Two first-time winners, two unanimous votes
Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez and Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong won the 2026 MVP awards, MLB reported on November 12 in the US evening. Alvarez is the American League winner and Crow-Armstrong the National League winner. Both receive the award for the first time.
Each collected all 30 first-place votes and 420 points. Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero finished second in the AL with 267 points; the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani was second in the NL with 264. The linked official tables list every player who received votes.
What the ballots measure
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballots were submitted before the postseason. Two writers in each league city vote, with 14 points for first place, nine for second and successively fewer through tenth. The result is not a public fan ballot or a postseason-performance award.
Alvarez finished with a .316 batting average, .432 on-base percentage and .607 slugging percentage. Crow-Armstrong combined 45 home runs with 41 stolen bases. These MVP awards are separate from the Hank Aaron awards that the same players received earlier in the week.
