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Most Valuable Player (MVP)

2026 MVP Race

The top MVP contenders among hitters in 2026. Updated daily by TGN's proprietary cumulative evaluation.

American League (AL)
Higher lines indicate a stronger TGN cumulative evaluation.
MarAprMayJunJul
  • Yordan Alvarez
  • Junior Caminero
  • Ben Rice
  • Nick Kurtz
  • Miguel Vargas
#1
Yordan Alvarez
HOU
AVG.324
HR33
RBI75
OPS1.083
SB1
#2
Junior Caminero
TB
AVG.285
HR29
RBI62
OPS.933
SB2
#3
Ben Rice
NYY
AVG.281
HR29
RBI68
OPS.966
SB2
#4
Nick Kurtz
OAK
AVG.263
HR20
RBI66
OPS.897
SB7
#5
Miguel Vargas
CWS
AVG.247
HR21
RBI61
OPS.846
SB11

Top 5 by TGN's proprietary evaluation, per league. Data as of yesterday's close.

★ Gold: MLB-wide leader / ☆ Silver: top of these 5 candidates

About this race

TGN's MVP Race is a proprietary cumulative evaluation of position-player batting across the season. It rewards hits, extra-base hits, home runs, runs, RBI, stolen bases, and walks. It is not an official voting prediction.

The Most Valuable Player Award is the highest individual honour in Major League Baseball, awarded annually to one player from the American League and one from the National League.

Winners: 212 / Span: 1911–2025

Historical Winners
Year League Player
2025 AL Aaron Judge
2024 AL Aaron Judge
2023 AL Shohei Ohtani
2022 AL Aaron Judge
2021 AL Shohei Ohtani
2020 AL Jose Abreu
2019 AL Mike Trout
2018 AL Mookie Betts
2017 AL Jose Altuve
2016 AL Mike Trout
2015 AL Josh Donaldson
2014 AL Mike Trout
2013 AL Miguel Cabrera
2012 AL Miguel Cabrera
2011 AL Justin Verlander
2010 AL Josh Hamilton
2009 AL Joe Mauer
2008 AL Dustin Pedroia
2007 AL Alex Rodriguez
2006 AL Justin Morneau
2005 AL Alex Rodriguez
2004 AL Vladimir Guerrero
2003 AL Alex Rodriguez
2002 AL Miguel Tejada
2001 AL Ichiro Suzuki
2000 AL Jason Giambi
1999 AL Ivan Rodriguez
1998 AL Juan Gonzalez
1997 AL Ken Griffey
1996 AL Juan Gonzalez
1995 AL Mo Vaughn
1994 AL Frank Thomas
1993 AL Frank Thomas
1992 AL Dennis Eckersley
1991 AL Cal Ripken
1990 AL Rickey Henderson
1989 AL Robin Yount
1988 AL Jose Canseco
1987 AL George Bell
1986 AL Roger Clemens
1985 AL Don Mattingly
1984 AL Willie Hernandez
1983 AL Cal Ripken
1982 AL Robin Yount
1981 AL Rollie Fingers
1980 AL George Brett
1979 AL Don Baylor
1978 AL Jim Rice
1977 AL Rod Carew
1976 AL Thurman Munson
1975 AL Fred Lynn
1974 AL Jeff Burroughs
1973 AL Reggie Jackson
1972 AL Dick Allen
1971 AL Vida Blue
1970 AL Boog Powell
1969 AL Harmon Killebrew
1968 AL Denny McLain
1967 AL Carl Yastrzemski
1966 AL Frank Robinson
1965 AL Zoilo Versalles
1964 AL Brooks Robinson
1963 AL Elston Howard
1962 AL Mickey Mantle
1961 AL Roger Maris
1960 AL Roger Maris
1959 AL Nellie Fox
1958 AL Jackie Jensen
1957 AL Mickey Mantle
1956 AL Mickey Mantle
1955 AL Yogi Berra
1954 AL Yogi Berra
1953 AL Al Rosen
1952 AL Bobby Shantz
1951 AL Yogi Berra
1950 AL Phil Rizzuto
1949 AL Ted Williams
1948 AL Lou Boudreau
1947 AL Joe DiMaggio
1946 AL Ted Williams
1945 AL Hal Newhouser
1944 AL Hal Newhouser
1943 AL Spud Chandler
1942 AL Joe Gordon
1941 AL Joe DiMaggio
1940 AL Hank Greenberg
1939 AL Joe DiMaggio
1938 AL Jimmie Foxx
1937 AL Charlie Gehringer
1936 AL Lou Gehrig
1935 AL Hank Greenberg
1934 AL Mickey Cochrane
1933 AL Jimmie Foxx
1932 AL Jimmie Foxx
1931 AL Lefty Grove
1928 AL Mickey Cochrane
1927 AL Lou Gehrig
1926 AL George Burns
1925 AL Roger Peckinpaugh
1924 AL Walter Johnson
1923 AL Babe Ruth
1922 AL George Sisler
1914 AL Eddie Collins
1913 AL Walter Johnson
1912 AL Tris Speaker
1911 AL Ty Cobb
This season's award race coverage is planned.

Source: Lahman Database (Sean Lahman Baseball Database). Winners list is based on official records.