Shohei Ohtani – AL OUTSTANDING PLAYER 2023

Shohei Ohtani had yet another unworldly season of two-way play. In 135 games, he recorded 44 home runs, 95 RBIs, and 78 extra base hits, and led the majors in slugging (.654), OPS (1.066), and bWAR (10.0). On the mound, he finished 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA and 167 strikeouts in 132.0 innings, and his 31.5% strikeout rate ranked second in the AL. He earned his third All-Star nod as the starting DH. Ohtani was the fastest Angels player to record 40 home runs in a season (114 games) and the first player in MLB history to record 40+ home runs and 15+ stolen bases in that span.