Overview
- Ohtani received 29 of 47 votes in AP balloting, with pole vaulter Armand Duplantis second and tennis star Carlos Alcaraz third.
- He captured a unanimous NL MVP, a third straight Silver Slugger and a fifth consecutive All-Star nod as the Dodgers repeated as World Series champions.
- His 2025 production featured a .282/.392/.622 line with 55 home runs and a 1.014 OPS, plus 14 starts on the mound with a 2.87 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 47 innings.
- He told the AP he plans to play for Japan in the World Baseball Classic, though he is unsure whether he will pitch.
- He became a first-time father in April, and the AP notes Babe Didrikson Zaharias holds the overall Athlete of the Year record with six.