Shohei Ohtani continues to make history.

Ohtani was unanimously voted the National League’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday, his fourth MVP award in the past five seasons. Only one other player in baseball history has won more than three MVP awards – Barry Bonds, who won seven.

Ohtani is the only player in baseball history to be the unanimous choice as MVP multiple times. He has won unanimously in each of his four MVP seasons.

After his 50/50 season in 2024, Ohtani became just the second player (with Frank Robinson) to win MVP awards in both leagues. He is now the only player in history to win multiple MVPs in both leagues.

Only Ohtani and Bonds (who won four in a row from 2001 through 2004) have ever won three consecutive MVP awards.

The award is the 16th time a Dodgers player has been named the MVP. Only Ohtani and Roy Campanella (1951, 1953 and 1955) have won multiple MVPs while playing for the Dodgers.

Philadelphia Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber finished second with 23 second-place votes followed by New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto, Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and Phillies shortstop Trea Turner.

Ohtani continued to be an elite offensive performer in 2025. He led the National League with a 1.014 OPS, finished second to Schwarber with 55 home runs and led the majors with 146 runs scored. Ohtani didn’t approach matching his 59 stolen bases of 2024. Still, with 20 steals he became the first player in baseball history with multiple seasons of 50 or more home runs and 20 or more stolen bases.

Ohtani also returned to two-way player status in 2025. The Dodgers handled him cautiously, building him up slowly as a pitcher and limiting him to just 47 innings during the regular season. But he had a 2.87 ERA with 62 strikeouts and just nine walks.