"Shohei Ohtani has his fourth MVP award. As expected, the two-way superstar repeated as NL MVP and has now won the award twice in each league. He's the second player in MLB history to win a fourth MVP. Barry Bonds won the award seven times. Until tonight, he'd been the only player to earn that title more than three times. Ohtani won the award unanimously for the third consecutive season and has gotten all 30 first-place votes in all four of his wins."
"Ohtani beats out Kyle Schwarber and , the other NL finalists. He led the majors with 146 runs scored while slashing .282/.392/.622 across 727 plate appearances. Ohtani paced the NL in slugging percentage and OPS. He hit a career-high 55 home runs, one back of Schwarber for the Senior Circuit lead. Ohtani's 102 runs batted in were "only" good for sixth in the NL, though that's partially because he spent all but one week of the season working out of the leadoff spot."
"While Schwarber matched Ohtani from a power perspective, the latter had the advantage of more than .040 points of batting average and .025 points in OBP. He also stole 20 bases and was a far more valuable overall baserunner. That's before considering his achievements on the mound. Ohtani finally returned after an extended layoff from pitching following his second career elbow surgery. He chipped in 47 innings of 2.84 ERA ball with 62 strikeouts over 14 starts."
Shohei Ohtani won a fourth MVP award, repeating as National League MVP and matching a rare four-MVP milestone behind only Barry Bonds. He was a unanimous selection for the third straight season and received all 30 first-place votes in each of his MVP wins. Ohtani led the majors with 146 runs and slashed .282/.392/.622 across 727 plate appearances, pacing the NL in slugging percentage and OPS while hitting a career-high 55 home runs. He stole 20 bases and contributed on the mound with 47 innings, a 2.84 ERA and 62 strikeouts over 14 starts.
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