Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani secured his historic fourth career Most Valuable Player (MVP) award , all by unanimous vote, achieving a major career milestone, and the reaction from his biggest endorsement partner summed up his dominance in a single word. Shortly after, New Balance, with whom the 31-year-old Japanese phenom signed a footwear deal in 2023, labeled him with a fitting title: “Unicorn.” Their message, posted on X (formerly Twitter) , read: “Four MVPs. One Unicorn.” Expand Tweet

The description followed a historic night for Ohtani, who won his second straight National League MVP and became only the second player in MLB history to win the award at least four times. The only player above him is seven-time winner Barry Bonds .

Ohtani’s victories came

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