Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won the MVP of the Major League League, sent an all-English video content at the annual dinner hosted by the New York chapter of the National Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA) today. Ohtani expressed all-round care in the video, which touched Japanese fans. Many fans were very touched by their comments, such as "It was a warm and wonderful speech" and "It was really good."

Every January, MVPs and Rookie of the Year attend the dinner, and Ohtani was able to attend and speak in English last year, but this time he was unable to attend due to the Los Angeles wildfires. He appeared in a suit and explained the reason for his absence: "Good night everyone, I'm sorry I couldn't attend the BBWAA dinner this year, because my family and I couldn't attend due to the wildfires in Los Angeles for various reasons."

Ohtani has already revealed on IG that he will donate $500,000 to help Los Angeles rebuild after the wildfires. "I will pray and dedicate to those who have lost their homes and loved ones, to all those affected by the fire, and to the animals who have lost their homes or lives. The recent wildfires have brought great disaster to Los Angeles. We want to be able to participate in any form of assistance, whether it is small or big." He said.

In addition, Ohtani expressed his gratitude to Dodgers executives, fans, translator Will Ierton, and his agent, Nez Balelo. Finally, he mentioned, "My beautiful wife, thank you for always being there for me and supporting me. And my family and friends, thank you for your support." And expressed his gratitude to Mamiko and others.

The three-minute video, which is about three minutes long, conveys the feelings of support for the Los Angeles wildfires and gratitude to the people around them, and many Japanese fans have expressed their feelings, saying that "warm and wonderful speech", "it is surprising that he can speak so well in fluent English without pauses", "he can speak such good English fluently even after looking at the original manuscript", "the content is full of sincerity, wonderful speech", "sincere and beautiful message", and other praises. Shohei Ohtani last season has a great change in his career and life, on the 26th, he attended the American Baseball Journalists Association dinner in New York through video, he gave a speech of about 3 minutes in English, talking about the support of his family all the way, and especially sweetly confessed to his beloved wife Mamiko Tanaka, calling her "Beautiful Wife".