Overview
- Ohtani captured his third straight MVP and fourth overall with a unanimous vote, becoming the first player to win multiple MVPs in both leagues.
- The Dodgers completed a first-ever franchise repeat as World Series champions, which Ohtani called the year's most meaningful achievement.
- After Tommy John and left-shoulder surgeries, he returned to the mound on June 16 for his first pitching appearance in 663 days and resumed full two-way play.
- He hit a career-high 55 home runs, led the league in OPS, scored 146 runs, and achieved a reported first-ever 50 home runs and 50 strikeouts, adding 8 postseason homers and 2 pitching wins.
- He also won the Edgar Martinez Award (fifth straight), the Hank Aaron Award (third straight), and All-MLB First Team at DH, and he celebrated the MVP live on MLB Network with his wife and their dog, Dekopin, while saying he aims to start all season in 2026.