A lot of history has a chance to be made when it comes to the MLB MVP awards this season.
Let’s check out the odds for the AL and NL MVP race at FanDuel Sportsbook as of June 5.
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American League MVP
Bobby Witt Jr.: +135 (bet $10 to win $23.50 total)
Yordan Alvarez: +160 (bet $10 to win $26 total)
Ben Rice: +440 (bet $10 to win $54 total)
Nick Kurtz: +1100 (bet $10 to win $120 total)
Julio Rodriguez: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Junior Caminero: +2700 (bet $10 to win $280 total)
Shea Langeliers: +2700 (bet $10 to win $280 total)
What to know: We’re going to have a new AL MVP. It was announced Thursday that Aaron Judge will miss at least four weeks with a stress fracture in his ribs, and with that, his name fell off the board. Judge’s three MVP awards are tied with a host of MLB legends for the third-most all-time, including Yankee icons Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra. However, he’ll have to wait to get his fourth, according to the current odds. The new name atop the board is Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr., who is fourth in the AL in hits and second in stolen bases, as well as one of the game’s best infielders. Just behind him is Houston’s Yordan Alvarez, who currently leads the AL in batting average and home runs, and is second in hits and RBIs.
National League MVP
Shohei Ohtani: -900 (bet $10 to win $11.11 total)
Kyle Schwarber: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Corbin Carroll: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)
Juan Soto: +2700 (bet $10 to win $280 total)
James Wood: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
Matt Olson: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
Bryce Harper: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
What to know: It appears Ohtani is gonna do this thing again, mostly because of his pitching. At the plate, he’s not having the season fans have become accustomed to, but when you combine his hitting with what he’s doing on the mound, he’s far and away the game’s best player. In 10 starts, he’s 6-2 with a ridiculous 0.74 ERA and 0.76 WHIP. Last season, Ohtani won back-to-back NL MVP awards for the first time since Albert Pujols did it in 2008 and 2009. He also won the AL MVP in 2023, making him the first player in MLB history to win MVP back-to-back in each league. This year, if Ohtani is to win NL MVP, he will make a dent in Barry Bonds’ record of four straight MVP wins (2001-2004). All four of Ohtani’s MVP wins have been unanimous, with him receiving all 30 first-place votes. He has the second-most MVPs in history, trailing only Bonds’ seven.
