LA Angels Shohei Otani has virtually confirmed his first home run title.카지노사이트
This is because Louis Robert Jr. (26) of the Chicago White Sox, who was chasing him, was placed on the injured list (IL) one week before the end of the season due to an injury.
Ahead of the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the 27th (Korean time), the White Sox team announced, “Lewis Robert has been listed on the 10-day IL due to a slight strain on the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee.” In an away game against the Boston Red Sox on the 25th, Robert reached base with a walk in the first inning and succeeded in stealing second base before being replaced after complaining of knee pain.
Robert, who debuted in the major leagues in 2020, played an active role as the starting center fielder this season, appearing in 145 games and recording a batting average of 0.264 (144 hits in 546 at-bats), 38 home runs, 80 RBI, 90 runs, and an OPS of 0.857. He is second in the American League (AL) home run category by six behind Ohtani, who hit 44 home runs and quit the season.
However, it was in the first game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds on August 24 that Ohtani hit his 44th home run. Even after 35 days, Robert and other pursuers were unable to narrow the gap. In particular, after hitting his 33rd hit of the season against the Colorado Rockies on August 20, Robert only added 5 home runs in 28 games until being placed on the IL that day.
Although Robert’s ranking may drop in the AL home run rankings in the future, it is certain that Ohtani will remain in first place.
Adolis Garcia of the Texas Rangers, ranked 3rd, was placed on the IL on the 9th due to a right knee patellar tendon injury, but returned on the 19th and is recording 37 home runs, adding 3 home runs. Only 1 difference from Robert.
Next, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees ranks fourth with 35 home runs. It is virtually impossible for Garcia and Judge to catch up with Ohtani. Both Texas and the Yankees have five games remaining.
This is the first time Ohtani has won an individual title since entering the Major League in 2018. He hit 46 home runs in 2021, when he was unanimously selected as AL MVP, but only ranked 3rd in the home run category, following Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays and Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals (48).
In relation to this, Japan’s Kyodo News reported the news of Robert’s IL listing on this day, saying, ‘With Robert Jr. ending the season by being placed on the 10-day IL today, Shohei Ohtani’s first home run title in his career is virtually within his grasp,’ and ‘Garcia has hit in the last three games. He hit 2 home runs to increase the number to 37, but Texas only has 5 games left.’
Ohtani appeared in 135 games as a hitter this season, recording a batting average of 0.304 (151 hits in 497 at-bats), 44 home runs, 95 RBI, 102 runs, 91 walks, an on-base percentage of 0.412, a slugging percentage of 0.654, an OPS of 1.066, and 325 bases. His slugging percentage and OPS are first overall, and his home runs, walks, on-base percentage, and bases are first in the AL. He confirmed his first .300 batting average in his career and can be seen as almost winning the home run title.
Ohtani is ranked first overall in both bWAR (10.0) and fWAR (9.0), so there is a high possibility that he will be named AL MVP by unanimous opinion, just like two years ago.