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{{Short description|Japanese baseball player (born 1994)}}
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*[[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]] ({{npby|2013}}–{{npby|2017}})
*[[Los Angeles Angels]] ({{mlby|2018}}–{{mlby|2023}})
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*2× [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|AP Male Athlete of the Year]] (2021, 2023)
*[[Hitting for the cycle|Hit for the cycle]] on June 13, 2019
'''WBC'''
*[[World Baseball Classic#Most Valuable Player|World Baseball Classic MVP]] ([[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023]])
*[[World Baseball Classic#All-WBC teams|All-World Baseball Classic Team]] ([[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023]])
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{{Nihongo|'''Shohei Ohtani'''|大谷 翔平 (おおたに しょうへい)|Ōtani Shōhei|{{IPA
Considered early on as an elite [[Two-way player#Baseball|two-way player]], Ohtani was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2012 draft. He played in NPB for the Fighters from 2013 through 2017 as a pitcher and an [[outfielder]], and won the [[2016 Japan Series]] with them. The Fighters [[posting system|posted]] Ohtani to MLB after the 2017 season, and he signed with the Angels, soon winning the 2018 [[American League]] (AL) [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]].
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==Professional career==
Ohtani expressed a desire to move directly to the major leagues after high school and received interest from numerous teams including the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], [[Boston Red Sox]], [[New York Yankees]] and [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].<ref name="100 mph" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=T.R. |title=Rangers interested in Japanese righty Ohtani |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121022&content_id=39974396&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |access-date=March 21, 2018 |publisher=Major League Baseball |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201213057/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121022&content_id=39974396&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite web |url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121023&content_id=40003256¬ebook_id=40003260&vkey=notebook_bos&c_id=bos |title=Cherington confirms team has met with Ohtani |access-date=March 21, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026060423/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121023&content_id=40003256¬ebook_id=40003260&vkey=notebook_bos&c_id=bos |archive-date=October 26, 2012}}<br/>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport |title=This page has been removed |access-date=March 21, 2018 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224210657/https://www.theguardian.com/sport+ |url-status=live}}</ref> On October 21, 2012, he announced that he would pursue a career in [[Major League Baseball]] rather than turn professional in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=
===Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2013–2017)===
{{see also|2013 Nippon Professional Baseball season}}
====2013: Rookie
[[File:Fighters ohtani bat.jpg|thumb|250px|Ohtani batting in 2013 for the Fighters]]
Ohtani made his debut at age 18 in the Fighters' season-opening game on March 29, 2013, playing as a [[right fielder]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coskrey |first1=Jason |date=May 24, 2013 |title=Fighters rookie Otani makes solid impression in mound debut |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/24/baseball/fighters-rookie-otani-makes-solid-impression-in-mound-debut/ |work=The Japan Times |access-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007064634/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/05/24/baseball/fighters-rookie-otani-makes-solid-impression-in-mound-debut/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He was selected for a [[Pacific League]] roster spot for the 2013 [[All-star game]]. As a pitcher, he finished the season with a 3–0 record in 11 starts. As a rookie Ohtani was used in both the outfield (leading the Fighters with 51 games in right) and as a pitcher.<ref name="ohtani mlb pre sign article">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Doug |title=Fans taken by Ohtani's set of skills, innocence |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/a-look-at-the-history-of-shohei-ohtani-c262589034 |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=November 29, 2017 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002849/https://www.mlb.com/news/a-look-at-the-history-of-shohei-ohtani/c-262589034 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was the second [[Nippon Pro Baseball]] rookie drafted out of high school the previous year to be used as both a pitcher and position player, following Kikuo Tokunaga in 1951; Ohtani was the first to start in both roles. He was the first NPB pitcher since [[Takao Kajimoto]] in 1963 to bat 3rd, 4th, or 5th and the first rookie hurler to do so since [[Junzo Sekine]] in 1950. He was the second player, following Osamu Takechi (also 1950), to start a game as a pitcher, bat in the heart of the order (3rd through 5th), and get a hit and a [[run batted in]] (RBI) in that game. He missed time during the year with a right ankle sprain and right cheekbone fracture.
