Shohei Ohtani makes history with back-to-back MVPs

Record ID: 2273697

  • Title: Shohei Ohtani makes history with back-to-back MVPs
  • Date: 14th November 2025
  • Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (FILE - MARCH 19, 2025) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SHOHEI OHTANI WALKING OUT TO PITCH . OHTANI WALKING ON PITCH AND THROWING BALL 7 . VARIOUS OF OHTANI PRACTICING PITCHING 8 . OHTANI THROWING BALL AND WALKING / OHTANI THROWING BALL TO STANDS / FANS TRYING TO CATCH BALL OHTANI WALKING WHILE TALKING TO ASSISTANT / OHTANI WALKING OFF PITC
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  • Keywords: Los Angeles Dodgers MLB MVP Shohei Ohtani
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  • Topics: Baseball,North America,Sport
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  • Story Text:Los Angeles Dodgers’ star Shohei Ohtani had his greatness reconfirmed adding another Most Valuable Player award to his trophy case.
    Ohtani secured his third consecutive MVP award and fourth in the last five years -- leaving him just three shy of Barry Bonds for the most in MLB history on Thursday (November 13) night.
    Ohtani and Aaron Judge became the first duo to win the Most Valuable Player Award in the same back-to-back seasons.
    The 31-year-old Japan native received all 30 first-place votes for the National League MVP.
    Ohtani earned his latest honor after piling up a career-high 55 homers, a majors-best 146 runs and an NL-high a .622 slugging percentage and 1.014 OPS in 158 games.
    He also returned to the mound after taking 18 months off and forged a 1-1 record with a 2.87 ERA in 14 starts. He registered 62 strikeouts versus just nine walks over 47 innings.
    "It was a great year," Ohtani said on MLB Network via translator. "Like I said, I'm grateful to my teammates, the coaching staff ... but not only them. The fans were the ones who really rooted us on and supported us."
    Ohtani added eight home runs in 17 postseason games while leading the Dodgers to their second consecutive World Series title, though his playoff exploits did not factor into the BBWAA voting.
     (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)
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