TOKYO –
“Shotime,” as baseball star Shohei Ohtani is known in the United States, was named “the buzzword of the year” on Wednesday in Japan for 2021 after he won one of the tournaments. United States baseball’s top prize and lighting his hometown has been plagued by the ball pandemic.
Ohtani, often compared to baseball legend Babe Ruth for her stellar pitch and hit levels, last month won the American Major League Baseball’s Most Valuable Player award, becoming a Japanese player. The second version does this.
The MVP award prompted newspapers in Japan to publish additional information, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters he felt very proud of Ohtani’s achievement.
The Japanese government floated the idea of awarding a prestigious national title, the People’s Honor Award, to Ohtani after he won the award but the Los Angeles Angels player turned it down, saying there was still room for improvement. “too early.”
Alongside “Shotime,” the “true two-way player,” used to describe his versatility, was also chosen as this year’s top buzzword by a committee of experts led by the publisher. Japanese edition of Jiyukokuminsha organized.
