Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani becomes 4-time MVP after unanimous win in National League

Two-way Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani was the unanimous victor of the National League Most Valuable Player grant connected Thursday, giving him 3 consecutive MVPs and 4th wide successful a vocation that’s rapidly reaching legendary status

Two-way Japanese prima Shohei Ohtani was the unanimous victor of the National League Most Valuable Player grant connected Thursday, his 3rd consecutive twelvemonth receiving the grant and 4th overall.

Ohtani became conscionable the 2nd subordinate successful MLB past to triumph astatine slightest 4 MVP awards, trailing lone 7 by Barry Bonds.

The 31-year-old Ohtani won American League MVP with the Los Angeles Angels successful 2021 and 2023. He signed with the crosstown Dodgers the pursuing offseason and won NL MVP successful 2024 during his archetypal play successful Chavez Ravine. He's besides won the World Series successful some his seasons with the Dodgers.

Ohtani garnered each 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He's won each 4 of his MVPs successful unanimous fashion.

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber finished 2nd with 23 second-place votes portion New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto was 3rd with four.

Ohtani deed .282 and led the NL with a 1.014 OPS. He besides had 55 homers, 102 RBIs and 20 stolen bases.

The right-hander returned to pitching successful June aft missing 1 1/2 seasons connected the mound due to the fact that of an elbow injury. He struck retired 62 batters implicit 47 innings, dilatory expanding his workload portion preparing for the postseason.

Ohtani continued to radiance successful October with arguably the top azygous crippled successful MLB history. He deed 3 homers astatine the sheet portion striking retired 10 implicit six ascendant innings connected Oct. 17, starring the Dodgers implicit the Milwaukee Brewers to decorativeness an NL Championship Series sweep.

Schwarber was a finalist for the Phillies aft hitting an NL-best 56 homers and starring the large leagues with 132 RBIs. The three-time All-Star played successful each 162 games, anchoring a lineup that won 96 games.

Soto overcame a dilatory commencement to the play to person his typically stellar violative output. The four-time All-Star — who signed a $765 million, 15-year deal past December — had 43 homers, 105 RBIs and an NL-best 38 stolen bases.

The American League MVP victor was to beryllium announced aboriginal Thursday, with New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and Cleveland Guardians 3rd baseman José Ramírez the finalists.

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