While Ohtani did not win NL MVP officially until November 21, he was the favorite to take home the award for months. During the 2017 season in Japan, Ohtani slashed .332/.403/.540.

Reigning NL MVP Shohei Ohtani has returned to pitching, but challengers are on the rise. Who will win this year? Vote now in ...

The MLB also named Ohtani to the 2024 All-MLB 1st Team. Thursday's award comes a month after the Dodgers bested the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series .

NL MVP Award finalists. Francisco Lindor (Mets), Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers), Ketel Marte (Diamondbacks) ... National League Cy Young Award. 2023 - Blake Snell SP, Padres. 2022 - Sandy Alcantara SP, ...

Each award has a voting committee of 30 — two writers representing each of the 15 cities in that league. Two writers from New York were assigned to cast a ballot for AL MVP, for example, as were ...

Shohei Ohtani was voted the unanimous winner of the 2024 National League MVP Award, punctuating what was a wildly successful and impressive first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Because pitchers have their specialty award with the Cy Young, it is rare for pitchers to win the MLB MVP. The last pitchers to win MLB MVP were Clayton Kershaw in 2014 and Justin Verlander in 2011.