Shohei Ohtani is once again a finalist for the Hank Aaron Award, Major League Baseball’s annual honor that recognizes the most outstanding regular season offensive performer in each league.
Ohtani won the Hank Aaron Award in his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and is now the favorite to repeat as the National League’s winner.
The two-way superstar also won the Hank Aaron Award in his final season with the Los Angeles Angels in 2023. A win this year would mark Ohtani’s third consecutive season winning the honor.
Ohtani hit .282/.392/.622 with 25 doubles, nine triples, 55 home runs, 146 runs scored and 102 RBI with 20 stolen bases and a 172 wRC+ over 158 games this year.
His 1.014 on-base plus slugging was second in MLB to Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees.
Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to hit exactly 55 home runs in a season, and he broke the Dodgers’ single-season franchise home run record, surpassing the 54 he hit last season.
The 2025 Hank Aaron Award winners will be announced live from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Thursday, Nov. 13, during a special presentation at the MLB Awards.
Ohtani (2023-2024), Judge (2022, 2024), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (2021) and Christian Yelich (2018-2019) are among this year’s finalists who previously have won a Hank Aaron Award.
A committee of MLB.com journalists reviewed the top offensive statistics, accomplishments and performances from the regular season to determine the 10 finalists for each league. MLB legends and past recipients of the prestigious award comprise the renowned panel that each cast votes for their choices for the honor.
The distinguished group includes: 2006 and 2009 Hank Aaron Award winner Derek Jeter; 2005 and 2016 Hank Aaron Award winner David Ortiz; 2003 and 2009 Hank Aaron Award winner Albert Pujols; Ken Griffey Jr.; Chipper Jones; Pedro Martínez; John Smoltz; Johnny Bench; Craig Biggio; Eddie Murray and Robin Yount.
Fans also have the opportunity to cast their vote on who should receive this award by voting from the list of finalists in each the American League and National League through MLB.com/aaron. The voting window began Monday and runs through Sunday, Oct., 12 at 9:59 p.m. PT.
The Hank Aaron Award was introduced in 1999 to honor the 25th Anniversary of his breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record, and, at that time, was the first major award introduced by Major League Baseball in more than 25 years.
At this year’s All-Star Game, MLB celebrated the 51st anniversary of Hank Aaron’s historic 715th record-breaking home run with a special in-game presentation. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the Hank Aaron Award’s introduction, which was established to honor the momentous milestone.
2025 Hank Aaron Award finalists
American League finalist
Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins
Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays
Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers
Vladimir Gurrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Nick Kurtz, Athletics
Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians
George Springer, Toronto Blue Jays
Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
National League finalists
Pete Alonso, New York Mets
Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
Geraldo Perdomo, Arizona Diamondbacks
Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies
Juan Soto, New York Mets
Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
Kyle Tucker, Chicago Cubs
Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies
Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
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