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For the season, he was 3–0 with a 4.23 ERA, 33 walks, and 46 strikeouts in {{frac|61|2|3}} innings. and hit .238/.284/.376 in 204 [[plate appearance]]s.<ref name=":0" /> He had seven outfield assists to one error. His 8 [[Hit by pitch|hit batsmen]] tied [[Manabu Mima]], [[Tadashi Settsu]], [[Hideaki Wakui]] and [[Ryoma Nogami]] for 5th in the 2013 Pacific League. Ohtani received 4 of the 233 votes for the 2013 [[Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award]] (Pacific League), tying [[Tatsuya Sato]] for a distant second behind [[Takahiro Norimoto]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ogawa, Norimoto win Rookie of the Year awards |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/11/25/baseball/ogawa-norimoto-win-rookie-of-the-year-awards/ |work=The Japan Times |date=November 25, 2013 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413215009/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/11/25/baseball/ogawa-norimoto-win-rookie-of-the-year-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref> During his five-year tenure with the Fighters, Ohtani opted to live in the team's provided dormitories, while his parents oversaw his finances.<ref name=LATimesYouth />
====2014: Second NPB All-Star selection
{{see also|2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season}}
Throughout the entire season, Ohtani performed double-duty as a pitcher and outfielder, utilizing his strong throwing arm as well as his impressive batting skills. As a hitter, he batted .274, with 28 extra-base hits (including 10 home runs), 31 RBIs, and a .842 on-base plus slugging percentage in 212 at-bats. As a pitcher, he was 11–4 with a 2.61 ERA in 24 starts and struck out 179 (third in NPB) in 155.1 innings. His 10.4 [[K/9]] was the best in the league and opponents hit just .223 against him.
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In December, he became the second player out of high school in NPB history to reach 100M yen in salary in his third year, after [[Daisuke Matsuzaka]] in 2001. His new contract more than tripled his previous salary estimated at 30M yen.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2014/12/05/kiji/K20141205009404580.html |title=大谷、年俸１億円！松坂以来史上２人目の高卒３年目"大台" |publisher=Sponichi Annex |date=December 5, 2014 |access-date=December 5, 2014 |archive-date=December 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211090238/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2014/12/05/kiji/K20141205009404580.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
====2015: Pacific League Pitcher Best Nine and ERA leader
{{see also|2015 Nippon Professional Baseball season}}
[[File:Shohei Ohtani (16735312258) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Ohtani with the Fighters in 2015]]
2015 marked Ohtani's third professional season (and second full season). Though his offensive production declined somewhat (five home runs), his performance on the mound was among the best in the league, earning him the starter role in the 2015 All-Star Game and the pitching spot in the end-of-year Pacific League Best Nine awards. Ohtani started the 2015 NPB All-Star Game 1 for the PL. He went two innings and struck out two, allowing one run (on a double by [[Yoshitomo Tsutsugo]] and a single by [[José López (first baseman)|Jose Lopez]]), relieved by Nishi with a 1–0 deficit. The PL would lose 8–6 but he got a no-decision. He finished the season 15–5 with a 2.24 ERA, 196 strikeouts, and only 100 hits in {{frac|160|2|3}} innings. He led the PL in ERA (.14 over Nishi), tied Wakui for the most wins, and was second in strikeouts (19 behind Norimoto, though he threw 34 fewer innings). He rarely played the field but did see some action at DH, hitting .202/.252/.376 with five home runs in 109 at-bats. He made the Best Nine as the PL's top hurler. He finished third in MVP voting again, placing behind Yanagita and [[Shogo Akiyama]] for the 2015 Pacific League MVP. Ohtani placed third in MVP voting (first among pitchers) and was one of three candidates considered for the 2015 Sawamura Award, given annually to the top pitcher in either league.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hiroshima's Kenta Maeda wins 2015 Sawamura Award |url=http://yakyubaka.com/2015/10/26/10262015-hiroshimas-kenta-maeda-wins-2015-sawamura-award/ |publisher=yakyubaka.com |access-date=February 15, 2016 |archive-date=November 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115135128/http://yakyubaka.com/2015/10/26/10262015-hiroshimas-kenta-maeda-wins-2015-sawamura-award/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Ohtani was dominant for the Japanese national team in the 2015 Premier 12. He hit 100 mph while blowing away eventual champion South Korea (10 K, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 R in 6 IP) before Norimoto was relieved. Facing South Korea again in the semifinals, he was even sharper (11 K, 0 BB, 1 HB, 1 H in 7 IP). He did not give up a hit until Keun-woo Jeong singled in the seventh inning and had the most whiffs in a game for the first Premier 12 ever.