Shohei Ohtani’s 3rd Straight MVP Title Sends Fans into Frenzy: “Name the Award After Him”

Shohei Ohtani claimed his 3rd straight MVP title, his 4th overall, as he received 30 first-place votes once again.

Shohei Ohtani’s 3rd Straight MVP Title Sends Fans into Frenzy: “Name the Award After Him”

Shohei Ohtani (Image via X/@SleeperDodgers)

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Shohei Ohtani just cannot stop winning at the moment. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers star clinched his 3rd straight MVP title as he was crowned the 2025 National League MVP.

The Japanese international once again started the season strongly. Last year, he etched his name in history as he became the first player to hit 50 home runs and have 50 stolen bases, thus finding the 50-50 club.

This season, Ohtani resumed his two-way status and started pitching again. He did not throw a single pitch during the 2024 season after undergoing elbow surgery.

While the number of stolen bases decreased this year, Ohtani kept on slugging home runs. This year, he became the first player after Alex Rodriguez in 2002 to hit 50 or home runs in two successive seasons. He finished off the year with 55 home runs, 1 more than he managed in the 2024 season.

All of this made him a heavy favorite to repeat as the National League MVP. He went up against Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber and New York Mets’ Juan Soto for this award this year.

Schwarber finished with 56 home runs, 1 more than Ohtani. Meanwhile, Soto was the star man for the Mets in his first season. However, both these players had a disappointing end to the campaigns.

The Phillies ended up losing in the National League Division Series (NLDS) against Ohtani and the Dodgers. They lost Game 4 in 11 innings following a throwing error from pitcher Orion Kerkering.

The Mets, on the other hand, had one of the biggest downfalls. At one stage, the NL East team had the best record in the league at 45-24. However, a massive 3-month slump saw them fall out of the postseason standings and miss the playoff contention on the final day, finishing the year with an 83-79 record.

All of this made Ohtani a massive favorite to claim the MVP title again. The two-way star won his 4th unanimous MVP title as he received 30 first-place votes.

Schwarber received 23 2nd-place votes. Soto, meanwhile, received just 4 2nd-place votes and finished third in this NL MVP race.

Social media reacts to Shohei Ohtani winning 2025 NL MVP award

Shohei Ohtani is once again the National League MVP award. The 31-year-old clinched his 2nd straight NL MVP title as he once again received 30 first-place votes.

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Shohei Ohtani (Image via X/@BRWalkoff)

Fans on social media went into a frenzy following his win. Users on X lauded him for this triumph. One user wrote, “name the award after him“, jokingly urging the league to rename this honor.

Check out that and some more reactions from X below:

With Aaron Judge winning the AL MVP award, the two of them have now gone back-to-back as MVPs. This is the first time in MLB history that two players have won the MVP awards in two successive seasons.

Shohei Ohtani caps off historic 2025 season with 4th MVP award

Shohei Ohtani had another historic season in 2025. He and the Los Angeles Dodgers went back-to-back and repeated as World Series champions. On Thursday, the Japanese international capped off the 2025 season with his 4th MVP award win.

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Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers won back-to-back World Series titles (Image via Instagram/@dodgers)

Ohtani’s triumph made him the first player in MLB history to win 2 MVP awards in the 2 leagues. He won in 2021 and 2023 in the American League with the Los Angeles Angels and in 2024 and 2025 in the National League with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He also joins Barry Bonds as the only other player with 4 or more MVP awards win and 3 consecutive wins. Bonds won the MVP award 7 times, with 4 of them being successive triumphs from 2001 to 2004.

Ohtani also won the NL Hank Aaron Award, an honor given to the best offensive star. He topped it off by winning the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award for the 5th season running and was named in the 2025 All-MLB First Team. A three-peat is now on the cards for him and his team in the 2026 season.

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