Breaking down MLB’s MVP, Cy Young Award and ROY races: Can Ohtani be unseated?
NEW YORK — Over the past five seasons, the only year that two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani didn’t win MVP of his respective league was 2022. Topping Ohtani required a historic feat, as the Yankees’ Aaron Judge set an American League single-season record with 62 home runs that year. Even then, Ohtani received two of the 30 first-place votes. Needless to say, unseating Ohtani — only the second ...
Over the past five seasons, Shohei Ohtani has claimed MVP honors in both leagues save for the 2022 campaign. To best Ohtani, a player must achieve an unprecedented feat. Aaron Judge set the American League's single-season home run record with 62 homers during the 2022 season, but Ohtani still received two first-place MVP votes. While unseating Ohtani is a daunting challenge, it could happen this year as Ohtani continues to dominate the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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