Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani capped off his 2024 calendar year with another accolade when the Associated Press named him its Male Athlete of the Year for the third time.
The win tied him with basketball great Michael Jordan. He trails only four-time winners Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, and LeBron James.
In voting by 74 sports journalists from the AP and its members, Ohtani earned 48 points, marking his third win of the award, following victories in 2021 and 2023 with the Angels. French swimmer Léon Marchand, who won four gold medals at the Paris Olympics, finished second with 10 votes.