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Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong wins NL MVP award and Astros’ Yordan Alvarez gets AL honor

Crow-Armstrong and Alvarez each earned all 30 first-place votes after standout seasons that included 45 home runs, 41 steals and a league-high 109 walks.

  • On Thursday, Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez were named unanimous winners of the Most Valuable Player award in their respective leagues.
  • Crow-Armstrong became the 25th unanimous MVP winner after hitting.280 with 45 home runs and 41 stolen bases, winning a Gold Glove and leading both leagues with a 10.6 fWAR.
  • Alvarez, 29, captured his first MVP after nearly winning the triple crown, hitting a league-best.316 with 42 homers and 106 RBIs for the AL West champions.
  • Unanimous voting trends extended to the Cy Young awards, with Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski winning the NL Cy Young unanimously—the first season both MVP and Cy Young winners were unanimous.
  • Crow-Armstrong, who signed a $115 million, six-year contract in March, is the first Cubs MVP since 2016, while Alvarez is the first Houston MVP since Jose Altuve in 2017.
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The prominent Cuban batter in Houston was chosen as the best player in the American League, after his remarkable offensive performance.In the National League, the Chicago gardener took the award after an outstanding season, also receiving all the votes.

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Pete Croamstrong and Jordan Alvarez were unanimously selected as the National League and American League MVPs, respectively. Croamstrong halted Ohtani's dominance by achieving the 40-40 club, while Alvarez claimed his first career MVP award by recording his best batting performance since returning from injury. This season marked the first time in MLB history that all MVP and Cy Young Award winners were selected unanimously.

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Axios broke the news in Arlington, United States on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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