Armstrong unanimously wins NL MVP
Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong has been named the National League MVP in a unanimous vote. This marks a historic season where both league MVPs and both Cy Young winners were elected unanimously.
Why it matters
The event represents a rare statistical milestone in Major League Baseball history, reflecting a consensus on elite player performance.
Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong unanimously won the National League MVP Award.
Crow-Armstrong’s election marks the fourth consecutive season that the National League winner is a unanimous selection. Crow-Armstrong follows Shohei Ohtani with the Dodgers in 2025 and 2024 and Ronald Acuna Jr. with the Braves in 2023. Prior to 2023, there had never been back-to-back unanimous winners in the NL. In the American League, the only back-to-back unanimous winners were Ohtani with the Angels in 2023 and Aaron Judge with the Yankees in 2024.
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