A staff member distributes an extra edition of the Sports Hochi newspaper reporting that Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player award, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A staff member distributes an extra edition of the Sports Hochi newspaper reporting that Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player award, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani smiles after reaching first base on a single off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Seth Halvorsen in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sept. 29, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

A staff member distributes an extra edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reporting that Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player award, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A staff member distributes an extra edition of the Sports Hochi newspaper reporting that Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player award, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A person reads an extra edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reporting that Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player award, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A huge screen in Osaka, western Japan shows a news report on Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani winning his third Most Valuable Player award, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

A staff member distributes an extra edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reporting that Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player award, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)