2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) MVP (Best Player) Shohei Ohtani (29, LA Angels) proudly ranked first in the major leaguer rankings.
On the 24th (Korean time) ahead of the opening of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 2023 season, ESPN, an American media outlet, selected up to 100 players in the ranking through a vote of experts such as reporters and analysts. Ohtani, who has emerged as an icon of world baseball beyond Japan, took first place.
Ohtani, who entered the MLB in 2018, won the American League Rookie of the Year award from the first season of his debut, and then built a brilliant career, including MVP in 2021, two All-Stars, and one Silver Slugger. He rose to the ranks of stars by perfectly performing the double duty. 카지노사이트
Ohtani’s true value shined at the 2023 WBC. Befitting the reputation of the two-way style, both pitchers performed outstandingly and led Japan to the championship. As a pitcher, he had 2 wins in 3 games, 1 save, and an earned run average of 1.86, and as a hitter, he had a batting average of 4.3 5 Lee (10 hits in 23 at-bats), 1 home run and 8 RBIs.
It was an activity that surprised the world. ESPN said, “Ohtani is the most exceptionally talented player in baseball history,” and “through this WBC, he proved that he is the best player in the world.”
Mike Trout (USA), Ohtani’s teammate and one of the best hitters in his career, took second place. Japanese veteran pitcher Yu Darvish (San Diego), who won 95 MLB career wins, was ranked 80th.