The two-way star has won all four (all unanimously) in the past five years. Only one other player in baseball history has won more than three MVP awards – Barry Bonds, who won seven.

When he learned that he was named Most Valuable Player of the National League on Thursday evening, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrated.

And on Thursday, his career was elevated another notch higher, as he was named MVP for the fourth time by unanimous vote from the Baseball Writers Assn. of America to join Bonds in an exclusive club of winners with more than three. “It’s an honor, of course,” Ohtani said in Japanese. “For me, being chosen unanimously was also very special.”

Two-way Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani was the unanimous winner of the National League Most Valuable Player award on Thursday, giving him three straight MVPs and fourth overall in a career that’s qu

With the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani won the Rookie of the Year award in 2018 and then won the AL MVP in 2021 and 2023. He's won the NL MVP each of his first two seasons with the Dodgers since signing a record-breaking deal after the 2023 season.

The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani on Thursday won his third straight MVP award and fourth in five seasons. Only Barry Bonds, who won the award seven times, has more.

Los Angeles Dodgers SP/DH Shohei Ohtani never had to deal with a player like Seattle Mariners C Cal Raleigh in the NL MVP race.

Shohei Ohtani made MLB history with an awe-inspiring performance against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, and it was chosen as the Legendary Moment of the Year for 2025 through a partnership with Budweiser.