Shohei Ohtani was among the many stars in New York on Saturday night for Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) awards dinner, where he was on hand to accept his 2025 National League Most Valuable Player Award.
Ohtani was named the NL MVP for the second time in his second season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and it was the fourth time he’s won an MVP Award after two with the Los Angeles Angels. He has now won three consecutive awards.
Ohtani gave a speech in English, thanking the writers, his teammates, the Dodgers’ staff and front office, his agent and his family, while also congratulating the other winners and the 1986 New York Mets, who were celebrating the 40th anniversary of their championship at the dinner.
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Ohtani was voted the unanimous winner of the 2025 NL MVP Award, which was announced in November. It was his fifth consecutive year finishing within the top-three of MVP voting.
The 31-year-old is just the second player in MLB history to win at least four MVP Awards, joining Barry Bonds, who took home seven during his 22-year career.
Ohtani is the only player to win multiple MVP Awards in both the National League and the American League, and he’s the only player with more than one unanimous MVP, and he’s now done it four times.
Ohtani hit .282/.392/.622 with 25 doubles, a career-high 55 home runs and 102 RBI this season. He led the Majors with 146 runs scored and the NL with a 1.014 on-base plus slugging percentage and 179 OPS+.
Ohtani also made a successful return to pitching, going 1-1 with a 2.87 ERA and 1.04 WHIP across 14 starts while navigating a methodical buildup throughout the year.
MLB Stars honored by BBWAA
In addition to Ohtani’s MVP, the BBWAA also presented the rest of their awards, including the AL MVP to Aaron Judge.
Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes were honored as the Cy Young Award winners, while Nick Kurtz and Drake Baldwin accepted their Rookie of the Year honors.
In addition, Pat Murphy and Stephen Vogt accepted their Manager of the Year Awards.
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