The Japanese superstar achieved something that only a player before him could achieve.
Superstar Shohei Ohtani from the World Series winner Los Angeles Dodgers is once again the most valuable player Major League Baseball (MLB). The Japanese received the award for the second time in a row, for the third time in four years and for the first time as a player National League. He won his previous MVP trophies as a player Los Angeles Angels in der American League.
“It was a complete one Team success. I couldn’t have gotten this award if it weren’t for my teammates,” Ohtani said to his Honor. He is the second player to win MVP honors in both leagues. Previously, only Frank Robinson (1961 with Cincinnati/1966 with Baltimore) had achieved this. The MLB honors two players with the MVP Award each season in the American League Aaron Judge from the World Series loser New York Yankees elected for the second time after 2022. Both elections were unanimous.
The 30-year-old Ohtani moved to the Dodgers last season and had a ten-year, $700 contract Millions Dollars signed. Ohtani is particularly valuable because he can be used as a pitcher and as a batter, but due to an injury he only appeared as a hitter in 2024.
