Tag: AL MVP

Aaron Judge connects on one of his two home runs on Friday evening against the Kansas City Royals at Yankees Stadium. (Image: Getty)

AL MVP Favorite Aaron Judge on Pace for 66 Home Runs

Aaron Judge from the New York Yankees smacked two home runs on Friday night — including a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning — to become the first player to reach 40 home runs this season. Judge also joined an elite group of Yankee greats — Babe […]

Anthony Rizzo from the New York Yankees congratulates Aaron Judge (99) after he hit his 21 st home run of the season. (Image: Getty)

Aaron Judge Sees MVP Odds Bump, Belts Home Run #21

Aaron Judge from the New York Yankees feasted off the Detroit Tigers during the current homestand at Yankee Stadium after he smacked a solo home run in consecutive games. Judge leads the MLB with 21 home runs and his AL MVP odds are now +300. Only Shohei Ohtani — the […]

Shohei Ohtani (left) still leads the AL MVP odds, though Vladimir Guerrero (right) has made up ground in the final weeks of the season. (Image: Daniel Shirey/Getty)

AL MVP Odds: Can Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Track Down Shohei Ohtani?

2021 has been the year of Shohei Ohtani. The two-way star has accomplished things on the mound and at the plate that no player has approached since Babe Ruth more than 100 years ago. Yet there’s still at least a touch of drama in the AL MVP race as Vladimir […]

Shohei Ohtani (left) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (right) have left everyone else behind in the race for AL MVP. (Image: USA Today/Reuters)

Midseason MLB Awards: Ohtani and Guerrero in Two-Way Race for AL MVP

Given the two-way performance that Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels has produced this year, it would take something special from another player to challenge him for the AL MVP award. But through the first half of the season, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has put up […]

The AL MVP race could come down to Mike Trout vs. the field, with the Angels superstar looking to rebound from a slightly down year in 2020. (Image: Mark J. Terrill/AP)

AL MVP Odds: Can Anyone Stop Mike Trout from Winning His Fourth Trophy?

Mike Trout seemingly comes into every season as the odds-on favorite to win the American League Most Valuable Player award. Even coming off what was, arguably, his worst full season in the majors, oddsmakers still see the Los Angeles Angels superstar as the man to beat in the AL MVP […]

LA Angels star Mike Trout seeks a fourth MVP crown. (Image: Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Mike Trout Favorite to Ship Back-to-Back AL MVP Awards

Who’s your American League MVP pick? The eight-time All-Star and best player from the last decade, or the sleeping giant in pinstripes? According to a recent update by DraftKings, oddsmakers peg Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels) at 2/1 odds and Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) at 8/1 odds to win […]