by Mark Langill
After adding pitching to his resume in 2025, designated hitter Shohei Ohtani remained at the top of his game in the batter’s box.
Ohtani on Thursday won his third consecutive Hank Aaron Award, which since 1999 has honored the top hitter in each league.
Ohtani, who won the American League award with the 2023 Angels, has now won a Hank Aaron Award in three consecutive seasons. He has won the NL prize both years as a Dodger (2024 and 2025). He is one of two Dodgers to win the award, joining Matt Kemp (2011).
Ohtani followed his historic 50/50 season in 2024 by hitting .282 in 158 games with 55 home runs, 102 RBI, 25 doubles, nine triples, 146 runs scored, 20 stolen bases, a .392 on-base percentage and a .622 slugging percentage.
He set a franchise record for home runs and an LA Dodger record for runs scored, surpassing his previous franchise marks of 54 home runs and 134 runs.
The All-Star became the 13th different Dodger with at least 100 walks in a season and the first since Gary Sheffield, who had 101 walks in 2000. The 2025 NL Championship Series MVP had 12 leadoff home runs during the regular season, matching the club mark set by Mookie Betts in 2023. Ohtani also set a franchise record with 32 home runs before the All-Star break.
Ohtani’s 15 home runs in May matched Pedro Guerrero (June 1985) and Duke Snider (August 1953) for the most home runs by a Dodger in a single month.
Ohtani joins Alex Rodriguez (2001–03) as the only players in Major League Baseball to win the Hank Aaron Award three consecutive times.
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