The first two seasons of Shohei Ohtani’s 10-year deal with the Dodgers have gone swimmingly, with the team winning the World Series twice, Ohtani winning National League MVP twice, and now taking home another Associated Press male athlete of the year award.

Associated Press announced the 2025 award on Tuesday, with Ohtani receiving 29 of 47 votes from AP staffers and members. Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis was second with five votes, and No. 1-ranked tennis player Carlos Alcaraz got four votes. To give an idea of the competition, Duplantis per Associated Press “won his third consecutive world title and has set the world record 14 times, including four times in 2025.”

Ohtani had another dynamic season offensively for the Dodgers, hitting .282/.392/.622 with 55 home runs, 20 stolen bases, a

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