Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Monday was named one of 10 nominees for the Hank Aaron Award in the National League, the award given annually to the top offensive player in each league.
The award is voted
on by a panel of former MLB players including Johnny Bench, Craig Biggio, Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, Chipper Jones, Pedro Martínez, Eddie Murray, David Ortiz, Albert Pujols, John Smoltz, and Robin Yount, plus fan voting that runs from Monday through October 12. The Aaron Award winner for the National League and American League will be announced during the MLB award show in Las Vegas on November 13.
Ohtani won the Aaron Award in the NL in 2024, and also won the honor in the American League in 2023 while with the Angels. He’s the only player in the 25-year history of the award to win it in each league.
The full list of NL nominees for the Hank Aaron Award:
- Pete Alonso, Mets 1B
- Corbin Carroll, D-backs OF
- Geraldo Perdomo, D-backs SS
- Kyle Schwarber, Phillies DH
- Juan Soto, Mets OF
- Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres OF
- Kyle Tucker, Cubs OF
- Trea Turner, Phillies SS
- Christian Yelich, Brewers OF
Ohtani this season led the National League in OPS (1.014), slugging percentage (.622), runs scored (146), total bases (380), extra-base hits (89), times on base (284), OPS+ (179), wOBA (.418), wRC+ (172), and isolated power (.340). Ohtani’s 55 home runs — which broke his own Dodgers record — were second in the league, one behind Schwarber.
