24th. This is his second award this season, and brings his total number of awards to nine, including the seven he won while playing for the Los Angeles Angels in the American League until last season, making him the Japanese player with the most awards of any player.

During the period covered by the survey, from the 17th to the 23rd, Ohtani recorded a batting average of .458, 4 home runs, and 11 RBIs in 6 games. He also hit his 22nd and 23rd home runs in the two consecutive games against his former team, the Angels, marking three consecutive games with home runs.

The second interim results of the fan vote for starting fielders for the All-Star Game were also announced, with Ohtani receiving 1,773,404 votes and maintaining his lead in the National League DH category. The player with the most votes was first baseman Harper, who was about 260,000 votes behind Ohtani. (Kyodo News)

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