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bertha |first1=Mike |title=Japanese two-way prodigy Shohei Ohtani is already dominating at the Premier 12 tournament |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/shohei-ohtani-premier-12-game-1/c-156788004 |publisher=Major League Baseball |language=en |date=November 8, 2015 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185844/https://www.mlb.com/cut4/shohei-ohtani-premier-12-game-1/c-156788004 |url-status=live}}</ref> Norimoto relieved with a 3–0 lead but he and two other relievers combined to allow four in the 9th to blow it as Japan fell in a shocking defeat. He tied for the event lead in ERA and led in strikeouts while allowing the lowest average by a starting pitcher. He was named the All-Star SP for the event ([[Sho Nakata]] was the only other member of Samurai Japan to be picked for the All-Star team).<ref>{{cite news |title=WBSC Premier12 All-World Team announced |url=http://wbsc.org/en/tournaments/2015-premier12/news/wbsc-premier12-all-world-team-announced |access-date=November 21, 2015 |date=November 21, 2015 |publisher=WBSC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124174624/http://wbsc.org/en/tournaments/2015-premier12/news/wbsc-premier12-all-world-team-announced |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
====2016: Pacific League Most Valuable Player and first Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize
{{see also|2016 Nippon Professional Baseball season}}
In 104 games and 382 plate appearances in 2016, Ohtani hit 22 home runs. He also hit 18 doubles, 67 RBI, batted .322 with an OBP of .416, scored 65 runs, and had seven stolen bases. He won the Best Nine award as the designated hitter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coskrey |first1=Jason |title=Otani makes history with Best Nine selection at both pitcher and DH |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-makes-history-best-nine-selection-pitcher-dh/ |website=The Japan Times |date=November 25, 2016 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184624/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-makes-history-best-nine-selection-pitcher-dh/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Ohtani was the same dominant pitcher on the mound. In 21 games pitched, he had a career-low ERA of 1.86. He had a 10–4 record, struck out 174 batters in 140 innings with 4 complete games and one shutout. He also won the Best Nine award as a pitcher and won the Pacific League MVP. He got nearly double as many votes as any other pitcher for the PL for the 2016 NPB All-Star Game; he had 300,025 while #2 [[Shota Takeda]] had 158,008.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coskrey |first1=Jason |last2=Nagatsuka |first2=Kaz |title=Otani, Arai win MVP awards |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-arai-win-mvp-awards/ |website=The Japan Times |date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184245/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-arai-win-mvp-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He could not pitch in the event due to a blister on his finger but wound up starring as a designated hitter (DH).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coskrey |first1=Jason |title=Fellow All-Stars rave about Otani's special talents |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/07/16/baseball/japanese-baseball/fellow-all-stars-rave-about-otanis-special-talents/ |website=The Japan Times |date=July 16, 2016 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709193630/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/07/16/baseball/japanese-baseball/fellow-all-stars-rave-about-otanis-special-talents/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In Game 1, he batted for DH [[Yuya Hasegawa]] and lined out in the 8th against [[Scott Mathieson]]. Starting at DH and hitting 5th in Game 2, he homered off [[Shoichi Ino]] in the 5th to start the PL comeback from a 3–0 deficit. He singled against [[Ryo Akiyoshi]] in the 7th and scored on a hit by [[Kenta Imamiya]] for a 4–3 lead. Coming up with a 5–4 deficit in the 8th, he singled off [[Shinji Tajima]] to bring in [[Shogo Akiyama]] with the tying run. He thus produced three of the PL's five runs in the 5–5 tie, earning him game MVP honors. He hit 165 km/h (102.5 mph) on the radar gun during the year, setting a new NPB record.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Axisa |first1=Mike |title=WATCH: Shohei Otani breaks his own record, throws Japan's fastest pitch ever |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/watch-shohei-otani-breaks-his-own-record-by-throwing-japans-fastest-pitch-ever/ |website=CBS Sports |language=en |date=September 14, 2016 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190824/https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/watch-shohei-otani-breaks-his-own-record-by-throwing-japans-fastest-pitch-ever/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The record was broken by [[Thyago Vieira]] five years later, but he still holds the record for a Japanese player.
