He’s been called the Japanese Babe Ruth. And now, the Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani has won the American League’s MVP award, making him the second Japanese-born player to do so. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports.
The story you just read is not locked behind a paywall because listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Now more than ever, we need your help to support our global reporting work and power the future of The World. Can we count on you?