Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, Yankees' Aaron Judge unanimous MVPs

ESPN ^ | November 21, 2024 | Alden Gonzalez

[chrisinoc]

Shohei Ohtani was named the National League's Most Valuable Player unanimously on Thursday, capping the first 50/50 season in baseball history by becoming the first full-time designated hitter to ever win MVP honors.

Ohtani joined Aaron Judge, who was named American League MVP unanimously moments earlier on MLB Network's broadcast.

The announcement came three weeks after Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Judge's New York Yankees in the World Series and two years after Judge's record-breaking 2022 season was enough to edge Ohtani's two-way prowess for the AL MVP.

[chrisinoc]

To the surprise of no one. Only suspense was if a writer went rogue and picked someone else.

[Alberta's Child]

Would have been hilarious if one writer left Ohtani off his ballot, then posted a simple explanation on social media: “REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR!!”

:-P

[ansel12]

Brings me back to my childhood when Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Shohei Ohtani Sr. were all the rage.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Has Aaron Misjudge DROPPED THE TROPHY YET?

[chrisinoc]

Being a Dodger fan, I’m glad he dropped it. Seriously, Judge is a great player and human being.

[Third Person]

Shohei is no MVP

[Verginius Rufus]

So will they share Time's "Person of the Year" honors?

Who will Time pick to avoid picking Trump? Alvin Bragg? Kamala Harris? Putin? Xi? Pope Francis?

[BigEdLB]

K-Boom

[Hot Tabasco]

Shohei is no MVP

So who is better in the National league?

Who has the most home runs?

Who has the most RBI's?

Who has the most runs scored?

Who has the most hits?

And Ohtani is second in stolen bases........

[Third Person]

he didn’t play in the field... Lindor was the MVP