Once again, Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been named his league's Most Valuable Player. On Thursday night, Ohtani won National League MVP, beating out fellow finalists Kyle Schwarber ( Philadelphia Phillies) and Juan Soto ( New York Mets ).

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani won the fourth Most Valuable Player award of his career Thursday night. Ohtani earned his second consecutive NL

The two-way Japanese star did both for a second season in a row for the Los Angeles Dodgers, earning his fourth career MVP on Thursday night while unanimously earning the National League honor. Considering Ohtani is 31,

By Irene Wang TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese baseball fans hailed Shohei Ohtani's fourth unanimous MVP Award on Friday, calling the Los Angeles Dodgers star a source of national pride and welcome good news amid the economic gloom.

Shohei Ohtani won his fourth unanimous Most Valuable Player award and second with the Los Angeles Dodgers in back-to-back years. His teammate Freddie Freeman and his wife Chelsea celebrated him with a never-before-seen photo of them together with Ohtani and his wife Mamiko.

But first, it's award season in baseball, and the American League and National League MVPs have finally been selected. Let's start there.

The biggest awards have now been handed out in baseball, and one of them just increased Tarik Skubal’s free agency value. On Wednesday, the Cy Young Awards were announced, and Tarik Skubal (of course) won for the second year in a row, while Paul Skenes of the Pirates won for the NL.