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Two-way star Shohei Ohtani has now won two straight National League Most Valuable Player awards in his first two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On Thursday, Ohtani was officially named the 2025 NL MVP after another incredible season, this one as both a pitcher and hitter. Ohtani won in unanimous fashion with all 30 first place votes.
Ohtani was the 2024 NL MVP as just a hitter after having the first 50 home run, 50 stolen base season in MLB history. In 2025, Ohtani didn’t only hit a career-high 55 home runs, but also pitched 47 innings to the tune of a 2.87 ERA.
Ohtani also won the 2023 MVP in the American League, giving him three straight MVP awards. Only Barry Bonds has accomplished that feat after winning four in a row from 2001-04. Ohtani has won four MVP awards in the last five years.
Ohtani’s four MVPs are the second-most in MLB history behind Bonds, who has seven.
Shohei Ohtani 2025 Season in Review
Ohtani began his season as just a hitter as he worked his way back from a second major elbow surgery and offseason shoulder surgery after suffering a torn labrum in the 2024 World Series.
He got off to a hot start, hitting seven home runs in March/April before going nuclear with 15 home runs in May.
Ohtani then made his pitching debut on June 16, at first working just one inning at a time. He pitched two games of just going one inning, two games of just going two innings and then three games of going three innings before ramping up to four. He threw a season-high six innings in the final start of the regular season.
While pitching, Ohtani continued his impressive hitting ways, including slugging nine home runs in July and 10 in September. He finished the regular season with a slash line of .282/.392/.622, 55 home runs, 102 RBIs, 20 stolen bases, 146 runs scored and an OPS of 1.014.
As a pitcher, Ohtani made 14 starts, sporting a 2.87 ERA with 62 strikeouts across 47 innings.
Ohtani made the All-Star Game and won a Silver Slugger award. He finishes off his regular season accomplishments with his fourth career MVP award, giving him the second-most all-time behind Bonds.
Ohtani, of course, also helped lead the Dodgers to a second consecutive World Series win while earning NLCS MVP honors.
Photo Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images
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