Major League Baseball has announced the winners of its top individual and managerial honors for the 2025 regular season, with several repeat winners highlighting an era of sustained dominance.
MVP Awards
In the American League, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees claimed the MVP for the third time in four seasons.
Judge put together an incredible year with a batting average of .331, an on-base percentage of .457, a slugging percentage of .688 in 2025, combining for a 1.144 OPS while hitting 53 home runs and collecting 114 RBIs.
The right fielder said after winning the award that it has always been a dream to stand alone at the top of the MLB.
“I always would joke around with my parents in the backyard or when I was playing Little League that one day I would get a chance to be in the Major Leagues,” he said, per the MLB. “I never thought it’d be something like this. It’s just truly incredible. Always chase your dreams.”
In the National League, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers was voted as the unanimous MVP, marking the fourth time he has won the award and the second straight season since joining the National League.
Offensively, Ohtani finished the year with a batting average of .282 and a slugging percentage of .622, collecting 55 home runs and 102 RBIs during the 2025 regular season.
Additionally, Ohtani pitched in 14 games this season, finishing the year with an earned run average (ERA) of 2.87 while striking out 62 batters during those appearances.
CY Young Awards
In the American League, left-hander Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers repeated as Cy Young winner, becoming the first AL pitcher to accomplish this feat since Pedro Martinez in 1999-2000.
Skubal finished the season with an ERA of only 3.08 while striking out 241 batters, walking only 33 batters, and allowing just 141 total hits for the season.
In total, Skubal became just the 12th player in MLB history to win back-to-back CY Young Awards, joining Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw, Tim Lincecum, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens, Greg Maddux, Jim Palmer, Denny McLain, and Sandy Koufax, per The MLB.
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes claimed the CY Young Award in the National League, winning the award just one season after being named the NL Rookie of the Year in 2024.
Skenes put together one of the most impressive pitching seasons in recent memory, leading the MLB with an ERA of just 1.97 while striking out 216 batters and only allowing 42 total walks.
While discussing the accomplishment, Skenes credited his teammates and coaches for pushing him and supporting his work every day.
“It truly is a team effort with the coaches that we had and the players,” he said, per the MLB.
“It’s pitchers making each other better, our catcher-pitcher relationship, coaches, the organization putting you in good spots to succeed. I couldn’t have done it by myself, and I’m super grateful that I had the infrastructure around me and the people around me to succeed.”
Manager of the Year Awards
On the managerial side, the American League Manager of the Year award was presented to Stephen Vogt of the Cleveland Guardians, marking the second straight season in which he has won the award.
Vogt guided a team that overcame a 15½-game deficit in the AL Central to win the division, which was the largest deficit to win a division in MLB history, according to the MLB.
The Guardians manager downplayed the award while discussing the achievement, saying that “All the credit goes to the players.”
“They kept their heads up, they didn’t get down, they kept their resiliency, and they never quit. We had every reason in the world to quit, and they never did, and I’m so proud of them,” he added, according to The MLB.
In the National League, Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers also earned his second straight Manager of the Year honor after guiding his club to a franchise-record 97 wins and the best record in MLB in 2025.
Both managers now join remarkably small clubs of back-to-back winners, with this season being the first time in MLB history that both leagues have had repeat Manager of the Year winners.