Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has been named the National League Player of the Week, Major League Baseball said Monday, claiming the award for the second time this season with outstanding batting including homers in three straight games.
Over the six-game span beginning June 17, the 29-year-old batted .458 with four home runs and 11 RBIs. The designated hitter blasted his NL-leading 23rd homer of the season on Saturday in a win over his former team, the Los Angeles Angels.
Ohtani earned the weekly honor seven times in the American League while with the Angels, and his nine wins overall stands as the most among Japanese players ever to appear in the majors. He picked up the award three times last year as part of his second AL MVP-winning campaign.
Josh Naylor of the Cleveland Guardians was named AL Player of the Week, hitting .400 with three homers and eight RBIs over six games.
