Before Ohtani, no player in any of the Big Four North American professional sports leagues — MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL — had won MVP and a championship in each of his first two seasons with a team, according to OptaSTATS.
The two-way Ohtani was a unanimous winner for his third straight MVP (two straight in the NL) and fourth in the last five years. Only Barry Bonds (seven) has more MVPs, and Bonds (2001-04) was the only previous player to win three in a row. No other player in history has been voted MVP unanimously multiple times; Ohtani has been unanimous every time.
All for one: Unanimous MVP Award winners
“The biggest thing,” Ohtani said through an interpreter of this 2025 win, “is obviously being able to win the World Series. That’s first and foremost. You know, it’s icing on the cake to be able to get an individual award, being crowned MVP, but I just really appreciate the support from all my teammates, everybody around me, my supporting staff.”
