I appreciate the introduction and that kind of word.

BBWAA, thank you for hosting such a great event, and always making us feel welcomed.

To all the writers who voted for me, thank you.

This MVP award is very prestigious and winning this award means the glory to me.

So, deep appreciation goes out to all of you that voted for me to win this AL MVP award.

To my fellow recipients, congratulations to all of you and the years you had.

And for some of you up here, the careers you had.

To the Angels organization: Ownership, front office, and the entire staff, thank you for the past six years.

I always appreciated your support and allowing me the opportunity to play this game I'm so passionate about.

To all my teammates and coaching staff for helping me and encouraging me throughout the year.

I felt your support every day.

To the Dodgers organization for believing in me.

I'm looking forward to this next phase in my career.

To all the fans around the world who support not only me, but Major League Baseball, we thank you and appreciate you.

To the country of Japan, your endless, passionate support you give me every day drives me to play the game the way I do.

To my support group, starting with my agent Nez Balelo and his wife, Liz, attending tonight.

To CAA for all of their support and, of course, Ippei Mizuhara for always being there for me.

Last, to my family and friends, thank you.

I appreciate you all. Thank you.