Shohei Ohtani's first season with the Dodgers is now complete with an MVP award. The star was named NL MVP, winning his third MVP honor of his career.
Shohei Ohtani has made history again. The Los Angeles Dodgers star was named National League MVP on Thursday, beating out New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte for the award. With the honor, Ohtani now has three MVP wins, making him the 12th player to ever reach that mark. He also won all 30 of the first-place votes, making this also his third unanimous MVP after winning in the same fashion in 2021 and 2023 with the Los Angeles Angels.
The way Ohtani reached the 50/50 threshold was also memorable, hitting three home runs and stealing two bases against the Miami Marlins in a 20-4 win on Sept. 19. Even though Ohtani didn't pitch in 2024 , the season might have been his best yet, at least at the plate. In addition to reaching the 50/50 mark, Ohtani posted career bests in batting average , RBIs and OPS+ . He led the league in each of those stats plus home runs, stolen bases and OPS .
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