What Ohtani is doing is “I could create another award”
Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has a record 51 home runs in both leagues as of the end of August 31 (September 1 Japan time). He has amassed a staggering 63 pitches in the season, and is considered a strong contender for AL MVP this season, along with Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani. Eric Borland of New York’s “Newsday”, who has been a Yankees reporter since 2009, thinks who will win the MVP award. He declined to vote this year, and he clarified, “I’m a judge.” What is the reason?
In 2017, when Judge hit 52 homers, he voted for Jose Altuve of the Astros, who actually won the MVP award. He said he voted for Ohtani last year. “It was an easy thing to do without hesitation. What he did was unprecedented. It was unprecedented in at least 100 years,” he said. It’s the same,” he claims.
Regarding the performance of the judges this season, he said, “Only a few players have done it. I can make the same argument as when I voted for Ohtani last year.” “What the judges are doing is also a very rare feat. Very few players reached 50 at the end of August, only a handful reached 60.”
“I’m not disrespecting Ohtani. What Ohtani is doing deserves another award. Dual wielding is something no one else does, and he’s doing it at an extraordinary level.” I’m doing it because I’m doing it,” he said, emphasizing that the judge’s achievements are no less.
“Overall, he’s a great player, he’s playing with a team that’s doing really well, and he’s had a historic season hitting better than 99% of players who’ve played in the majors.” praise. Referring to Guerrero Jr., who fought Otani for MVP last year, he said, “Last year’s judge and this year’s judge are incomparable.”
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