Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge going
for consecutive MVP awards
[November 04, 2025]
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge are in the running for
consecutive MVP awards.
Ohtani joined Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber and New
York Mets outfielder Juan Soto as finalists for the NL honor. Judge,
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and Cleveland Guardians third
baseman José Ramírez are in the mix for AL MVP.
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt and
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy also could be repeat winners
when the results are announced next week. Skubal, Houston Astros
right-hander Hunter Brown and Boston Red Sox left-hander Garrett
Crochet are finalists for the AL Cy Young Award.
Brown secured an extra selection for Houston after the first round
in next year's amateur draft under the collective bargaining
agreement's prospect promotion incentive. He earned the pick because
he was among the top 100 prospects from at least two of Baseball
America, ESPN and MLB.com heading into the 2023 season, accrued a
full season of service in his rookie season and had a top three
finish in Cy Young voting before he became arbitration eligible.
Ohtani is going for his second MVP award with the Dodgers and his
fourth overall. He also won with the Angels in 2021 and 2023. Judge
is trying for his third MVP win — all with the Yankees.
The 31-year-old Ohtani hit .282 with 55 homers and 102 RBIs in 158
games this year, helping the Dodgers win a second straight World
Series championship. The Japanese right-hander also went 1-1 with a
2.87 ERA in 14 starts in his return to the mound following a second
major elbow surgery.
The 33-year-old Judge batted .331 with 53 homers, 114 RBIs and a
major league-leading 1.145 OPS in 152 games with New York. He also
was voted MVP in 2022.
While Ramírez was terrific once again, the AL MVP race is expected
to come down to Judge and Raleigh, a switch-hitting catcher who led
the majors with 60 homers for Seattle during the regular season.
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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge reacts as he rounds the bases after
hitting a three-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during
the fourth inning of Game 3 of baseball's American League Division
Series, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin
II)
The top three finishers in voting for each of the
major individual awards presented annually by the Baseball Writers’
Association of America were announced Monday night on MLB Network.
Balloting is conducted before the postseason.
World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers
is a finalist for the NL Cy Young along with Pittsburgh Pirates ace
Paul Skenes and Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez. Skenes was
the NL Rookie of the Year in 2024.
Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin, Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade
Horton and Brewers infielder Caleb Durbin are competing for top NL
rookie this time around.
The finalists for AL Rookie of the Year are Red Sox outfielder Roman
Anthony and the Athletics duo of Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson. Kurtz
hit .290 with 36 homers and 86 RBIs in 117 games for the A's, and
Wilson batted .311 in 125 games.
Vogt was joined by Toronto's John Schneider and Seattle's Dan Wilson
as finalists for AL Manager of the Year. Philadelphia's Rob Thomson
and Cincinnati's Terry Francona are in the mix for the NL honor with
Murphy.
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