Overview
- Shohei Ohtani received all 30 first-place votes to claim his second straight NL MVP and fourth overall, joining Barry Bonds as the only players with at least four MVPs.
- Aaron Judge edged Cal Raleigh for AL MVP in a 17–13 first-place vote split, 355–335 on points, in the closest BBWAA MVP race since 2019.
- Raleigh’s 60 home runs set single-season marks for a catcher, a switch-hitter and a Mariners player, underscoring the narrow margin in the AL vote.
- Paul Skenes was a unanimous NL Cy Young winner and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal captured a second consecutive AL Cy Young as the awards slate concluded this week.
- BBWAA ballots were due at the end of the regular season, so postseason performances did not factor into the MVP and Cy Young results, with Winter Meetings up next.