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2022.09.06
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new york yankeesofAaron Judgeis 5th (6th Japan time),yankee stadiumIn the Minnesota Twins match, he started as “No.With 27 games remaining, he’s on a pace of 65 homers, and if he keeps going,Roger Marisexceeds the American League record of 61 in a season.Released No. 31 on this dayShohei Ohtani（los angeles angels)WhenMVPThe pin-striped main gun, which competes for the world, is one step closer to a historic achievement. The Yankees won the game 5-2.
◆Shohei Ohtani vs. Judge “It will be a crazy race” Trout mentions MVP battle
■ 54, the most in line with A-rod as a right-handed batsman
In the 6th inning, when the score was tied at 2-2, the judge hit the slider of right-hander Trevor Megil. He hit a 109.6-mile (176-kilometer), 404-foot (123-meter) parabola and landed in the second floor next to the left field pole.
His 54 hits in a season is the team record (*1), along with Alec Rodriguez (2007) as a right-handed hitter for the Yankees. In response to this, A-Rod immediately sent a congratulatory tweet, saying, “It’s on par with the one-season home run record for a right-handed hitter. Thank you for your continued support.”
Aaron BooneAfter the game, the coach said, “It’s amazing what Judge is doing. It’s true… It’s getting very difficult to put into words what he’s doing.” He praised the high-paced main gun that easily surpasses books.
With the historic achievement looming, Judge himself said, “The numbers don’t matter. For me, it’s regarding winning. Winning this division and putting the team in better shape for the postseason. It’s not all regarding me,” emphasized For The Team.
The judge who shot the fifth arch in the last seven races. As the MVP battle with Ohtani heats up, the US sports media “The Athletic” said, “What more do you want from the judges? If he is not unanimously selected as the American League MVP. , Because there is a living black swan (*2) called Shohei Ohtani,” he wrote, saying that the judges should have won the award, but the black swan named Ohtani was “waiting”.
Last season, Otani won the MVP without any complaints. This season has been turbulent.
(1) left-handed hitter in 1920Babe Ruthachieved 54, followed by 59 in 2001 and 60 in 2017.Maris, who set Judge’s AL record of 61, also hit left-handed, hitting 54 home runs in 1961.Mickey Mantlewas a switch hitter.Right slugger alongside the judgesGiancarlo StantonHe also hit 59 home runs, which was his record with the Miami Marlins in 2017.
(2) A term of surprise derived from the discovery of a black swan in Australia, when swans were believed to be literally all white. “black swanAs you can see from the contradictory wording, it refers to an impossible and shocking situation. It is often used in the financial industry, and is used when an extreme phenomenon that cannot be predicted from conventional knowledge and experience occurs (such as the 2008 Lehman shock). In the sense that the existence of the “two-sword style” Otani is unimaginable, it seems that he was likened to a black swan. The “white vs. black” context also implies that the Black Swan is the villain.
U.S. newspaper has won Shohei Otani’s award for the second year in a row.
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