Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper are the 2021 Most Valuable Players, with Ohtani being the unanimous selection in the American League and Bryce Harper winning in the National League.
Ohtani was exceptional both pitching and hitting this year, and his winning the award was seen as a near certainty, given the year he had. Interestingly, Vlad Guerrero, Jr., picked up 29 of 30 2nd place votes, placing third on the other ballot, while Marcus Semien was third on 24 of 30 ballots, while finishing fourth on four ballots and fifth on two ballots. Aaron Judge and Carlos Correa rounded out the top five.