Shohei Ohtani has been named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with Michael Jordan.
Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great Michael Jordan. He trails only four-time winners Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods and LeBron James. Ohtani received 48 votes in balloting by 74 sports journalists from the AP and its members. He previously won the award in 2023 and 2021, when he was with the Angels.
Moving from the beleaguered Los Angeles Angels to the powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player award and first in the National League, led his new team to its eighth World Series championship and created Major League Baseball’s 50/50 club by hitting 54 home runs and stealing 59 bases. Ohtani signed a then-record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers in December 2023. Already a two-way superstar, he embellished his reputation even further despite not pitching all season while he rehabilitated from a second major right elbow surgery he had in September 2023
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