Barring an ultra-rare tie, a deserving Most Valuable Player candidate in the American League was going to come away empty-handed Thursday night. Such was the reality of a year in which both Yankees captain Aaron Judge and Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh had legitimate statistical and narrative claims to the MVP.

The 2025 MLB Most Valuable Player Awards have been handed out, and Shohei Ohtani captured the NL MVP for the second straight season, while Aaron Judge secured it in the AL.

Shohei Ohtani has certainly enjoyed his two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers following his stint with the Los Angeles Angels. After missing the postseason in each of his six seasons with the Angels, Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers in 2024 and has since helped lead them to back-to-back World Series titles.

The seventh annual All-MLB team has been revealed, headlined by Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes and Shohei Ohtani on the first team.

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani returned to the mound in 2025, ending his year and a half hiatus from pitching in live games following his T