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Ohtani Unanimous NL MVP for Fourth Time as Judge Edges Raleigh for AL Honor

The results highlight contrasting criteria voters weighed across leagues.

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Sep 30, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) runs in front the outfield after the top of the seventh inning of game one of the Wildcard round of the 2025 MLB playoffs against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Shohei Ohtani received all 30 first-place votes to claim a second straight NL MVP and his fourth overall, joining Barry Bonds as the only players with at least four.
  • Ohtani slugged 55 home runs and, after returning to the mound in June, posted a 2.87 ERA with 62 strikeouts over 47 innings.
  • Aaron Judge won the American League vote 17–13 in first-place ballots over Seattle’s Cal Raleigh, earning his third MVP in four seasons.
  • Judge captured the MLB batting title at .331 with 53 homers and elite rate stats, while Raleigh hit 60 to set single-season records for a catcher, a switch-hitter and a Mariners player.
  • This is the first year in MLB history that both league MVPs repeated from the prior season, and BBWAA ballots were submitted before postseason play.