Shohei Ohtani (30) of the Dodgers in the US Major League Baseball completed all 162 regular season games on the 29th. His 54 home runs and 130 RBIs lead him to second place in the National League by a wide margin, and he is certain to be the home run champion for the second consecutive year and the RBI champion for the first time. In his seventh year in the majors, he finished with a career-high batting average of .31%, but fell four shorts shy of first place.

In the final game against the Rockies, held in Denver, Colorado, he had one hit and one stolen base in four at-bats. The title will be decided on the 30th (October 1st, Japan time) when the remaining card is played. Otani said, “I didn’t think much about (winning the triple crown). I just wanted to have a good at-bat. Batting…