MLB: Shohei Ohtani named 2021 American League Player of the Year and Best Player

It is difficult to put into words what the Japanese Shohei ohtani achieved in 2021. He put together an unprecedented season in Major League history by posting an MLB-leading .965 OPS with 46 homers, eight triples and 26 steals, and also posted a 3.18 ERA in 23 starts in the MLB. mound for the Los Angeles Angels.

With his prodigious power at the plate and a 100 mph fastball, not to mention a devastating variety of secondary pitches, Ohtani left players and fans in awe and for that. won the 2021 American League Player of the Year and Outstanding Player awards:

The players have spoken, and like most people paying attention to baseball this season, they chose two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani as their 2021 Player of the Year and AL Outstanding Player.

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I am fond of the King of Sports, especially the Boston Red Sox in MLB and in general all of Mexican baseball. This profession has given me the opportunity to cover major events such as the Caribbean Series, LMB All Star, LMP (uninterrupted since 2009), signings of important players. I had the chance to attend the 2013 World Classic in Arizona, USA, albeit as a fan. Apart from this beautiful sport, I love basketball, where I have also narrated games and even an NBA friendly 10 years ago, but I carry baseball in my veins. Bachelor of Communication Sciences from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS) , from which I graduated in 2011. I was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa and started in the world of sports journalism in 2004 in the newspaper El Sol de Mazatlán, where I was a baseball columnist and reporter at the same time. In January 2009 I came to El Debate as a journalist reporter and it was almost six years (in the first stage), until in November 2014 I emigrated to the radio providing my services at Línea Directa-Grupo RSN. My cycle there ended in July 2019 and after a few days, El Debate gave me another opportunity to work and opened the doors for me again. That is how I came to Al Bat, where I have been since 2019 as a web journalist.

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MLB: Shohei Ohtani named 2021 American League Player of the Year and Best Player