In a sport that worships its G.O.A.T.s, Shohei Ohtani keeps rewriting the script with the quiet ease of someone born to bend the edges of reality. On Thursday night, MLB announced what almost felt inevitable: the Los Angeles Dodgers ’ two-way phenomenon claimed the 2025 National League MVP Award , his t hird straight MVP and fourth overall , adding another chapter to a career that already reads like folklore.

His latest coronation followed a season that pushed the boundaries of what the modern game believed possible. In 2025, he launched a new 50/50 club: Fifty home runs. Fifty strikeouts. A second consecutive World Series title . Another parade through Los Angeles , another reminder that Ohtani doesn’t just play baseball — he elevates it, like an artist painting on a canvas

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