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Sport United StatesBriefBaseball Checked story Published 13 November 2026 · Updated 13 Nov, 01:18 UTC

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Yordan Alvarez win MLB's MVP awards, both unanimously

Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs has won the National League Most Valuable Player award and Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros the American League award, both unanimously, in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced on Thursday night. Each took all 30 first-place votes. Alvarez finished with 420 points, ahead of Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero (267) and Kansas City's Bobby Witt Jr. (188); Crow-Armstrong finished ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, whose run of three straight MVP wins ends, and Milwaukee's Brice Turang. Both men are first-time winners.

Pete Crow-Armstrong walking back to the Chicago Cubs' dugout during a game against the Marlins in September 2026 (file photo)
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Verified Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs won the 2026 National League Most Valuable Player award and Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros won the American League award, both unanimously — each received all 30 first-place votes in the Baseball Writers' Association of America voting announced on Thursday night. Both are first-time MVP winners, and the ballots were cast before the postseason.

Key points

  • Both winners were unanimous: Crow-Armstrong (NL) and Alvarez (AL) each took all 30 first-place votes.
  • Alvarez: 420 points, ahead of Caminero (267) and Witt Jr. (188); .316 average, 1.033 OPS, 42 home runs.
  • Crow-Armstrong: 45 home runs and 41 steals — the seventh 40-40 season in MLB history — ahead of Ohtani and Turang.
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  • Both are first-time winners; Crow-Armstrong is the first Cub to win since Kris Bryant in 2016.
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What happened

The MVP awards close the BBWAA's awards week, following the Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young and Reliever of the Year announcements. Voting is by two writers from each league city, on ballots cast before the postseason, so playoff performance plays no part.

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What we know

  • Both winners, their unanimous first-place sweeps and the full AL points, from the BBWAA's own listing and ESPN's published tally, with TSN and MLB Trade Rumors in agreement.

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  • The full National League points beyond the top three finishers had not been published in the reports read when this brief was published.
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  • VerifiedItaly beat France 3–1 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) in Milan on Thursday 12 November 2026 in UEFA Nations League League A, Group 1, Matchday 5. Michael Olise put France ahead in the 10th minute; Pio Esposito equalised in the 26th, from Nicolò Cambiaghi's assist, and Davide Frattesi put Italy ahead in the 63rd, set up by Federico Dimarco. Pio Esposito completed the scoring with a penalty in the 75th minute, so it was 1–1 at half-time and 3–1 at full-time.
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