Yordan Alvarez unanimous AL MVP; Pete Crow‑Armstrong unanimous NL MVP

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Yordan Alvarez won the 2026 American League MVP with all 30 first-place votes, becoming the first full-time designated hitter to win AL MVP. Alvarez led both the AL and MLB in batting average (.316), on-base percentage (.432) and slugging percentage (.601), and opponents intentionally walked him 33 times. He appeared in 25 games in the field and posted a 190 OPS+ and 181 wRC+ after a 2025 season limited by injuries. Alvarez beat Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays and Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals in the voting. Pete Crow-Armstrong was also a unanimous selection as the National League MVP. Alvarez’s award marks the Astros’ third MVP season in franchise history and follows Shohei Ohtani’s 2024 unanimous NL MVP as a recent precedent for non‑traditional defensive usage winning the honor.

Chandler Rome

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Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez is the American League MVP. He is the first full-time designated hitter to ever win AL MVP and the third MVP in Astros franchise history.

6916h ago

Sarah Langs

@slangsonsports.bsky.social

Yordan Alvarez is the Astros’ 3rd MVP, joining: 2017 Jose Altuve 1994 Jeff Bagwell

4816h ago

The Associated Press

@apnews.com

Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong wins the National League MVP award, and Astros’ Yordan Alvarez gets the American League honor.

4415h ago

The New York Times

@nytimes.com

From @theathletic.com: The Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong was named the NL Most Valuable Player, while the Astros’ Yordan Alvarez won the AL MVP.

2515h ago

Razzball

@razzball.bsky.social

If i had an AL MVP vote. My ballot: 1st: Yordan Alvarez 2nd: your mom 3rd: your dad 4th: your sister 5th: your brother 6th: your son 7th: your daughter 8th: your wife 9th: anyone but you 10th: you

2714h ago

Jason The PPW Sound Guy also the 🐆🐻 is my champion... Sadly1

I can handle mom getting votes more than me but dad? He stinks!

Baseball441

All 30 voters agreed on 1st. .316/.432/.601 with 42 homers, and the 3rd Astro MVP after Bagwell and Altuve.

ESC Riley 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦1

Considering I haven’t played pro, good call!

Gemma Pell1

2 and 3 are dead and 4-8 don't exist, so 3rd place it is!

statsboye1

Why can't I be 2nd?

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Mike Gianella7

joke’s on you, my family is an even bigger bunch of shitheads than I am

MLB NEWS

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MLB First Team: C - Gabriel Moreno 1B - Pete Alonso 2B - Brice Turang SS - Bobby Witt Jr 3B - Junior Caminero OF - Pete Crow-Armstrong OF - Fernando Tatis Jr OF - Jackson Chourio DH - Yordan Alvarez SP - Jacob Misiorowski SP - Cam Schlittler SP - Chris Sale SP - Dylan Cease SP - Cristopher Sanchez

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Bob Nightengale

@bnightengale.bsky.social

The AL Hank Aaron Award winner goes to Yordan Alvarez

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Pointless Exercise3

What does Yordan have to do with him? Let him live in the guest room?

Houstorian

@houstorian.bsky.social

Today in 2026, Astros DH Yordan Alvarez is unanimously named the American League Most Valuable Player, joining Jeff Bagwell and Jose Altuve as the only Astros to win the MVP award.

916h ago

Tim Healey

@timbhealey.bsky.social

I had an AL MVP ballot this year. Here is how I voted: 1. Yordan Alvarez 2. Junior Caminero 3. Cam Schlittler 4. Pete Alonso 5. Ben Rice 6. Bobby Witt Jr. 7. Willson Contreras 8. Miguel Vargas 9. Randy Arozarena 10. Kevin McGonigle

815h ago

LaMond Pope

@lamondpope.bsky.social

Miguel Vargas finished sixth in the AL MVP voting. Munetaka Murakami tied for 15th:

315h ago

Abogadito Roberto

@robboroberto.bsky.social

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! YORDAN ALVAREZ SUFFERS DEFEAT AT WAR TO THE ROUGHRIDERS FOLLOWING U.S.S. MAINE EXPLOSION

317h ago

MLB Jersey Numbers

@numbersmlb.bsky.social

#Astros DH/OF Yordan Alvarez is named the 2026 American League MVP.

A white Houston Astros home jersey, name “ALVAREZ”, number 44.

215h ago

Baseball Observer

@baseballobserver.bsky.social

Yordan Alvarez has been one of MLB's elite hitters for years. Now he finally has an MVP to solidify it

16h ago

Gabe (disdainful)

@gabelacques.bsky.social

Was poking around for some Yordan today and ran into these gems. Just look at these babies.

Mauricio Dubón, Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez chum around before an Astros-Braves game.

216h ago

Ground Shift News

@groundshiftnews.bsky.social

All 30 voters put Yordan Alvarez first on their American League MVP ballots. He’s the first Houston player to win the award since Jose Altuve in 2017. https://bbwaa.com/26-al-mvp/ #Astros #ALMVP #MLB

115h ago

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