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Settling the Shohei Ohtani vs. Pete Crow-Armstrong NL MVP debate — and handing out MLB season awards

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Sherman, J. (2026, September 26). Settling the Shohei Ohtani vs. Pete Crow-Armstrong NL MVP debate — and handing out MLB season awards. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/sports/mlb-awards-settling-shohei-ohtani-vs-pete-crow-armstrong-nl-mvp-debate/

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The article poses a thought experiment about Shohei Ohtani's first MLB season to emphasize his unprecedented performance. It asks readers to consider voting for Ohtani as the National League MVP if they were seeing his achievements for the first time, without any preconceived notions or biases. The piece aims to highlight how Ohtani’s dual role as a pitcher and hitter with exceptional stats might appear more remarkable when viewed through fresh eyes.

Written by AI on 2026-10-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In 2023, Shohei Ohtami had an unprecedented season with the Los Angeles Angels, pitching and playing baseball in a way that was nearly miraculous. He started 14 games and achieved a stellar ERA of 1.79, while also having one of the top-five OPS performances across the league. The article suggests imagining this as Ohtani's first MLB season to appreciate his achievements without the bias that comes from seeing something extraordinary repeatedly, which might lead people to take it for granted. The author questions if readers would consider voting for Ohtami for the National League MVP award under these circumstances.

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Imagine that this was Shohei Ohtani’s first MLB season. asserted

this → imagine → ?

Thus, this was the first time you regularly saw the same human start 14 games with a 1.79 ERA and produce the fifth-best OPS in the majors. asserted

human → see → majors

The attempt is to erase from your mental database familiarity. asserted

attempt → erase → familiarity

So you see this fresh and, thus, remove fatigue or boredom or Dodgers hatred or whatever might come when the baseball miraculous is done too often in front of you, rendering it mundane. uncertain

it → see → you

If you can attain that state where you see it all anew, let me ask you this: Would you vote for Ohtani as National League MVP? asserted

you → attain → MVP

Settling the Shohei Ohtani vs. Pete Crow-Armstrong NL MVP debate — and handing out MLB season awards

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