Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani lifts the trophy as the Dodgers celebrate after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of baseball's World Series on Nov. 2 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, file)

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends.

The baseball superstar ends 2025 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth time, tying him with Lance Armstrong, LeBron James and Tiger Woods for most among male honorees.

“Receiving this award multiple times is something truly special,” Ohtani said in Japanese in an exclusive interview with the AP.

Ohtani received 29 of 47 votes in balloting among sports journalists from the AP and its members after his two-way dominance culminated in a repeat World Series ti

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