SEATTLE — It was a fitting end to Shohei Ohtani’s historic 2021 season, as he launched his 46th homer of the year and reached 100 RBIs for the first time in his career.  Ohtani’s 8 triples lead the MLB, Led AL in Homeruns/ABs,  Led pitchers in Wins-Above-Replacement, Led batters in Wins-Above-Replacement.  It’s a season never before seen,  even for those who remembered Babe Ruth.

The two-way star passed Mike Trout (45 homers in his 2019 MVP season) to finish with the second-most homers in a season in Angels history, trailing only Troy Glaus’ 47 blasts in 2000. Fittingly, Ohtani, who finished third behind Kansas City’s Salvador Perez (48) and Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (48) for the MLB lead in homers, is also considered the frontrunner to win this year’s AL MVP Award.

Ohtani’s blast was a no-doubter, as it left the bat at 112.9 mph and went a projected 418 feet to right field, per Statcast. The Mariners mostly stayed away from him in key situations the rest of the way, as he was intentionally walked twice — though he also struck out twice. Ohtani finished the year with an American League-leading 20 intentional walks, which is the most by an AL player since Trout in 2018.

Of course, Ohtani was also one of the best pitchers in the AL this season. He made 23 starts on the mound and went 9-2 with a 3.18 ERA, 156 strikeouts and 44 walks in 130 1/3 innings.

Under team control for two more seasons, Ohtani spoke before Sunday’s game and indicated he’s “very open” to negotiating a contract extension this offseason. Ohtani added that he’s hopeful he’ll be able to replicate this kind of season in the future.

“Obviously, this was my first time doing it,” Ohtani said through interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. “So I can’t tell you with confidence that I’ll be able to do it for many years to come, but all I can do as a player is prepare so I would be able to continue this for many years. In order to do that, I need to have a good offseason training-wise and a good recovery.”