I'm going to get it next year, too Ohtani admires the world for sound greed, 4th outstanding male player of the year award
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Ohtani was selected as the 'AP Male Athlete of the Year' on the 10th (Korea time). It was the fourth honor of his career, matching the most winners in the category, Cyclance Armstrong, basketball LeBron James, and golf Tiger Woods. He beat Michael Jordan, a three-time basketball legend.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Ohtani said, `It's very special and I'm very happy to receive this award again.' `Last year, I said I wanted to win this award again, but I want to run hard again next year", he expressed his feelings. He also won this year, following the previous year when he was a member of the Los Angeles Angels in 2021, 2023 and last year when he moved to the Dodgers. He was named the main character of this award for four years in five years.
Ohtani received support from 29 out of 47 AP reporters. U.S. pole vault star Armand DuFrancis came in second with five votes, followed by Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaras (3 votes). Seattle Mariners home run king Carl Raleigh also tied for seventh with one vote.
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Ohtani marked 55 home runs, 102 RBIs, 146 runs, and 1.014 OPS in the regular season, and returned as a pitcher in June and started 14 games with a 1-1 record, 2.87 ERA and 62 strikeouts, successfully restarting his pitching career.
In the postseason, he played in 17 games as a batter, batting .265 with eight home runs, 14 RBIs, 13 runs scored, OPS 1.096 and pitched 20 ⅓ innings in four games as a pitcher, helping the Dodgers win for the second consecutive year with a 2-1 record, 4.43 ERA and 28 strikeouts. In particular, he started Game 4 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers and won the game with 10 strikeouts and no runs in six innings, hitting three home runs as a batter. Ohtani is the first player in Major League history to have 10 strikeouts and three home runs in a game.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
