Ohtani Voted AL MVP For 2-Way Season, Harper Wins NL Honor

Nov 18, 2021, 5:42 PM

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels bats during the 2021 T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Coors Field on July 12, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

(Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

BY RONALD BLUM, AP

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was unanimously voted American League MVP for a two-way season not seen since Babe Ruth, and Bryce Harper earned the National League honor for the second time.

The only way to close out a historic season.

Shohei Ohtani is your unanimous 2021 American League MVP. pic.twitter.com/zlw5aGr68k

— MLB (@MLB) November 18, 2021

Ohtani received all 30 first-place votes and 420 points in voting by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was second and Blue Jays infielder Marcus Semien was third.

Make some room on the mantel. @bryceharper3 is your 2021 National League MVP. pic.twitter.com/E2QaX8ZQmq

— MLB (@MLB) November 18, 2021

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