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NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani was voted the majors' best designated hitter and joined David Ortiz as the only players to win the award three years in a row. Ohtani won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award after hitting .304 with an AL-high 44 homers, 96 RBIs, eight triples and 20 stolen bases for the Los Angeles Angels in a season at the plate that ended Sept. 3 because of an oblique injury. Ortiz won the DH award from 2003-07. Ohtani, a two-way star who won't pitch until 2025 following elbow surgery, became a free agent after the World Series.
