Ohtani Voted AL MVP for 2-Way Season, Harper Wins NL Honor

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani is greeted in the dugout after he hit a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle, on Oct. 3, 2021. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo

NEW YORK—Shohei Ohtani’s two-way season was so incredible, MVP voters filled out the top of their ballots only one way.

Ohtani was a unanimous winner of the American League MVP award Thursday for a hitting and pitching display not seen since Babe Ruth, and Bryce Harper earned the National League honor for the second time.