Top: Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani delivers a pitch in the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Texas Rangers on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Arlington, Texas.
Bottom: Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani watches his two-run home run in the eighth inning in a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Arlington, Texas.
12:32 JST, June 21, 2023
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was named the American League Player of the Week for the fifth time in his career, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday.
Ohtani’s previous selection was in July 2021, and his latest honor tied him with Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners for the most by a Japanese-born player.
The two-way superstar hit .435 with six home runs and 12 RBIs during the week of June 6-12.
Popular Articles
Popular articles in the past 24 hours
-
Typhoon Fung-wong to Make Closest Approach to Sakishima Islands
-
Unsolved Incidents: Police should Reexamine Evidence and Informat...
-
Astronomers Observe Rings Forming around Chiron
-
Stablecoin Issuer Predicts Growing Presence in Japan's Bond Marke...
-
Japan, Thailand to Report Climate Credit Sharing to U.N. after Ja...
-
Tokyo’s Biggest Exhibit on Donald Keene Set to Open Saturday at S...
-
Giant Cardboard Sumo Wrestling to Be Held in Tokyo's Sumida Ward;...
-
Abductee Megumi Yokota's Mother ‘Simply Appalled’ by Lack of Reso...
Popular articles in the past week
-
Tokyo's Off Limit Areas Becoming Popular for Tours
-
JR East Suica's Penguin to Retire at End of FY2026; Baton to be P...
-
Japan Resumes Scallop Exports to China
-
South Korean Military Band Backs Out of Japan's Self-Defense Forc...
-
Researchers in U.S., Japan Offer Insight into Ghostly Neutrinos
-
Stand-ins Found Taking Japanese Language Tests for Foreigners See...
-
Dior, Gucci Adapt Kyoto’s Traditional Textiles for Modern Tastes
-
China Would Cut Off Takaichi's ‘Filthy Head’ in Taiwan Crisis, Di...
Popular articles in the past month
-
Adults, Foreign Visitors Help Japanese Toy Market Expand, Hit ¥1 ...
-
Bank of Japan Chief Signals Need for More Data in Deciding Octobe...
-
Foreign Visitors to Japan Hit 30 Million at Record Pace, with Spe...
-
Japan Mobility Show to Feature Diverse Lineup from Classic Cars t...
-
Financial Services Agency Mulls Allowing Banks to Hold Cryptocurr...
-
Tokyo's Off Limit Areas Becoming Popular for Tours
-
Casio Launches ‘Sauna Watch’ That Can Withstand Temperatures of u...
-
JR East Suica's Penguin to Retire at End of FY2026; Baton to be P...
"Sports" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Stay Alive in PL Series
-
Trump Says Ohtani Is Among Best Pitchers and Hitters; Recalls Watching National League Championship Game
-
Fighters Beat Hawks to Take Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage to Final Game
-
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Claims 2nd J.League Cup in Dominant 1st-half Performance Over Kashiwa Reysol
-
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki Help Power L.A. Dodgers to World Series Win, Team Clinches Back-to-Back Titles
JN ACCESS RANKING
-
Adults, Foreign Visitors Help Japanese Toy Market Expand, Hit ¥1 Tril. for 2 Consecutive Years
-
Bank of Japan Chief Signals Need for More Data in Deciding October Move
-
Foreign Visitors to Japan Hit 30 Million at Record Pace, with Spending Also Climbing
-
Japan Mobility Show to Feature Diverse Lineup from Classic Cars to Future of Mobility
-
Financial Services Agency Mulls Allowing Banks to Hold Cryptocurrencies; Will Also Discuss Establishing Risk Management Frameworks