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Dodgers Shohei Ohtani Unanimously Voted Mvp For Fourth Time Yankees

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Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is once again adding well-deserved hardware to his growing collection and further securing his reputation as a generational talent. The Japanese pitcher-slugger was again unanimously voted the National League’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday, the second year in a row he has been named the league’s best player. New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge took home honors in the American League for a second consecutive year. Ohtani, sitting next to his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, and their dog, Decoy, when his name was announced on MLB Network, gave a lil smooch to his pup to celebrate the occasion. Don Mattingly announces the 2025 NL MVP ...Shohei Ohtani 🦄 https://t.co/nwLtgGmuyo pic.twitter.com/OHiWH0rqVI The 31-year-old is now the first player in Major League Baseball history to win the award twice in both leagues.

The five-time All-Star was named the AL MVP in 2021 and 2023 with the Los Angeles Angels before leaving for the cross-town Dodgers after signing a reported $700 million contract. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the National League honor on Thursday and Aaron Judge earned the American League accolade for the third time. Ohtani won a MVP for the third straight year, his second in the NL with the Los Angeles Dodgers after two in the AL with the Los Angeles Angels. All four have been unanimous. Judge became the New York Yankees' fourth three-time winner, edging Seattle's Cal Raleigh with 17 first-place votes to 13 for the switch-hitting catcher. The vote was the closest for an MVP since the Angels' Mike Trout topped Houston's Alex Bregman by 17-13 in 2019.

Ohtani became just the second player to win at least four MVP awards, trailing only seven by Barry Bonds. The 31-year-old Ohtani is the first to win in each league twice after getting the AL honor in 2021 and 2023. He signed with the crosstown Dodgers the following offseason and won NL MVP in 2024 during his first season in Chavez Ravine. He's also won the World Series in both his seasons with the Dodgers. Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani watches his home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the seventh inning in Game 3 of baseball’s World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles.

(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge is congratulated after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, June 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File) New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sept. 20, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani celebrates his home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the seventh inning in Game 3 of baseball’s World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh hits a solo home run against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Shohei Ohtani addresses fans in English at the Dodgers’ 2025 World Series rally at Dodger Stadium, saying he’s ready for another championship next season. Dodgers' two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani won his fourth unanimous MVP award Thursday after a standout season that saw his successful return to the mound and a second consecutive World Series title for Los Angeles. Ohtani has back-to-back National League MVP awards. He was named AL MVP twice during his time with the Angels. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Other top contenders in the NL this season included the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber and Mets' Juan Soto.

Shohei Ohtani is now one of two players in MLB history to win more than three MVP awards. The other is Barry Bonds. The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar was named National League MVP on Thursday for the second straight year. Like in his first season with the Dodgers, he received the award not long after winning the World Series. And like in the other three times he won MVP, he did so unanimously with all 30 BBWAA votes, beating out second-place Kyle Schwarber and third-place Juan Soto. He is the first player to ever win MVP unanimously four times.

He celebrated by giving his dog Decoy, and not his wife Mamiko, a kiss. Ohtani is only the second player in MLB history to win both an MVP award and a World Series in back-to-back years, joining Joe Morgan in 1975 and 1976. Unlike Morgan, he also won an individual postseason award with NLCS MVP this year. Ohtani is also the first player in history to win both AL and NL MVP multiple times. Shohei Ohtani is the second player in major-league history to win more than three MVP awards. Harry How / Getty Images

Comprehending what Shohei Ohtani can do on a baseball field is difficult, much less properly celebrating it. The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar is more than just the best player on the planet; he’s a unicorn normalizing something that should not be possible. “I think it’s the limitations of the human brain,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman tried to explain during the Dodgers’ second consecutive title run this past October. “We can’t comprehend just how special this is and how unique.” There is no higher regular-season baseball honor than the Most Valuable Player award, and even there, Ohtani is starting to run out of company. He was selected as the National League’s MVP on Wednesday, his fourth league MVP in five seasons.

Ohtani joins Barry Bonds as the only players to take home the award more than three times. This time, Ohtani won it over fellow finalists Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies and Juan Soto of the New York Mets. Like the three times he won before, the voting was unanimous. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. LAS VEGAS — When it came to Major League Baseball’s history of the most valuable player award, there used to be Barry Bonds — then everyone else.

Over his 22-year career, Bonds won baseball’s highest individual honor a record seven times. Before this year, no one else had more than three. But, like Bonds, accomplishing things no one else can has become the defining trait of Shohei Ohtani’s rise to superstardom. And on Thursday, his career was elevated another notch higher, as he was named MVP for the fourth time by unanimous vote from the Baseball Writers Assn. of America to join Bonds in an exclusive club of winners with more than three. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani made history on Thursday, becoming the first player to win four Most Valuable Player awards by unanimous vote, and the only player to win multiple MVP awards in both leagues.

Don Mattingly announces the 2025 NL MVP ...Shohei Ohtani 🦄 https://t.co/nwLtgGmuyo pic.twitter.com/OHiWH0rqVI Ohtani, who was the MVP of the American League in 2021 and 2023, and the National League last year, is only the second player to be named MVP at least four times. Only Barry Bonds, a seven-time NL MVP, has won more. More news: Blue Jays Special Assistant Tabs Surprising Dodger As Future Hall of Famer Ohtani was the only Dodgers player listed on all 30 MVP ballots by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

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