Pete Crow-Armstrong unanimously ends Shohei Ohtani's run as NL MVP, Yordan Alvarez takes AL MVP for Astros

Pete Crow-Armstrong unanimously wins the 2026 NL MVP, ending Shohei Ohtani’s three-year run, while Yordan Alvarez takes the AL MVP for the Astros. The piece argues both awards were clear-cut thanks to PCA’s elite two-way position-player value and Alvarez’s overwhelming offensive dominance.