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====2017====
{{see also|2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season}}
In 2017, he played in 65 games, hitting .332 with eight homers and 31 RBIs while posting a 3–2 record, a 3.20 ERA, and 29 strikeouts as a pitcher.<ref name="auto3">{{cite web |last1=Kram |first1=Zach |title=Shohei Ohtani, the Most Exciting Player in the World, Is Coming to MLB |url=https://www.theringer.com/2017/9/13/16300158/shohei-otani-two-way-japanese-star-posting |website=The Ringer |language=en |date=September 13, 2017 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007065712/https://www.theringer.com/2017/9/13/16300158/shohei-otani-two-way-japanese-star-posting |url-status=live}}</ref> In September, it was revealed that Ohtani would ask to be [[posting system|posted]] at the end of the season to play in Major League Baseball in 2018. However, before that could happen, he had surgery on his right ankle in early October. The injury had originally occurred in the [[2016 Japan Series]] and had cost him a chance to play in the [[2017 World Baseball Classic]] in addition to restricting his playing time during the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shohei Otani: 'Hope to do my best in America from next year on' |date=November 10, 2017 |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21359530/japanese-baseball-star-shohei-Otani-made-available-mlb |publisher=ESPN |access-date=November 11, 2017 |archive-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110213124/http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21359530/japanese-baseball-star-shohei-otani-made-available-mlb |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In Short Order: Shohei Otani is an even better hitter than you probably expected |date=November 17, 2017 |url=http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2017/11/17/261749442/shohei-ohtani-is-very-good-at-hitting |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=November 17, 2017 |archive-date=November 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118213307/http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2017/11/17/261749442/shohei-ohtani-is-very-good-at-hitting |url-status=live}}</ref> On November 21, 2017, MLB and NPB came to a posting agreement for Ohtani.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/11/21/16680940/shohei-ohtani-mlb-transfer-nippon-mlbpa-posting-system-agreement |title=Shohei Ohtani's path to MLB cleared after new posting agreement is reached before deadline |date=November 21, 2017 |access-date=March 21, 2018 |archive-date=December 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230005613/https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/11/21/16680940/shohei-ohtani-mlb-transfer-nippon-mlbpa-posting-system-agreement |url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Los Angeles Dodgers (2024–present)===
{{see also|2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season}}
On December 11, 2023, Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[List of largest sports contracts|the largest contract in professional sports history]].<ref name="dodgers700m" /> His wages were structured so that $68 million per season was deferred until after the deal's conclusion, to be paid out from 2034 to 2043.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/5129506/2023/12/11/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-contract-deferrals/ |title=Shohei Ohtani to defer $68 million per year in unusual arrangement with Dodgers: Sources |work=The Athletic |date=December 11, 2023 |access-date=December 11, 2023 |first=Fabian and Evan Drellich |last=Ardaya |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211235259/https://theathletic.com/5129506/2023/12/11/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-contract-deferrals/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
====2024====
[[File:Dodgers at Nationals (53677092784).jpg|thumb|Ohtani with the Dodgers in 2024]]
Ohtani debuted with the [[2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodgers]] as the designated hitter on March 20 against the [[San Diego Padres]] in [[Seoul]], as part of the [[MLB Seoul Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/dodgers-win-2024-seoul-series-game-1|title=Dodgers flex lineup strength with late comeback in Seoul opener|work=mlb.com|first=Juan|last=Toribio|date=March 20, 2024|accessdate=March 20, 2024}}</ref> He hit his first home run as a Dodger on April 3 against the [[San Francisco Giants]], exactly six years to the date of his first Major League home run.