Ohtani Gets Special Award From MLB for 2-way All-Star Season

Ohtani Gets Special Award From MLB for 2-way All-Star Season
Shohei Ohtani holds the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award from Rob Manfred before Game 1 in baseball’s World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves in Houston on Oct. 26, 2021. AP Photo/Ashley Landis
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HOUSTON—Shohei Ohtani’s two-way All-Star season with the Los Angeles Angels was so unprecedented that Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred presented a special award to recognize it.

Ohtani was given the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award by Manfred before Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night.