If the season ended today, Yordan Álvarez would be my surefire pick to win the American League MVP award. Álvarez has arguably been the best hitter in the Major Leagues this season and leads the league in slugging percentage (.665) and OPS (1.076), among other stats. But I don’t have a vote and, unfortunately, Air Yordan lives in the same world as Shohei Ohtani does.
While the two-way Ohtani hasn’t been as productive as last year at the batter’s box, he’s excelled so far on the mound. Besides hitting 18 homers and driving in 53 runs across 81 games as a hitter, the 28-year-old Japanese owns an 8-4 record with a 2.