Ohtani, Judge, who else were you going to rock with?
definitely a superstar Shohei Otani (Los Angeles Dodgers) aaron judge (The New York Yankees) had two of the best seasons in history, so the Baseball Writers Association of America had no problem awarding them the National League and American League MVP awards, respectively. Thursday's votes have arrived unanimous fashion For both. (Related: MLB is bringing robots to the game, one of the great ideas that isn't afraid of AI takeover)
In his first season with the World Series champion Dodgers, Ohtani hit an astonishing 50 home runs and stole 50 bases, earning him his third MVP award and becoming the first player in the National League to do so. Besides the legendary Frank Robinson, Ohtani is the only player to win the Most Valuable Player Award in both the National League and the American League.
Judge, the captain of the Yankees, came close to breaking his own American League single-season home run record, but although he fell short, he had one of the best seasons in baseball, winning the league MVP for the second time in three seasons. Spent one. Judge had 58 home runs, 144 RBIs, and a .322 batting average.
It was a great year for Shohei Otani!
He is your 2024 National League MVP! pic.twitter.com/vem1A48lmU
— MLB (@MLB) November 21, 2024
#allrise I will aim for MVP again!
Aaron Judge will be named the 2024 AL Most Valuable Player! pic.twitter.com/ZPTruPEEni
— MLB (@MLB) November 21, 2024
Yeah, it's a little tiresome to see New York and Los Angeles hogging everything, but who else were they going to give the trophy to?
