Alvarez, Crow-Armstrong Sweep 2026 MLB MVPs Unanimously With 420-Point AL Win

3 articles · Updated · Bleacher Report · Nov 13

Yordan Alvarez and Pete Crow-Armstrong both won their league MVP awards unanimously, with Alvarez taking all 30 first-place votes and 420 points in the AL race.
Alvarez earned it with MLB-best offense: a .316/.432/.601 line, 42 homers, 109 walks and a 181 wRC+ that topped the next-best hitter by 24 points.
Crow-Armstrong separated himself in the NL with a .280/.372/.570 line, 45 homers, 41 steals and elite defense, finishing at 10.6 fWAR—3.6 wins ahead of Bobby Witt Jr. for baseball's biggest overall edge.
That surge helped Crow-Armstrong overtake Shohei Ohtani, whose MVP bid faded after knee and biceps injuries ended his pitching on July 3 and preceded a .232/.325/.420 finish from Aug. 1 onward.
The awards add historical weight: Alvarez became only the second primary designated hitter to win an MVP, while Crow-Armstrong gave the Cubs their first NL MVP since Kris Bryant in 2016.