The standard of success that Shohei Ohtani broke: The reason why he missed out on the MVP award with 30 home runs and 8 wins.

Shohei Ohtani (32) of the Major League Dodgers did not win the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) for the fifth time in a row and four years.

Although Otani's batting performance was among the top in the National League, it pales in comparison to Crow Armstrong of the Cubs, who was unanimously named MVP.

During the regular season, he appeared at bat in 139 games, with a batting average of .275, 30 home runs (tied for 9th in the league), and an OPS of 8.89 (tied for 3rd in the league), which is the sum of on-base percentage and slugging percentage. After August 18th, due to the injury, he was unable to arch at all, and his performance in the right shoulder declined.

Crow Armstrong, on the other hand, played in all 162 regular season games and tied for the league lead with 45 home runs. His OPS was 9.42%, making him the only player in the league to reach the 90% range. Above all, he had a great impact as the seventh player in history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases.

While Otani was a designated hitter, PCA was a center fielder who took advantage of his quick feet and had a wide range of defense.

Otani started this season as a ``two-way player'' for the first time in three years.

As a pitcher, he started 14 games and pitched 85 and two-thirds innings, with 8 wins and 2 losses, and an ERA of 1.79. Although he gave up pitching in July due to the condition of his left knee, his results were not bad at all.

Still, he was not deemed worthy of MVP.

Otani has made MVs four times in the past...