Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani unanimously wins National League MVP

[ad_1] Recent off of profitable the primary World Sequence of his profession, Shohei Ohtani was unanimously voted because the 2024 Nationwide League MVP.

It's the first time anybody has gained the award as a delegated hitter.

That is Ohtani’s third time profitable MVP (all unanimously) and the primary time within the Nationwide League. Ohtani is the second participant to win the award in each leagues, becoming a member of Frank Robinson.

Ohtani turned the fifteenth MVP in Dodgers franchise historical past and the primary since Cody Bellinger in 2019.

It was an entire staff effort, I would not have been in a position to obtain this award if it weren't for my teammates," Ohtani mentioned after profitable the award. "I am receiving this award as representing the staff."

When Ohtani signed his mega $700M contract final offseason, he was coming off a serious arm surgical procedure for the second time in his MLB profession. Whereas he couldn’t pitch in 2024, he might nonetheless play as a delegated hitter.

There have been some issues as to how a lot worth Ohtani might carry as a DH-only participant. He silenced these issues by placing up the perfect offensive season of his profession.

In his first 12 months in Los Angeles, Ohtani helped lead the Dodgers to the playoffs whereas hitting .310/.390/1.036 with an OPS+ of 190. He additionally led the Nationwide League in house runs, RBI, on-base share and slugging share whereas hitting leadoff for many of the season.

Ohtani shattered a number of Dodger and MLB data en path to changing into the MVP.

He broke the franchise document for many house runs in a single season whereas concurrently changing into the first-ever participant in historical past to have a 50/50 season.

He did all of this whereas recovering from surgical procedure that may have compelled every other participant to overlook the season.

Ohtani profitable MVP is an incredible finish to what was an unreal first 12 months with the Dodgers. When he returns to the mound in 2025, there isn't any telling what different data he might break.