Shohei Ohtani makes history with back-to-back MVPs

VIDEO SHOWS: LOS ANGELES DODGERS' STAR SHOHEI OHTANI BEING NAMED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AND BEST HITTER / SOUNDBITE OF OHTANI / TRAINING FOOTAGE OF OHTANI / STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF OHTANI FROM WORLD SERIES VICTORY  RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES  (NOVEMBER 13, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESENTER ANNOUNCING THE NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP, SAYING: "Congrats to Shohei Ohtani, the 2025 MLB MVP. He is now a four-time Most Valuable Player, doing so in a five-year span" 2. VARIOUS OF OHTANI CELEBRATING WITH HIS FAMILY 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER BASEBALL DESIGNATED HITTER EDGAR MARTINEZ, SAYING: “It's always an honor to present the award that bears my name. Edgar Martinez outstanding designated hitter of the year. I know how tough it is to make hitting look easy. But this year's winner didn't just make it look easy. He made it look legendary. For the fifth consecutive time, the winner is Shohei Ohtani. And Shohei, thanks for making me glad they named this award after a hitter, not a pitcher or two. My best to you. Congratulations.” 4. (SOUNDBITE) (JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT) MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, SHOHEI OHTANI, SAYING: “Good evening. I wanted to take this time to say thank you for this prestigious award and to everyone that voted. I especially want to thank Billye Aaron and the Aaron family present this evening. Your husband’s legacy lives on. Thank you.” TOKYO, JAPAN (FILE – MARCH 19, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 5. SHOHEI OHTANI WALKING OUT TO PITCH 6. . OHTANI WALKING ON PITCH AND THROWING BALL 7 . VARIOUS OF OHTANI PRACTICING PITCHING 8 . OHTANI THROWING BALL AND WALKING / OHTANI THROWING BALL TO STANDS / FANS TRYING TO CATCH BALL 9. OHTANI WALKING WHILE TALKING TO ASSISTANT / OHTANI WALKING OFF PITCH 10 . OHTANI WALKING OFF PITCH TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (FILE – NOVEMBER 1, 2025)  –  IMAGN IMAGES  – Mandatory Credit "Imagn Images" 11. OHTANI WARMING UP BEFORE GAME SEVEN OF THE 2025 MLB WORLD SERIES AGAINST THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT ROGERS CENTRE 12.  OHTANI HITTING A SINGLE AGAINST THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS IN THE FIRST INNING DURING GAME SEVEN OF THE 2025 MLB WORLD SERIES AT ROGERS CENTRE  13. DODGERS’ SECOND BASEMAN MIGUEL ROJAS  CELEBRATING WITH OHTANI  AFTER SCORING AGAINST THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS IN THE NINTH INNING DURING GAME SEVEN    14. OHTANI REACTING AFTER DEFEATING THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS IN THE ELEVENTH INNING OF GAME SEVEN   STORY: Los Angeles Dodgers’ star Shohei Ohtani had his greatness reconfirmed adding another Most Valuable Player award to his trophy case. Ohtani secured his third consecutive MVP award and fourth in the last five years — leaving him just three shy of Barry Bonds for the most in MLB history on Thursday (November 13) night. Ohtani and Aaron Judge became the first duo to win the Most Valuable Player Award in the same back-to-back seasons. The 31-year-old Japan native received all 30 first-place votes for the National League MVP. Ohtani earned his latest honor after piling up a career-high 55 homers, a majors-best 146 runs and an NL-high a .622 slugging percentage and 1.014 OPS in 158 games. He also returned to the mound after taking 18 months off and forged a 1-1 record with a 2.87 ERA in 14 starts. He registered 62 strikeouts versus just nine walks over 47 innings. "It was a great year," Ohtani said on MLB Network via translator. "Like I said, I'm grateful to my teammates, the coaching staff … but not only them. The fans were the ones who really rooted us on and supported us." Ohtani added eight home runs in 17 postseason games while leading the Dodgers to their second consecutive World Series title, though his playoff exploits did not factor into the BBWAA voting.  (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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