The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani joined many of baseball’s biggest names in New York on Saturday night as the Baseball Writers’ Association of America hosted its annual awards dinner, where the Dodgers superstar was on hand to accept his 2025 National League Most Valuable Player Award.

The honor marked Ohtani’s second NL MVP in as many seasons with Los Angeles and the fourth MVP award of his remarkable career.

After previously winning two MVPs during his tenure with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani has now claimed the award in three consecutive seasons, further separating himself from the rest of the sport.

Ohtani addressed the audience in English during his acceptance speech, expressing gratitude to the BBWAA voters, his teammates, and the Dodgers organization.

He also thanked the club’s front office and support staff, his agent, and his family for their continued support, while taking a moment to congratulate the other award recipients in attendance.

The evening also featured recognition of the 1986 New York Mets, who were honored during the dinner in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their World Series championship.

The Dodgers star was announced as the unanimous winner of the 2025 NL MVP Award in November, continuing an extraordinary run of recognition.

Ohtani has now finished inside the top three of MVP voting in five consecutive seasons, an achievement that underscores his sustained excellence on both sides of the ball.

At 31 years old, Ohtani is just the second player in Major League Baseball history to win at least four MVP Awards, joining Barry Bonds.

He also remains the only player to capture multiple MVP honors in both the American League and National League, and no other player has earned more unanimous MVP awards, a feat Ohtani has now accomplished four times.

Ohtani’s 2025 campaign was one of the most productive seasons of his career at the plate. He posted a .282/.392/.622 slash line, hit 25 doubles, set a career high with 55 home runs, and drove in 102 runs.

He led all of MLB with 146 runs scored while pacing the National League in OPS (1.014) and OPS+ (179).

In addition to his offensive dominance, Ohtani successfully returned to pitching during the season.

Carefully managed throughout the year, he made 14 starts and finished with a 2.87 ERA and 1.04 WHIP, reaffirming his unique value as baseball’s premier two-way star.

The BBWAA also honored Aaron Judge as American League MVP, Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes with Cy Young Awards, Nick Kurtz and Drake Baldwin as Rookies of the Year, and Pat Murphy and Stephen Vogt as Managers of the Year.

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