New York Yankees’ slugger Aaron Judge earned four more first-place votes than Seattle Mariners’ catcher Cal Raleigh to win the American League MVP. Judge outpolled Raleigh, 17-13, in first-place votes. It was the closest MVP race since 2019, when Mike Trout won over Alex Bregman by the same margin. Judge’s…
Dodgers’ two-way player Shohei Ohtani won his second straight NL MVP award after winning twice in the American League. Ohtani, who was honored in the American League in 2021 and 2023, is only the second player to be named MVP at least four times. The only player who won more…
Los Angeles’ Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani was the unanimous selection for the NL MVP award, adding a third MVP to the two he won in the American League. Ohtani, who earned MVP honors in the American League in 2021 and 2023 with the Los Angeles Angels, becomes the second player…
New York Yankees’ outfielder Aaron Judge won his second American League MVP Award, sweeping all 30 votes. Judge, who also won this award in 2022, is the 17th multiple winner in the American League. He joins a list that features three-time winners Jimmie Foxx (1932-33, 1938), Joe DiMaggio (1939, 1941,…
Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Braves unanimously won the NL MVP Award, marking the first time in BBWAA voting for Most Valuable Player dating to 1931 that the winners in both leagues were unanimous selections. Acuna is the eighth unanimous winner in the NL, joining Orlando Cepeda (1967), Mike Schmidt…
Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani was a unanimous selection as the 2023 AL MVP. This election marks the 12th time the AL MVP Award winner was a unanimous choice, and the second time for Ohtani, who was also a unanimous MVP in 2021. He is the first player to win…
Yankees’ outfielder Aaron Judge picked up 28 of 30 votes on his way to winning the American League MVP Award. This marks the 21st time that a Yankees player has been honored, the most MVP Awards overall for one club in BBWAA voting dating to 1931. The St. Louis Cardinals…
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt was named the 2022 National League MVP, giving the Cardinals a league record 18 winners. St. Louis’ total of MVP winners is second only to the New York Yankees’ 21 in the American League. Goldschmidt joins a list that includes three-time winners Stan Musial (1943, 1946,…
Shohei Ohtani, who starred as a hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, won the American League MVP Award unanimously, becoming the 11th player to sweep the voting in the AL. The other unanimous winners in the AL: Hank Greenberg (1935), Al Rosen (1953), Mickey Mantle (1956), Frank Robinson…
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper was named the National League MVP, the second time he has won the award. Harper won in 2015 with the Washington Nationals. It marks the eighth time a Phillies player has won the award with Harper joining Jimmy Rollins (2007), Ryan Howard (2006), three-time winner…
