Astros second baseman Jose Altuve wins MVP
Below is a breakdown of the 30 individual ballots, submitted by two writers representing each city in the American League. For more information on the voting, see our Voting FAQ.
| Name | Affiliation | Chapter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roch Kubatko | MASNsports.com | BAL | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Lindor | Simmons | Cruz | Schoop | Betts | Correa |
| Ken Rosenthal | The Athletic | BAL | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Lindor | Dozier | Kluber | Springer | Sale | Simmons |
| Rob Bradford | WEEI.com | BOS | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Lindor | Dozier | Kluber | Sale | Abreu | Hosmer | Trout |
| Nick Cafardo | Boston Globe | BOS | Altuve | Judge | Kluber | Trout | Simmons | Ramirez | Betts | Sale | Lindor | Gregorius |
| Daryl Van Schouwen | Chicago Sun-Times | CHI | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Betts | Lindor | Simmons | Sale | Kluber | Trout | Correa |
| Dan Hayes | NBC Sports Chicago | CHI | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Kluber | Lindor | Sale | Betts | Simmons | Abreu |
| Paul Hoynes | Cleveland.com | CLE | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Lindor | Trout | Betts | Upton | Dozier | Simmons | Springer |
| Jordan Bastian | MLB.com | CLE | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Kluber | Sale | Lindor | Betts | Springer | Simmons |
| Chris McCosky | Detroit News | DET | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Lindor | Betts | Springer | Simmons | Upton | Kluber |
| Anthony Fenech | Detroit Free Press | DET | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Lindor | Trout | Kluber | Sale | Hosmer | Simmons | Buxton |
| Brian McTaggart | MLB.com | HOU | Altuve | Judge | Trout | Ramirez | Kluber | Betts | Lindor | Cruz | Simmons | Gonzalez |
| Kristie Rieken | The Associated Press | HOU | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Betts | Lindor | Kluber | Springer | Simmons | Cruz |
| Rustin Dodd | Kansas City Star | KC | Ramirez | Altuve | Judge | Trout | Lindor | Kluber | Hosmer | Sale | Simmons | Betts |
| Sam Mellinger | Kansas City Star | KC | Judge | Altuve | Ramirez | Trout | Lindor | Betts | Buxton | Upton | Simmons | Hosmer |
| Jeff Miller | Orange County Register | LA | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Betts | Simmons | Kluber | Lindor | Sale | Correa |
| Tim Brown | Yahoo Sports | LA | Altuve | Judge | Trout | Ramirez | Lindor | Schoop | Simmons | Betts | Cruz | Gonzalez |
| Dave Campbell | Associated Press | MIN | Altuve | Judge | Trout | Ramirez | Betts | Lindor | Abreu | Dozier | Cruz | Hosmer |
| Patrick Reusse | Minneapolis Star Tribune | MIN | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Lindor | Sale | Kluber | Dozier | Gonzalez | Sanchez |
| George A. King III | New York Post | NY | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Lindor | Betts | Cruz | Encarnacion | Gregorius | Trout | Hosmer |
| Erik Boland | Newsday | NY | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Lindor | Betts | Springer | Schoop | Cruz | Abreu |
| Susan Slusser | San Francisco Chronicle | OAK | Altuve | Judge | Trout | Ramirez | Betts | Kluber | Correa | Simmons | Buxton | Cruz |
| Joe Stiglich | NBC Sports Bay Area | OAK | Altuve | Judge | Trout | Ramirez | Lindor | Betts | Kluber | Upton | Cruz | Schoop |
| Greg Johns | MLB.com | SEA | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Lindor | Kluber | Simmons | Betts | Sale | Cruz |
| Ryan Divish | Seattle Times | SEA | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Betts | Kluber | Lindor | Sale | Simmons | Cruz |
| Marc Topkin | Tampa Bay Times | TB | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Lindor | Betts | Cruz | Simmons | Kluber | Dozier |
| Roger Mooney | Tampa Bay Times | TB | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Cruz | Schoop | Simmons | Kluber | Abreu | Hosmer |
| TR Sullivan | MLB.Com | TEX | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Cruz | Abreu | Sale | Kluber | Gonzalez | Schoop |
| Jeff Wilson | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | TEX | Altuve | Judge | Trout | Ramirez | Sale | Kluber | Cruz | Betts | Lindor | Schoop |
| Richard Griffin | Toronto Star | TOR | Judge | Altuve | Ramirez | Betts | Trout | Lindor | Dozier | Hosmer | Kluber | Davis |
| Gregor Chisholm | MLB.com | TOR | Altuve | Judge | Ramirez | Trout | Kluber | Sale | Lindor | Betts | Correa | Donaldson |