Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani made history on Thursday, becoming the first player to win four Most Valuable Player awards by unanimous vote, and the only player to win multiple MVP awards in both leagues. Don Mattingly announces the 2025 NL MVP ... Shohei Ohtani 🦄 https://t.co/nwLtgGmuyo pic.twitter.com/OHiWH0rqVI

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Shohei Ohtani not only won his second straight World Series trophy, but he won his third straight MVP award and his fourth in the last five years. Ohtani continues to establish himself as a clear-cut Hall of Famer and one of the best players in MLB history.

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,

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss the Dodgers two-way start’s third straight Most Valuable Player award - and fourth overall - and where it places him among the best all-time athletes across all major sports.

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.