Pete Crow-Amstrong Wins NL MVP Award

The Baseball Writers Association of America announced Thursday that Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong has been named the National League’s Most Valuable Player. Shohei Ohtani and Brice Turang placed second and third, respectively. Crow-Armstrong received all 30 first-place votes, giving us unanimous winners in both leagues.

Crow-Armstrong snaps Ohtani’s streak of three consecutive MVP wins behind a massive season on both sides of the ball. The 24-year-old outfielder was easily the best player in baseball this year. He tied Kyle Schwarber for the major league lead with 45 home runs, adding 31 doubles and eight triples. His 84 extra-base hits easily led the NL, nine clear of Matt Olson…