Last Updated on 09/05/2022 by てんしょく飯
Is he a genius with 11 wins and 30 home runs, or is he a monster who is maintaining a league-record pace of 64 hits? The battle for this season’s A League MVP is becoming more and more chaotic.
Yesterday’s performance was tremendous.
The “great talent” is Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, who is making his presence felt by playing two different sports. Although he did not win the game against the Houston Astros on September 3, he threw a season-high 111 pitches, allowing one run on six hits with no walks and no walks in eight innings. He allowed no walks, six hits, and one run in eight innings. Local media called him “an MVP award winner” (Jared Timms of the U.S. podcast program “Talkin Halos”).
On the other hand, the “monster” is Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees’ mainstay. On September 4, still basking in the afterglow of Ohtani’s strong pitching performance, Judge set a career-high with his second consecutive game of the season with his No. 53 arch against the Tampa Bay Rays.
In the “bWAR” (a measure of a player’s contribution based on the overall rating in the long-established U.S. magazine Baseball Reference), which has become an important indicator in determining the MVP in recent years, Ohtani was close behind Judge, who leads both leagues with a 7.9 rating, by just 0.3 points. The difference between the two is not great, and the race for the award seems to be left to the subjective judgment of the journalists of the National Baseball Reporters Association, who have the right to vote.
In the race for the title, which appears to be a one-on-one battle, Mark Gubisa, a former Angels alumnus, suggested that “Otani is the winner.
Gubisa currently serves as a commentator for Bally Sports West, the Angels’ local broadcaster, and watches Otani’s every move on a daily basis. The legend said during the broadcast, “Shohei is the MVP. Don’t worry. Yesterday’s performance was tremendous. He’s hitting homers day in and day out,” he said of Judge. He’s a special player and my favorite.
There is no one better than Shohei. No matter how well Judge plays, Shohei does things at a higher level that are incomprehensibly difficult. The fact that Judge is playing in New York will be a factor in helping him win the award. If he wins the MVP, I won’t be angry. But considering what he has accomplished so far, I still have to say Shohei is the MVP.”
He added, “I can’t think of anyone else but Shohei. I would be shocked if he is not the MVP. Will the love of the alumni for the great talent ever come to fruition?
Shohei Ohtani, Wicked 100mph Sinker. 🤢 pic.twitter.com/NcpyGSXL0C
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 4, 2022
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