The Latest Breaking News from Shohei Ohtani

NEW YORK — From June to October almost every time he came to the plate, Aaron Judge heard the chants; "MVP, MVP, MVP." Thursday night, those chants became a reality. Judge’s remarkable 2022 season was capped with baseball’s highest award. The 30-year-old free-agent outfielder who led the Yankees this season…

The Yankees’ star slugger turned in a season for the ages, blasting 62 home runs.

LOS ANGELES — This should be a banner week for Shohei Ohtani, baseball's truly global superstar.

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is taking his talents back to Japan for a few days next year.

The Angels star has officially made a decision regarding March’s World Baseball Classic.

Five years after his historic rookie season, Aaron Judge finds himself back in the heart of the American League MVP voting. The 30-year-old super slugger will find out if he picks up his first MVP award when the results are unveiled Thursday night.

With an AL-record 62 home runs and a 207 weighted runs created plus, Judge turned in one of the best offensive seasons since Barry Bonds last ran roughshod over major-league pitching.

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HOUSTON — Once it was over, Kyle Schwarber did what he almost always does after a game, win or lose. He sat down at his locker, cracked a beer, and decompressed with half a dozen teammates.

L.A. ultimately kept the two-way superstar after receiving interest from several contenders at the trade deadline.

The award winners for MVP, Cy Young, Manager of the Year and Rookie of the Year will be announced next week.