A young phenom made so much noise this week that Japanese rookies were forced to listen. On the flip side, a seven-year Major League Baseball veteran put the critics to rest. The Angels' Shohei Ohtani and the Nationals' Bryce Harper were recognized on Monday as the American League and National League Players of the Week, respectively, presented by W.B. Mason.
Ohtani received his second career Player of the Week honor -- and first since the week of April 8 -- after both setting a rookie record and receiving devastating news. Diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Wednesday, doctors recommended that Ohtani undergo Tommy John surgery.