In Japan, baseball is the most popular sport, along with soccer. This year, Japanese pitcher OHTANI Shohei was selected as the MVP, the highest honor in Major League Baseball in the United States, the birthplace of baseball. In modern baseball, it has been common knowledge that players play either as a pitcher or a hitter, but Ohtani has defied common sense by playing both, the so-called two-way style. He went 9-2 as a pitcher, hit 46 home runs as a hitter, and also stole 26 bases, an incredible record. With the emergence of Ohtani, the popularity of baseball was revived, and even those who had not been interested in baseball before became interested. This phenomenon also occurred when NAGASHIMA Shigeo, a third baseman, appeared on the Japanese baseball scene in 1958. Nagashima was a college home run leader, and in his first year with the Giants, he recorded a three-hundred batting average, a sign of a class hitter. He also became the home run king, and a baseball boom ensued. In addition, Ohtani also has elements of another superstar, first baseman OH Sadaharu, who holds the world record for home runs, with 868 in total. Oh is a legend of both Japanese and Taiwanese heritage with a Taiwanese father. To honor his achievements, the People's Honor Award was established in Japan and he became the first recipient. The Japanese government also approached Ohtani about receiving the People's Honor Award, but he turned it down, saying it was too early. Otani has also been picking up trash at baseball elds, and his personality is also highly regarded.