Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player Award and first in the National League, and Aaron Judge earned his second American League honor on Thursday.

Ohtani and former Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout are the only active players to have won the award at least three times.

When a second Tommy John surgery sidelined Shohei Ohtani from pitching in 2024, it seemed he’d be hard-pressed to add a third MVP to his mantle, what with the novelty of two-way greatness on hold for the year. Yet after signing a $700 million contract ...