I can't even play a game character like this Ohtani Named Sporting News' Male Player of the Year for Highest Achievement Ever
Dec 31, 2024
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There is no player in the U.S. sports world this year who can surpass Shohei Ohtani (30, Los Angeles Dodgers). This is the result of no disagreement.
For the first time in MLB history, he made a major innovation by joining the '50 Home Run-50 Steal Club'. In addition, he wore a World Series championship ring. No player can beat Ohtani. Ohtani, who was already selected by the Associated Press last week as the "2024 Men's Sports Player of the Year" and this time was selected as the "Men's Player of the Year" by the U.S. media Sporting News.
Sporting News announced on the 31st (Korea time) 'Otani was selected as the Sporting News Men's Player of the Year'
There are several praise and modifiers for Ohtani's achievements, but everything can be summed up in just one word: 'Best'. Ohtani played his first season as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers this year. Ohtani, who signed with the Dodgers for seven years and $1 billion (about 1.4718 trillion won) last year, hit a batting average of 310 (197 hits in 636 at-bats) with 54 home runs, 130 RBIs, 134 runs and 59 steals in 159 games in the 2024 season.
He was No. 1 in the National League (NL) in RBIs, runs scored and OPS. In particular, he became the first major league subscriber to '50 Home Run-50 Steal Club'.
Sporting News highlighted Ohtani's remarkable performance, saying, "Ohtani, who came from Japan in 2018, is building unimaginable achievements in MLB's 155-year history. None of the more than 20,000 Major League players have exceeded Ohtani"This may not be Ohtani's greatest season. But it is clear that he surprised those who doubted whether there was an unconquerable realm."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.