TOKYO • Two-way star Shohei Ohtani is not only great for baseball — he’s also a blessing for Japan’s newspaper industry.

Ohtani was named the first two-time unanimous Most Valuable Player when he won the American League honor on Thursday, immediately setting off a scramble around Tokyo’s Shibuya station for extra editions announcing the award.

Ohtani, who played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels, is now a free agent with speculation he could land baseball’s first $500 million contract.

Ohtani was shown in a post by Major League Baseball on X, formerly Twitter, at the moment he received word of his MVP award, high-fiving his pet dog amid clapping in the background.