There could be two heroes in the sky...Yes! Ohtani & Jersey Wins MLB's Two Major Leagues Player of the Month for a crazy home run match

Jun 04, 2025

There could be two heroes in the sky...Yes! Ohtani & Jersey Wins MLB's Two Major Leagues Player of the Month for a crazy home run match
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At some point at the end of the season, there will be a decision, but it is difficult to discuss the superiority and inferiority so far. At this point, there are two big guns in the major leagues.

It has enormous influence by dividing the US continent into East and West. LA Dodgers' flagship hitter Shohei Ohtani (31) in the National League West and New York Yankees' slugger Aaron Judge (33) in the American League East are engaged in a heated pride battle.

The confrontation of pride between those who are difficult to distinguish between superiority and inferiority continued in the selection of 'Players of the Month'. May 'Player of the Month' in NL and AL, respectively.




The Major League Baseball (MLB) secretariat announced on the 4th (Korea time) that Ohtani and Judge were selected as NL and AL 'Players of the Month', respectively. There is no room for disagreement when you look at the results.

There could be two heroes in the sky...Yes! Ohtani & Jersey Wins MLB's Two Major Leagues Player of the Month for a crazy home run match
Ohtani appeared in a total of 27 games in May, hitting .309 (34 hits in 110 at-bats), 15 homers, 27 RBIs, 31 runs, and an OPS of 1.180 in May. In particular, Ohtani's 15 home runs in May are the highest monthly home run tie in MLB history. It's hard to find a player in the National League to beat Ohtani in May. Ohtani will receive the 6th individual record and the first 'Player of the Month' award this year.

No player in the American League has played stronger than Judge. Judge appeared in 26 games in May, batting .364 (36 for 99) with 11 homers, 18 RBIs, 25 runs scored and an OPS of 1.251. Judge was also selected as the American League's Player of the Month in April. It is the 11th award in personal accounts. In particular, Judge continued to be 'The Absolute Power of May'. For the fourth year in a row, he won the 'Player of the Month' award in May.




There could be two heroes in the sky...Yes! Ohtani & Jersey Wins MLB's Two Major Leagues Player of the Month for a crazy home run match
Interestingly, a head-to-head match between Ohtani and Judge unfolded at the end of May.

The two teams, which were World Series partners last year, played three consecutive interleague games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers from May 31 to June 2.

In the first game on the 31st, they properly played a match of pride. Ohtani and Judge both hit home runs in their first at-bat, fighting for pride 'General-Mung-gun' Judge, who started as the Yankees' No. 2 right fielder, first hit a solo home run in the top of the first inning. It was his 19th homer of the season.




Ohtani then appeared as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning, hitting a 417-foot home run against Yankees starter Max Fried. It's like a battle of pride from a fantasy drama. This confrontation is expected to continue throughout the season and eventually lead to the final MVP competition.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.