Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is on a quest this season to achieve something only one other player has ever done.
Ohtani, the holder of three MVP trophies, is one away from being one of two players with four or more MVP awards. The only other one is Barry Bonds —an astounding seven-time MVP himself.
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At this stage in the season, Ohtani is closing in on yet another 50-homer year. All of the advanced analytics seem to support his case purely as a hitter without any of the impact he’s begun making on the mound as a pitcher.