As any pet owner can attest, man’s best friend typically runs the household. Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani’s dog, Decoy, seems to be no exception. Ohtani, 31, won his fourth career MVP award and third in a row in the National League on Thursday,

Once again, Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been named his league's Most Valuable Player. On Thursday night, Ohtani won National League MVP, beating out fellow finalists Kyle Schwarber ( Philadelphia Phillies) and Juan Soto ( New York Mets ).

Barring an ultra-rare tie, a deserving Most Valuable Player candidate in the American League was going to come away empty-handed Thursday night. Such was the reality of a year in which both Yankees captain Aaron Judge and Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh had legitimate statistical and narrative claims to the MVP.

Shohei Ohtani won his fourth unanimous Most Valuable Player award and second with the Los Angeles Dodgers in back-to-back years. His teammate Freddie Freeman and his wife Chelsea celebrated him with a never-before-seen photo of them together with Ohtani and his wife Mamiko.

By Irene Wang TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese baseball fans hailed Shohei Ohtani's fourth unanimous MVP Award on Friday, calling the Los Angeles Dodgers star a source of national pride and welcome good news amid the economic gloom.

But first, it's award season in baseball, and the American League and National League MVPs have finally been selected. Let's start there.

The biggest awards have now been handed out in baseball, and one of them just increased Tarik Skubal’s free agency value. On Wednesday, the Cy Young Awards were announced, and Tarik Skubal (of course) won for the second year in a row, while Paul Skenes of the Pirates won for the NL.