Career Monthly Home Run... Otani Named National League's 'Player of the Month' in May

Career Monthly Home Run... Otani Named National League's 'Player of the Month' in May

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Shohei Ohtani (31, LA Dodgers) and Aaron Judge (33, New York Yankees), 2024 two major league MVP players, were selected as the "Player of the Month" in May 2025.메이저사이트

The secretariat of the Major League Baseball (MLB) announced on Monday (Korea time) the best players in each position in May. The winner of the National League was Ohtani and the winner of the American League was Judge.

Ohtani had a batting average of 0.309, 15 homers, 27 RBIs, 31 runs scored, and OPS (combination of on-base plus slugging) of 1.180, in 27 games he played in May. He has tied the previous record of most monthly home runs recorded in June 2023.

Judge had a batting average of 0.364, 11 homers, 18 RBIs, 25 runs scored, and an OPS of 1.251 in 26 games he played in May. Since last month, Judge became the monthly MVP for two consecutive months.

Ohtani and Judge started side by side in a game between the Dodgers and Yankees at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on the 31st of last month, and each hit a home run to show MVP-like performance.

As of Thursday, Ohtani has 23 homers and Judge has 21 homers. He is making strides to become the home run champion in his league following the last season. In particular, Judge has a batting average of 0.391, showing high completeness not only in mark and power but also in contact.

Meanwhile, Robby Ray (San Francisco Giants) was the pitcher of the month who recorded 1.38 ERA in the NL. Kansas City Royals pitcher Chris Bubic, who marked 0.56 ERA in the AL, rose.