Pete Crow-Armstrong, Yordan Alvarez Named Unanimous MVP Winners

Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and Houston Astros star Yordan Alvarez earned all 30 first-place votes to win the 2026 MVP awards.

Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and Houston Astros DH/OF Yordan Alvarez were named unanimous Most Valuable Player winners on Thursday night, each receiving all 30 first-place votes. This marks the first season in MLB history where both MVP recipients and both Cy Young winners—Cam Schlittler (AL) and Jacob Misiorowski (NL)—were elected unanimously.

Crow-Armstrong, 24, led both leagues with a 10.6 fWAR during a season where he hit .280 with 45 home runs and 41 stolen bases. After moving to the leadoff spot in mid-May, he recorded a .300 batting average and a .398 on-base percentage. The Gold Glove and Platinum Glove winner drew 83 walks, a significant increase from the 29 he recorded the previous year. He finished ahead of Shohei Ohtani and Brice Turang in the National League voting to become the 13th player in Cubs history to win the honor.

In the American League, 29-year-old Yordan Alvarez secured his first MVP award by leading the league with a .316 batting average and a .432 on-base percentage. He finished second in the AL with 42 home runs and 106 RBIs while drawing a major-league-high 109 walks. Alvarez, who appeared in 158 games following an injury-shortened 2025 campaign, was also named the AL Comeback Player of the Year on Wednesday. He topped Junior Caminero and Bobby Witt Jr. in the final tally, joining Jeff Bagwell and Jose Altuve as the only Astros to win the award.