Shohei Ohtani’s MVP award for the second year in a row was highlighted by the U.S. media. Expectations for a Cy Young Award double win!

Last Updated on 10/19/2022 by てんしょく飯

The MVP competition between Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) and Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels) has been a hot topic in Major League Baseball this season. The finalists for each award will be announced on November 7 (local time), with the Rookie of the Year Award to be decided on November 14, the Best Manager Award on November 15, the Cy Young Award on November 16, and the MVP on November 17.

Looking forward to the announcement of the finalists on November 7.

In 28 starts this season, Ohtani has pitched 166 innings and reached the regulation pitching cycle for the first time, going 15-9 with a 2.33 earned-run average and 219 strikeouts, sixth in both leagues, for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 11.87, tops in the majors. In the midst of all this, Jack Vita of FanNation, a U.S. sports media outlet, introduced the American League Cy Young Award candidates No. 1 through No. 5.

Vita predicted Ohtani at No. 4 and said, “Ohtani pitched even better this season than he did in 2021, the year he won the American League MVP award, and he is a candidate for the award again in 2022,” emphasizing that he needs to win the MVP award two years in a row. He emphasized the need to win the award for the second year in a row.

He emphasized the need to win the MVP award for the second year in a row, saying, “He pitched even better in 2022. Although Ohtani did not receive a single Cy Young Award vote in 2021, he should be in the top five in Cy Young Award voting in 2022, and as a top-five pitcher and top-10 hitter in the American League, he has legitimate grounds to win the MVP again. I have legitimate grounds to win the award again.”

In addition, the top Cy Young Award candidate is Justin Verlander (Houston Astros), second is Alec Manor (Toronto Blue Jays), third is Dylan Cease (Chicago White Sox), and fifth was Flumber Valdez (Houston Astros).

Ohtani is favored to remain a finalist (top three) for both the American League MVP and Cy Young Award. First, we look forward to the announcement of the finalists on November 7.