Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time on Monday, tying basketball great Michael Jordan’s total and claiming the award for the second straight year.
The 30-year-old is one shy of record four-time winners, road cyclist Lance Armstrong, golfer Tiger Woods and basketball icon LeBron James, in receiving the honor, winning 48 of 74 votes this year by sports journalists from the AP and its members.
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