Bilateral Los Angeles Dodgers The star was unanimously named National League MVP on Thursday night after another exceptional season.
This is the fourth MVP award of Ohtani's career, making him the second player in MLB history to win the award in four or more seasons. Only Barry Bonds has more MVP trophies, with seven.
Ohtani received all 30 votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America, winning unanimously for the fourth time. He was already the only player to receive more than one unanimous MVP award.
The 31-year-old earned the 2025 award after continuing his dominant performance at the plate and returning to the mound in his second season with the Dodgers, which ultimately culminated in a second straight World Series title.
Offensively, he led the National League in runs scored (146), slugging percentage (.622) and OPS (1.014). Ohtani also hit 55 home runs, drove in 102 runs, stole 20 bases and hit nine triples.
With the glove, Ohtani returned to pitching in games after missing 2024 while recovering from UCL reconstruction surgery. He threw 47 innings for Los Angeles, pitching to a 2.87 ERA, striking out 62 batters and walking just nine.
Thursday's victory made Ohtani the second player ever to win three straight MVP titles, following Bonds' victories from 2001-2004.
The two finalists were Philadelphia Phillies infielder Kyle Schwarber and New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto.
Schwarber, 32, led the NL with 56 homers and 132 RBIs while playing in all 162 games for the Phillies. 2025 marked the first year in his career that he finished better than 15th in MVP voting.
Meanwhile, Soto continued to score throughout his first season with the Mets. The 27-year-old posted a .921 OPS with 43 long balls and 105 RBIs. He also topped the NL in on-base percentage and led the NL in stolen bases.
