Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani Named Finalist For 2025 NL MVP Award

Shohei Ohtani put together another remarkable season for the Los Angeles Dodgers that ended with a second consecutive World Series trophy, and it could lead to an individual accolade as he was named among the finalists for the 2025 National League MVP Award.

He’s up against Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies, and the New York Mets’ Juan Soto.

Shohei Ohtani is named NL MVP finalist

This year marks a fifth consecutive season Ohtani has finished within the top-three of MVP voting. He previously finished top-two in the American League MVP voting in his final three seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, winning in 2021 and 2023.

Ohtani then added an NL MVP Award to his collection in 2024 in unanimous fashion. That made him the first full-time designated hitter to ever win MVP. Ohtani also became the first player Dodgers franchise history to unanimously win an MVP Award.

Ohtani is among just 11 players who have ever won three MVP Awards, and he joined Frank Robinson as the only players with one in each league.

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The 2025 MVP winners in both leagues will be announced live on MLB Network on Thursday, Nov. 13, beginning at 4 p.m. PT.

NL MVP finalists 2025

Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers

Ohtani is the heavy favorite to win the 2025 NL MVP Award after batting .282/.392/.622 with 25 doubles, career-high 55 RBI, and 102 RBI. He led the Majors with 146 runs scored and the NL with a 1.014 on-base plus slugging percentage.

Ohtani also made a successful return to pitching this season, going 1-1 with a 2.87 ERA and 1.04 WHIP across 14 starts while navigating a methodical buildup throughout the year.

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Kyle Schwarber, Phillies

Schwarber is a first-time MVP finalist and it certainly is well deserved after a prolific season with the Phillies. Schwarber led the NL with 56 home runs and his 132 RBI were most in the Majors.

Juan Soto, Mets

Soto’s first season with the Mets did not go as planned on a whole, but he set a career high with 43 home runs and surprisingly led the NL with 38 stolen bases. Soto’s previous career high was 12 stolen bases.

Soto led the Majors with 127 walks and his .396 on-base percentage was tops in the NL.