Shohei Ohtani isn’t just in the running for MVP — he’s setting a new standard for the entire league.
While other stars have to choose between pitching or hitting, Ohtani is doing both… and doing it at a level that’s making the experts take their hats off. As of midway through the 2025 season, the Japanese superstar has hit 32 home runs, leading the National League, while also dominating both SLG (.605) and OPS (.987) — top offensive numbers that any slugger would dream of.
But the amazing thing is: he’s still pitching.
32 HR – Second only to himself (33 HR in 2021) for most home runs before the All-Star break among players who have pitched at least one game.
The question is no longer, “Is Ohtani good enough to win MVP?” but, “Who can stop him?”
The Unprecedented: There Is Only One Ohtani
Ohtani isn’t just a statistical standout — he’s the embodiment of a new era. What he’s doing is bending baseball logic: a pitcher can be the best slugger in the league. A 100-mile-per-hour hitter can be the most feared bat in the field.
Walking through the long line of MVP statues, as seen above, Ohtani isn’t just a contender — he’s a living legend, writing his legacy every day.
3 MVPs in 4 years?
If he keeps this up, Shohei Ohtani can win more than just his third MVP — he can make the title… be renamed after him. Because no one in modern history has ever done anything like this.
Warning to the rest of MLB: Ohtani hasn’t peaked yet.