The official MLB announcement of the 2025 NL MVP award winner.

Shohei Ohtani Wins Third Unanimous MVP After Historic 50/50 Season

Nov 21, 2024, 11:57 PM

Shohei Ohtani has won his third unanimous MVP award and his first in the National League (NL), receiving the 2024 NL MVP award after a historic season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani became the first player in Major League Baseball history to record a 50/50 season, hitting 54 home runs and stealing 59 bases with a .310 batting average and 130 RBIs. He is the second player ever to win MVP awards in both the American League (AL) and National League, and the first full-time designated hitter (DH) to win the award in the NL. Ohtani also led the Dodgers to a World Series championship in 2024.