Pete Crow-Armstrong was named the unanimous National League MVP and Yordan Alvarez received the American League MVP award.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong won the NL MVP award unanimously on Thursday after a season with the Chicago Cubs in which he also set career highs.
The 24-year-old Crow-Armstrong batted .280 with 45 home runs, 107 RBIs and 41 steals in 162 games, and tied Kyle Schwarber for the major league lead in home runs.
Crow-Armstrong led the NL in runs (119), slugging percentage (.570) and OPS (.942), and won his second Gold Glove.
Defensively, he led the majors with 26 Outs Above Average and 23 Runs Prevented, according to Baseball Savant.
In a span that included an 8-4 win over Atlanta on Sept. 16 where he homered twice, Cubs manager Craig Counsell said, “You spend your whole life in baseball and you just don’t see this happen on a baseball field. You’re grateful to be a part of it. You’re grateful to see things like this and then you’re grateful that the fans get to see a season like this.”
Crow-Armstrong received all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani finished second, and Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang was third.
Alvarez, who plays for the Houston Astros, was the unanimous AL MVP after posting a career-high .316 with 42 homers and 106 RBIs for the AL West champions.
The 29-year-old Alvarez led the majors in walks (109) and had an on-base percentage of .432, along with a slugging percentage of .601.
Alvarez became the first AL MVP from Houston since Jose Altuve in 2017.
In AL voting, Tampa Bay third baseman Junior Caminero finished second and Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. placed third.
The awards add to recent career milestones for both players: Crow-Armstrong is the first NL MVP from the Cubs since Kris Bryant in 2016, and Alvarez is a four-time All-Star who previously won the ALCS MVP in 2021 and was part of the Astros’ 2022 World Series championship team.
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