Shohei Ohtani (31, Los Angeles Dodgers) showed off as MVP not only in baseball but also in personality.

Major League Baseball's official website MLB.com reported on the 26th (Korea time) that the top stars in baseball attended the 100th anniversary of the National Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA) and an award dinner.메이저사이트

However, Ohtani and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, two MVPs, failed to attend the ceremony. Ohtani and Judge, who became the best players in the National League and the American League, respectively, were both pregnant with their wives and first children. Ohtani added special words to the ceremony to impress the audience.

In a video sent to the dinner party, Ohtani said, "I am sorry that I could not attend this year's award dinner. It was difficult for my family to attend for many reasons because the recent fire in Los Angeles affected all of us."

He then offered his comfort, saying, "I pray for all the families who lost their homes and loved ones, all the people affected by the fire, and all the animals who lost their homes."

Recently, a large forest fire broke out in the LA area. The total damage area of the two areas in LA alone is 150㎢, and more than 8,000 firefighters have been deployed to extinguish it. It is a serious situation, with at least 28 people killed and hundreds of thousands of people displaced in more than three weeks. Ohtani has already expressed his regret by donating $500,000 (about 700 million won) to recover from the L.A. forest fire damage on the 17th.

At the time of the donation, Ohtani said on his SNS, "I sincerely thank the firefighters who continue to fight for us in the fires in LA," adding, "I will donate $500,000 to firefighters, those who have to live in refuge, and animals in need."

It was the same day. Ohtani said, "We are grateful to the BBWAA that gave us the National League MVP award. This year has been a very special year in many ways, and there are many people to be thankful for. First of all, we want to thank the entire Dodgers team for giving us the opportunity to play in this historic franchise," he said. "I also want to dedicate this award to the entire LA team and all the heroic firefighters who are trying to put out the wildfire. If we remain strong and united, we can overcome this crisis."

With the 2024 season just around the corner, Ohtani signed a 10-year, 700-million-dollar contract with the Dodgers, and led the LA Dodgers to win the World Series. Since the first year of his contract, Ohtani has a batting average of 0.310 (197 hits in 636 at-bats), 54 homers, 130 RBIs, 134 runs and 59 steals in 159 regular-season games, and a 0.390 on-base percentage of 0.646 OPS 1.036. Notably, he achieved the record of 50 homers and 50 steals in a single season for the first time in the Major League history, winning the MVP award, and all three MVP titles were unbeatable.