Ohtani did it again! The third MVP also got 100% of the votes...AL jersey is also unanimously selected, second individual
Nov 22, 2024
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MLB Network announced on the 22nd (Korea time) "Otani and Judge were selected as National League (NL) and American League (AL) MVP, respectively." Both players received the first-place vote from all 30 members of the BBWAA (National Baseball Journalists Association) voting press corps and unanimously received the honor of the top player.
In particular, Ohtani achieved the third MVP of his career after 2021 and 2023 when he was with the Los Angeles Angels. It has already achieved two unanimous MVPs for the first time in major league history last year, adding one more this year.
In addition, he became the second MVP of both leagues after Frank Robinson. Robinson won the NL in 1961 for the Cincinnati Reds and the AL MVP in 1966 for the Baltimore Orioles. Ohtani also marked the first designated hitter MVP since the introduction of the designated hitter system in 1973.
It is the seventh time in his career that a Dodgers player has won the MVP honor and five years since Cody Bellinger (now the Chicago Cubs) in 2019.
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It's not that there were negative opinions about Ohtani's unanimous MVP in the first place. This is because the historical significance has halved from the previous two MVPs, when he underwent elbow surgery and rehabilitated as a pitcher this year and played only as a designated hitter.
MLB.com said the day before 'Otani is definitely the most likely MVP candidate. But he didn't go to the ground with his gloves on to defend. Lindor, who has the highest offensive WAR among NL batters except Ohtani, was considered the best shortstop in the Major League, and Lindor was the leader. He frequently held closed-door meetings with the team and encouraged the Mets to come up dramatically in the second half of the year, evaluating that the trust of his teammates is strong.
This means that there are reporters who say that New York Mets Francisco Lindor, who played all-weather in the airlift, contributed more to the team. In particular, some predicted that reporters in New York could support Lindor.
However, Ohtani achieved his first 50 home runs and 50 steals in Major League history, and ranked first in NL in home runs (54), RBIs (130), runs (134), on-base percentage (0.390), slugging percentage (0.646), OPS (1.036), Ruta (411), bWAR (9.2), and fWAR (9.1).
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However, it is no exaggeration to say that Judge's performance this season is the best season in history for a batter. In 158 games, he ranked first in almost all offensive indicators, including home runs (58), RBIs (144), walks (133), on-base percentage (0.458), slugging percentage (0.701), OPS (1.159), OPS+ (223), wRC+ (218), bWAR (10.8), and fWAR (11.2). Some evaluated that Judge's responsibility is to drive the Yankees to reach the top of the AL and advance to the World Series.
Judge is the seventh time a Yankees player has been named MVP more than twice, following Lou Gehrig, DiMaggio, Vera, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and A-Road.
The unanimous MVP of both leagues is the second in history after last year. Last year, AL Ohtani (LA Angels) and NL Ronald Acuña Jr. (Atlanta Braves) wrote the history of unanimous MVP together in both leagues for the first time.
jhno@sportschosun.com
