Who would be the most likely NL MVP except Ohtani? So much so that Soto gets the most votes
Mar 29, 2025
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I don't think there's any disagreement. Ohtani, who became the main character of the first 50-50 club in history by committing to the designated hitter last year and achieving 54 home runs and 59 steals, also became the third MVP of his life after the season, so his skills and status will not change this year.
Moreover, he will return to the mound after Tommy John Surgery rehabilitation this season, so he will resume his pitching and hitting dual jobs. Joining the Dodgers' starting rotation is in mid-May.
In 2021 and 2023, during his time with the Los Angeles Angels, he was named the unanimous MVP, showing his best performance in both pitching and hitting. In 2022, he filled both the regular innings and the regular at-bats for the first time in his history, but he had to settle for second place in the MVP vote because New York Yankees Aaron Judge set the record for the most home runs in an AL season.
Expectations are also high that another golden tower will be built as the team resumes its pitching and hitting jobs this season. Local media Dodgers Nation predicted on the 27th that `Ohtani, who hit a career-high 54 home runs last year, will hit another 50 home runs this year, and since he resumes pitching, he can still hit 30 home runs even if he can't hit 50 stolen bases' As a pitcher, he will rise to the top of 100 strikeouts and make records that can only be seen in video games'
Local experts have already accepted Ohtani's MVP award as a given.
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Then 'Otani became MVP without pitching last year. While achieving the first 50-50 in history, he continued his elbow rehabilitation. If it's as fun as you would expect someone else to be MVP this year, well do you want to pick Soto? Over the next five years, the MVP will likely be Ohtani's.' He wrote, "'He'll be pitching at some point this year, and his on-the-mound performance for the Dodgers is just another incredible appendix to everything he does to make himself stand out on the ground.'"
He has already made an unrivaled achievement as a batter last year, which means that if he plays as a pitcher this year, he will only add one achievement.
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Regarding the NL MVP, he changed the format of the question, saying, "'If it's not Otani, who will be the NL MVP?' It's quite different from saying, 'Who will be the MVP in the AL League?' NL asked Ohtani to pick among the players except him because of course he would be MVP.
It is a survey of 18 senior officials and scouts from each club.
Five out of 18 picked New York Mets Juan Soto. Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million FA contract last winter, the largest in sports history, and moved to the New York Mets. However, the general view is that no matter how high Soto's career high, it is difficult to overcome Ohtani.
Three Dodgers Mookie Betts, Chicago Cubs Kyle Tucker, Philadelphia Phillies Bryce Harper and Atlanta Braves Ronald Acuña Jr. each received two support.
In the home opener against the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium on the 28th, Ohtani led the team to a 5-4 victory by hitting two hits, one RBI and two runs in four at-bats, including a home run. He scored his first home run of the season in Game 2 of the Tokyo Series and drew an arch for two consecutive games. He has already hit two home runs in three games, and has a batting average of 0.417 (5 hits in 12 at-bats).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
