Shohei Ohtani has won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award in back-to-back seasons.The award was created to honor players who performed the best at the DH position over the course of a season. Only one player in the MLB is given the award each year. It is yet another accolade acquired by the Los Angeles Angels superstar.Ohtani is, of course, a pitcher. So in games when he is not on the mound, he takes his at-bats as a DH. Shohei Ohtani has proven to be an elite two-way player in the league. This award helps reinforce that fact.MLB announced Ohtani's award win on Twitter.MLB@MLBTwo for the Sho!For the second consecutive year, Shohei Ohtani has won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award.62551089Two for the Sho!For the second consecutive year, Shohei Ohtani has won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award. https://t.co/R9t3v066iMOhtani is one of the most popular athletes in the world. So it is no surprise that this news generated a lot of chatter on social media.With the season that he had, some fans felt that Ohtani deserved to win a more prestigious award. Ohtani posted a .273 batting average, .875 OPS, 34 home runs and 97 RBIs in 157 games. These would be incredible numbers for any player, let alone an All-Star Caliber pitcher.Don Carlo@Jwooo24@MLB @Angels He can’t stop winning awards @MLB @Angels He can’t stop winning awards 😎Koh(Koh Kainoa Inouye)🚫NO DM🚫@Inoue__Koh@MLB @Angels WooHoo! Yeah! Shohei,Congrats!4@MLB @Angels WooHoo! Yeah! Shohei,Congrats!👏✨ https://t.co/rwYluxiwnq龍ちゃん💚💚ARGYLE💚💚🇯🇵@tatsumakibonesOHTANI🥰 twitter.com/MLB/status/159…MLB@MLBTwo for the Sho!For the second consecutive year, Shohei Ohtani has won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award.11089Two for the Sho!For the second consecutive year, Shohei Ohtani has won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award. https://t.co/R9t3v066iM👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏OHTANI1⃣7⃣😍🥰💚 twitter.com/MLB/status/159…There was an argument to be made that Shohei Ohtani should have won the 2022 MVP Award. If not for New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge having a historic season, it certainly would have gone to Ohtani. The fact that it was even a discussion speaks to how great Ohtani was. Chicken2hawk@chicken2hawk@MLB @Angels Gotta give em some after the MVP snub@MLB @Angels Gotta give em some after the MVP snubISH95@imstillhungry95The man is going to win everything except Cy Young and MVP isn’t he? twitter.com/mlb/status/159…MLB@MLBTwo for the Sho!For the second consecutive year, Shohei Ohtani has won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award.31Two for the Sho!For the second consecutive year, Shohei Ohtani has won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award. https://t.co/R9t3v066iMThe man is going to win everything except Cy Young and MVP isn’t he? twitter.com/mlb/status/159…sandy@randamthoughtI miss Shohei Ohtani playing baseball twitter.com/mlb/status/159…MLB@MLBTwo for the Sho!For the second consecutive year, Shohei Ohtani has won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award.31089Two for the Sho!For the second consecutive year, Shohei Ohtani has won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award. https://t.co/R9t3v066iMI miss Shohei Ohtani playing baseball twitter.com/mlb/status/159…This was not an award win for Ohtani that went without controversy. Fans around pointed to Yordan Alvarez and the incredible season he had with the Houston Astros. Alvarez posted a .306 batting average with 37 home runs and 97 RBI in 135 games.While Alvarez was the superior batter to Ohtani, not all of his games were played as a DH. In fact, he played only 77 games at the position.Not Another Astros Fan@NotAnotherStro@MLB @Angels How did Yordan not win it?2@MLB @Angels How did Yordan not win it?Addison@YankeeWRLD@MLB @Angels I really hope Yordan wasn’t in contention for this award120@MLB @Angels I really hope Yordan wasn’t in contention for this awardshome4ever@jJ45KSUQ3D128Xc@YankeeWRLD @MLB @Angels As a DHOhtani 🦄Hit 139, HR 32, RBI 82AlvarezHit 80, HR 19, RBI 5227@YankeeWRLD @MLB @Angels As a DHOhtani 🦄Hit 139, HR 32, RBI 82AlvarezHit 80, HR 19, RBI 52Shohei Ohtani had an incredible 2022 campaign. It was only right that took home some hardware for what he accomplished on the field. Shohei Ohtani is doing things that seemed impossible just a few years agoLos Angeles Angels v Texas RangersOhtani pitches and hits at an elite level. It's something we should not take for granted. In the history of the game, we have never seen a player as special and unique as Ohtani. And we may never see it again.Shohei Ohtani is a once-in-a-lifetime talent who has cemented his legacy after only five seasons.