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ohtani clubs 1st Dodgers HR: 'Honestly, very relieved' |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-hits-first-home-run-with-dodgers |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sho off! Ohtani hits first career HR |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-hits-first-major-league-home-run-c270714474 |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> On April 21, Ohtani hit the 176th home run of his career, passing [[Hideki Matsui]] for the most ever by a Japanese player in MLB history.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wexler |first=Sarah |date=April 21, 2024 |title=Ohtani passes Matsui for most HRs by Japanese-born MLB player |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-sets-japanese-born-mlb-home-run-record?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article |accessdate=April 21, 2024 |work=mlb.com}}</ref> On July 13, Ohtani hit his 200th career home run, becoming the first Japanese-born player to hit 200 home runs in Major League history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-hits-home-run-no-200-against-tigers|title=Ohtani reaches 200-homer milestone vs. Tigers|website=[[MLB.com]]|last=Kornacki|first=Steve|date=July 13, 2024|access-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref> In the [[2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]], he hit a three-run home run in the top of the third to put the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in the lead at three runs. With this career All-Star home run, he became the only player in the history of the All-Star Game to [[2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|earn a win on the mound]] and hit a home run at the plate.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=[[MLB]] | title=Shohei Ohtani is the only player in MLB history to earn a win on the mound and hit a home run at the plate in his #AllStarGame career. 👑 |number=1813388193930101055 |date=July 16, 2024 |access-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref>
==International career==
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===2023 World Baseball Classic===
[[File:Shohei Ohtani in 2023 WBC - batter.jpg|thumb|right|Ohtani with the [[2023 World Baseball Classic|WBC]] [[Japan national baseball team|Japan national team]] at [[Tokyo Dome]] on March 16, 2023]]
Ohtani played for the [[Japan national baseball team|Japan National Baseball Team]] in the [[2023 World Baseball Classic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coskrey |first=Jason |date=March 8, 2023 |title=Shohei Ohtani ready to lead powerful Japan at World Baseball Classic. |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/03/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/wbc-samurai-japan-preview/ |access-date=March 11, 2023 |work=The Japan Times |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311210652/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/03/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/wbc-samurai-japan-preview/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He was named the [[2023 World Baseball Classic Pool B|Pool B]] MVP for his hitting and pitching performances in the group stage of the tournament.<ref>{{Citation |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-named-2023-classic-pool-b-mvp |title=Dominant Ohtani named Classic Pool B MVP |first=Brian |last=Murphy |date=March 14, 2023 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323110412/https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-named-2023-classic-pool-b-mvp |url-status=live}}</ref> He earned the [[save (baseball)|save]] in the [[2023 World Baseball Classic championship|championship game]] after pitching the final inning of Japan's win over the US in the final, striking out his [[Los Angeles Angels]] teammate [[Mike Trout]] with a 3-2 slider to seal Japan's WBC championship, and won the tournament's [[2023 World Baseball Classic#Knockout stage 2|MVP award]] after batting .435/.606/.739 as a hitter and posting a 1.86 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 9 2⁄3 innings as a pitcher.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-shohei-ohtani-awarded-wbc-mvp-after-closing-out-championship-in-japans-win-over-usa/ |title=World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani awarded WBC MVP after closing out championship in Japan's win over USA |first=Mike |last=Axisa |work=CBS Sports |date=March 21, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322031240/https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-shohei-ohtani-awarded-wbc-mvp-after-closing-out-championship-in-japans-win-over-usa/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Awards and achievements==
===Awards and exhibition team selections===
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; MLB *2× [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|American League Most Valuable Player]] (2021, 2023)
*[[Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award]] (2021)
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