In one of the most exciting seasons in MLB history, two of its foremost players, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, took home their respective leagues’ MVP awards for the second year in a row. In doing so, their excellence on the diamond has been appropriately recognized and rewarded.
Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge Win 2025 NL, AL MVP Awards
History Repeats Itself
This is the third straight MVP award for Shohei Ohtani and his fourth by unanimous vote. In 2024, he enjoyed the first 50/50 season in baseball history. For an encore, the baseball unicorn reprised his role as a two-way player. Ohtani compiled a 2.87 ERA in major league competition while rehabbing from elbow surgery. He also hit 55 homers. His two-way play earned him the same honors in 2021 and 2023, when he played for the Los Angeles Angels. He is the first Dodgers player to win back-to-back MVP awards in franchise history, and the second Dodger to win it multiple times since Roy Campanella did it in 1951, 1953, and 1955.
Ohtani also joins Barry Bonds as the only two players in history to win the Most Valuable Player Award four times.
The legend continues!
Shohei Ohtani is the NL MVP for the second straight season! pic.twitter.com/aVC7HqxENQ
— MLB (@MLB) November 14, 2025
All Rise!
This is the third MVP award for the lanky Yankee outfielder and the second in as many seasons. Judge also won the American League batting title with an average of .331. His 53 homers are the most by any player to also win a batting title. He also became just the third player in major league history to hit at least 50 home runs and win the batting title. He joins Hall of Fame inductees Mickey Mantle and Jimmie Foxx in such a feat.
If those accolades aren’t enough, the Yankee great also led the American League in OPS (1,114), extra-base hits (85), runs (137), and in WAR (10.1).
Aaron Judge is MVP again!
It’s back-to-back AL MVPs for The Captain! pic.twitter.com/HzqA96V6Ni
— MLB (@MLB) November 14, 2025
The Gold Standard
Whatever the future holds for Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, their contributions have been cemented in back-to-back seasons and in history for future generations to consider and appreciate for generations to come. Eventually, they will both be enshrined in Cooperstown forever.
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