It's been a 'jungbae', but Ohtani is threatened with the 'two major league MVP'... "Junior player Harper may get his third MVP."
It's been a 'jungbae', but Ohtani is threatened with the 'two major league MVP'... "Junior player Harper may get his third MVP."
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He was the most explosive hitter in the National League during the month of June. However, he was not honored as the "Player of the Month." Shohei Ohtani, who was strong enough to be called the "June-tani" in June, failed to win the monthly MVP award even after the best month. Did he become an obstacle to Ohtani's winning the MVP award in the two major leagues.
The MLB Secretariat announced on June 4 (Korean time) the Player of the Month, Pitcher of the Month, Rookie of the Month and Reliever of the Month in the National League and the American League, respectively. The award is given to players who have performed best in their respective fields for a month.
Ohtani was most likely to win the Player of the Month award in June of the National League. He was aiming for his fifth win. But he was not Ohtani. Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies), who is second to Ohtani in terms of star quality, won the award. Harper was named Player of the Month for two consecutive months following May.
Ohtani's performance was better than anyone else. He posted a batting average of 293 (29 hits in 99 at-bats) with 12 homers and 24 RBIs in 26 games with an OPS of 1.110. He recorded the most homeruns and most RBIs in June in the National League.
In addition, he hit a two-run shot to Eric Pedi, a former KBO League player, in the game against the Chicago White Sox on the 27th from the home game against the Kansas City Royals on the 17th to the RBI in 10 consecutive games. Since 1920, when the RBI was recognized as an official record, the Dodgers have set a new record. The previous records were RBIs in nine consecutive games by Eddie Brown in 1924, Ozzy Gallan in 1944, and Roy Campanella in 1955. He set a new record for RBIs in consecutive games for the Dodgers in 69 years.
Ohtani has signed a 10-year, 700 million-dollar contract, which is the highest ever before this season. Ohtani, who won the American League MVP in 2021 and 2023 by both pitching and hitting, has been making this MVP season by playing as a pure hitter this year. With the explosion in June, he has posted a batting average of 319 (106 hits in 332 times at bat), 27 homers, 64 RBIs, and 16 steals in 84 games, with an OPS of 1.043. He is in the top three in most areas of offense, including home runs and OPS, second place with the most hits, and third place with RBIs in the National League.
Despite his all-time high performance in June, Ohtani failed to receive the highest monthly player honor. Harper, who beat Ohtani to win the Player of the Month award, showed off his higher productivity except for home runs and RBIs. He had a batting average of 374 (34 hits in 91 at-bats) and seven homers and 16 RBIs in 23 games in June. With Harper's outstanding performance, the Philadelphia Phillies are ranking first in overall Major League win rate with 57 wins and 29 losses.
"Harper contributed greatly to Philadelphia's overall winning percentage in the Major League by swinging a batting average of 374 with seven home runs and an OPS of 1.166 in June," MLB.com said. "He was listed as the injured (hamstring) at the end of last month, but if he returns healthy, he will likely be the third MVP in his history. However, he will have many competitors."
As MLB.com mentioned, there are countless rivals for the MVP of the National League. He predicted that it would be a battle between Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers before June. However, Mookie Betts suffered a broken wrist in mid-June and left the MVP race. 먹튀검증
Ohtani is still ahead in the MVP race. FOX Sports selected Ohtani as the No. 1 MVP in the National League, which was disclosed on Monday (-250). Freeman and Harper are following (+850). For now, Ohtani is the winner of the MVP award. However, a superstar named Harper can always come from behind to win the MVP race. Harper was named MVP in 2015 and 2021.