With June almost within the rearview, the Nationwide League MVP race is starting to warmth up, with Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper battling it out to affix an elite listing.
A hop, skip and a leap away from the All-Star break, the 2 are among the many few who’ve separated themselves from the sector for the glory. If both Ohtani or Harper seize the award, they are going to etch their names into the report books because the twelfth participant in main league historical past to win MVP honors three or extra instances.
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ designated hitter leads the NL in house runs (22), batting common (.321), slugging share (.625) and OPS (1.022). Ohtani is on tempo to complete the 12 months with 47 homers and 117 RBI.
He has additionally been red-hot currently. Coming into Saturday’s contest towards the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani has gone 12-for-23 on the plate with three doubles, 5 house runs, 11 RBI and 6 walks during the last six video games.
In the meantime, he took his former staff deep for a second straight night time.Â
