| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2025 proj | 582 | 176 | 116 | 47 | 113 | 83 | 156 | 38 | 0.302 | 87.2 |
| 2025 | 611 | 172 | 146 | 55 | 102 | 109 | 187 | 20 | 0.282 | 81.7 |
| 2024 | 636 | 197 | 134 | 54 | 130 | 81 | 162 | 59 | 0.310 | 108.2 |
| 2023 | 497 | 151 | 102 | 44 | 95 | 91 | 143 | 20 | 0.304 | 72.4 |
| 2022 | 586 | 160 | 90 | 34 | 95 | 72 | 161 | 11 | 0.273 | 101.8 |
| 2021 | 537 | 138 | 103 | 46 | 100 | 96 | 189 | 26 | 0.257 | 65.0 |
| 2020 | 153 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 50 | 7 | 0.190 | 20.7 |
| 2019 | 384 | 110 | 51 | 18 | 62 | 33 | 110 | 12 | 0.286 | 35.7 |
| 2018 | 326 | 93 | 59 | 22 | 61 | 37 | 102 | 10 | 0.285 | 21.8 |
| Date | News |
| 11/26/25 | Dodgers star Ohtani to play for Japan in WBC. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will play for Team Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic as the country looks to defend their 2023 title. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47090772/shohe... |
| 11/25/25 | Shohei Ohtani confirms 2026 World Baseball Classic plans as Japan looks to defend title. Ohtani and Japan are trying to win their second straight WBC championship in March Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/shohei-ohtani-w... |
| 11/25/25 | Dodgers star Ohtani to play for Japan in WBC. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will play for Team Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic as the country looks to defend their 2023 title. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47090772/shohe... |
| 11/25/25 | Shohei Ohtani announces he will play for Japan in next year's World Baseball Classic. Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan in next year’s World Baseball Classic. The two-way Los Angeles Dodgers star made the announcement on social media Monday night. Ohtani helped Japan win the 2023 WBC, striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out of the championship game against the United States. He was named MVP of the tournament. Ohtani won his fourth MVP award this month, shortly after he helped the Dodgers win their second straight World Series title. He did not specify in his post whether he plans to pitch for Japan in the WBC, which begins on March 5. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/shohei-ohtani... |
| 11/25/25 | Shohei Ohtani announces he will play for Japan in next year's World Baseball Classic. Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan in next year’s World Baseball Classic. The two-way Los Angeles Dodgers star made the announcement on social media Monday night. Ohtani helped Japan win the 2023 WBC, striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out of the championship game against the United States. He was named MVP of the tournament. Ohtani won his fourth MVP award this month, shortly after he helped the Dodgers win their second straight World Series title. He did not specify in his post whether he plans to pitch for Japan in the WBC, which begins on March 5. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/shohei-ohtani... |
| 11/24/25 | Shohei Ohtani Confirms Intent to Represent Japan in 2026 World Baseball Classic. The Dodgers superstar plans to play for his home country once again in next year's baseball spectacle. Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/shohei-ohtan... |
| 11/23/25 | Historic home run balls hit by Dodgers sold for over $500,000 total at auction. One of the balls from Shohei Ohtani's three-home run game in the NLCS went for a top bid of $300,000. Home run balls hit by Miguel Rojas and Will Smith in Game 7 of the World Series were also auctioned off. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/11/23/historic-hom... |
| 11/17/25 | Dodgers' Ohtani becomes 4-time unanimous MVP. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP in five seasons, all of them in unanimous fashion, beating out the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber and the Mets' Juan Soto for the 2025 NL award. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46958495/dodge... |
| 11/16/25 | Dodgers' Ohtani becomes 4-time unanimous MVP. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP in five seasons, all of them in unanimous fashion, beating out the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber and the Mets' Juan Soto for the 2025 NL award. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46958495/dodge... |
| 11/16/25 | Dodgers' Ohtani becomes 4-time unanimous MVP. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP in five seasons, all of them in unanimous fashion, beating out the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber and the Mets' Juan Soto for the 2025 NL award. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46958495/dodge... |
| 11/15/25 | Dodgers' Ohtani becomes 4-time unanimous MVP. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP in five seasons, all of them in unanimous fashion, beating out the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber and the Mets' Juan Soto for the 2025 NL award. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46958495/dodge... |
| 11/14/25 | Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accolade. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the National League honor and Aaron Judge earned the American League accolade for the third time. Ohtani won a MVP for the third straight year, his second in the NL with the Los Angeles Dodgers after two in the AL with the Los Angeles Angels. All four have been unanimous. Judge became the New York Yankees’ fourth three-time winner, edging Seattle’s Cal Raleigh with 17 first-place votes to 13 for the switch-hitting catcher. The vote was the closest for an MVP since the Angels’ Mike Trout topped Houston’s Alex Bregman by 17-13 in 2019. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/dodgers-2-way... |
| 11/14/25 | Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accolade. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the National League honor and Aaron Judge earned the American League accolade for the third time. Ohtani won a MVP for the third straight year, his second in the NL with the Los Angeles Dodgers after two in the AL with the Los Angeles Angels. All four have been unanimous. Judge became the New York Yankees’ fourth three-time winner, edging Seattle’s Cal Raleigh with 17 first-place votes to 13 for the switch-hitting catcher. The vote was the closest for an MVP since the Angels’ Mike Trout topped Houston’s Alex Bregman by 17-13 in 2019. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/dodgers-2-way... |
| 11/14/25 | Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge earn MVP honors; NFL, college football previews; NBA rookie rankings. Plus a look ahead at Saturday's stacked UFC 322 card Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/shohei-ohtani-a... |
| 11/14/25 | Shohei Ohtani's fourth MVP award sparks celebrations in Japan. It’s become an annual ritual: Shohei Ohtani wins a Most Valuable Player award and Japan celebrates with newspaper extra editions being handed out a major train station. The two-way Japanese star claimed his fourth career MVP award on Thursday night, and on Friday morning in Tokyo — the Japanese capital is 14 hours ahead of the American east coast — the extras hit the streets. Congratulatory messages came in immediately from the top of the government — and from down on the sidewalk. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/shohei-ohtani... |
| 11/14/25 | Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accolade. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the National League honor and Aaron Judge earned the American League accolade for the third time. Ohtani won a MVP for the third straight year, his second in the NL with the Los Angeles Dodgers after two in the AL with the Los Angeles Angels. All four have been unanimous. Judge became the New York Yankees’ fourth three-time winner, edging Seattle’s Cal Raleigh with 17 first-place votes to 13 for the switch-hitting catcher. The vote was the closest for an MVP since the Angels’ Mike Trout topped Houston’s Alex Bregman by 17-13 in 2019. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/dodgers-2-way... |
| 11/13/25 | Shohei Ohtani named 2025 National League MVP: Dodgers superstar unanimously wins fourth award. Ohtani joins Barry Bonds as only the second MLB player with four career MVP awards Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/shohei-ohtani-m... |
| 11/12/25 | Best run ever? How Shohei Ohtani's five-year stretch compares to baseball's greats. The Dodgers' two-way star is on the verge of winning his fourth MVP award in five years. Where does his run rank among the all-time best? Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46835087/2025-... |
| 11/07/25 | Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to be posted to MLB: Shohei Ohtani's WBC teammate will have 45 days to sign. Murakami, 25, holds the single-season NPB home run record for a Japanese-born player Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/munetaka-muraka... |
| 11/06/25 | Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers win Silver Slugger awards. The award, as the top offensive performer at his position, is the fourth of Ohtani’s career. The Dodgers have won the team award each of the past two seasons. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2025/11/06/shohei-ohtan... |