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Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the National League honor and Aaron Judge earned the American League accolade for the third time.

Young Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes was a unanimous choice for the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, while Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal captured his second straight American League Cy Young Award.

Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers.

Tatsuya Imai is likely to be the next Japanese pitcher to move to a Major League team after his club, Seibu Lions, said Monday it would begin the process of making him available - a process called "posting."