Baseball: Ohtani nabs 2nd consecutive AL Player of the Month honor

Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been named the American League Player of the Month for July, Major League Baseball said Monday, making him the first Japanese player to claim the honor in consecutive months.Ohtani also became the first player since 2012 in either league to receive the title twice in a row. Among former Japanese players, Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui took the monthly honor once each during their time in the majors, while Hideo Nomo and Hideki Irabu were each named Pitcher of the Month twice during the 1990s.Ohtani, whose play during the month of June earne…READ FULL ARTICLE