Shohei Ohtani won the MVP title for the third time in a unanimous vote last year. However, the player's view seems to be slightly different. Philadelphia Phillies Nick Casteyanos named Jose Iglesias as the MVP, not Ohtani. What is it about.안전놀이터

Castejanos appeared on the podcast "The Chris Rose Rotation" on the 14th (Korea time) and expressed his thought that Jose Iglesia, not Shohei Ohtani, should have received the 2024 National League MVP.

Ohtani surprised the world of baseball last year. Mizuhara Itpei, who was his "mouth and ear" when he was on the operating table due to a ruptured elbow ligament at the end of 2023 and was on the schedule of the Seoul Series, had all kinds of bad news, such as stealing his money and using it for illegal gambling, but he couldn't stop the talent of the baseball genius.

Ohtani got off to a rather rough start as he has not had a single homerun to 40 at-bats since the season opened last year. However, he drew his first arch against the San Francisco Giants on April 4, and started the game by hitting seven home runs in a month. He also drew seven arches in May, gradually raising his batting average with a 0.312 OPS of 0.976, and Ohtani's batting performance hit the sky from June.

Ohtani showed a show of force by hitting as many as 12 home runs in June alone, and he seemed to slow down a bit to six home runs in July, but he hit a phenomenal 0.310 OPS 1.036 in 159 games, including the first 50 home runs and 50 steals in the world, including 12 missiles fired once again in August.

Ohtani, who only focused on at-bats when he couldn't take the mound, won the Hank Aaron Award, which was given to the best fielder, and the Edgar Martinez Award, which is the honor of the best designated hitter, and became the first designated hitter to win the MVP award. Ohtani, who already won the MVP by unanimous decision twice, also had the pleasure of winning the third MVP by unanimous decision. There was no disagreement that Ohtani was the MVP.

However, he seems to have taken a different stance. Philadelphia Phillies manager Nick Castejános said that Jose Iglesias of the New York Mets should have won the MVP of the 2024 season, not Ohtani. Iglesias, who was a teammate of Ohtani with the Los Angeles Angels, debuted with the Boston Red Sox in 2011 and joined the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Angels, and Colorado Rockies last year.

Iglesias started the season in the Minor League last year, not in the Major League, but only in late May was he called by the Big League. Prior to the call-up, his record in Triple-A was only 45 hits in 42 games with seven homers and a 0.273 OPS of 0.751. After being promoted to the Big League, Iglesias showed completely different performances. Iglesias had 15 hits, seven RBIs and a 0.417 OPS of 0.990.

This was just the beginning. He had 23 hits, 10 RBIs, and a batting average of 0.307 OPS of 0.878 in July, while maintaining good batting performance, recording 91 hits, four homers, 26 RBIs, 39 runs, and six steals in 85 games. It was not a bad performance, but it was not a good enough figure to challenge for the MVP, so why did Castejanos support Iglesias? "If MVP refers to someone who puts the most weight on team victory, no player has more weight than Iglesias," Castejanos said.

"At the time of promotion, the Mets had a record of -9 losses. However, a veteran brought a Latin spark to the team," Castejanos said. "I am not an expert on saber metrics. I am just a baseball player. With Iglesias joining the Mets, the entire team is starting to take a direction. Ohtani certainly played a big role in the Dodgers' victory, but it is unclear whether Ohtani was the only one who led the Dodgers in one direction. He is certainly a great player, and if I were to form a team, I would pick Ohtani first over Iglesias, but from my perspective last year, the MVP of the National League was Iglesias."

In fact, the Mets started to improve little by little after calling up Iglesias, and they recorded 89 wins and 73 losses and 0.549 wins to secure a ticket to the postseason as the third wild card in the National League. I believe Iglesias led what Max Scherzer-Justin Verlander's Cy Young Award duo failed to achieve even when he wore the Mets uniform. It was a season that was shown through baseball last year, but he played a role in bringing the team together.

Despite his impressive performance last year, Iglesias, who became a free agent, has yet to find a destination. This is why many question whether he will be able to maintain last year's performance this year. Still, if Castejános, who was selected as an All-Star once and twice in the Silver Slugger, is not wrong, will he be able to find his next destination soon.