Overview
- Ohtani captured all 30 first-place votes for his fourth MVP, becoming the only player with four unanimous selections and trailing only Barry Bonds’ seven overall.
- Aaron Judge earned his third AL MVP with 17 first-place votes to Cal Raleigh’s 13 after leading MLB in batting average (.331) and OPS (1.144) with 53 home runs.
- Returning to the mound in June, Ohtani posted a 2.87 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 47 innings while leading the NL with a 1.014 OPS and hitting 55 home runs.
- Kyle Schwarber was the NL runner-up and Juan Soto finished third; in the AL, Raleigh placed second and José Ramírez was third.
- The winners were announced at the MLB Awards gala in Las Vegas as Ohtani’s season coincided with the Dodgers’ second consecutive World Series title.