Shohei Ohtani experienced the best of both worlds in 2024.
He had plenty of individual success during his first six seasons in MLB, but team success always eluded him. Even as he won two American League MVP awards, thrived as a two-way star and became the best player in baseball, it was not enough to help him reach the goal he left Japan for in 2017.
That changed this year with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the Japanese superstar finally paired his brilliance on the diamond with the team success he had always hoped to achieve.