MLB Most Valuable Player: Every National, American League Winners In 21st Century

Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Most Valuable Player will be announced on Thursday (21 November). Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge are the top favourites to win the awards.

Ohtani is one of the three finalists from the National League alongside Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets and Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

On the other hand, Judge was short-listed for American League honours with team-mate Juan Soto and Bobby Witt Jr of the Kansas City Royals.

Ohtani will look to receive his third MLB Most Valuable Player award after winning it in 2021 and 2023 with the Los Angeles Angels. In his first year with the Dodgers in 2024, he became the first player in the history of baseball to hit 50 or more home runs (54) and steal 50 bases (59) in the same season.

The Japanese would become just the second player to win the MVP in both leagues after Frank Robinson achieved the feat (1961, 1966) and the first full-time designated hitter to bag the MLB Most Valuable Player tag.

Judge – who faced Ohtani and the Dodgers in the World Series in a losing cause – would be named MVP in his league for the second time in three years. He batted .322 with 58 homers, 144 RBIs, 122 runs scored and an OPS of 1.159.

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The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has voted for the MLB Most Valuable Player in each league since 1931. Ballots are submitted before the postseason and based on a weighted points system.

The announcement of the MLB Most Valuable Player 2024 will be made live on the MLB Network at 18:00 Eastern Standard Time (UTC -5).

In the run up to the much-awaited announcement, let us have a look at the past MLB Most Valuable Player winners in both the leagues.

MLB Most Valuable Player- National League

Year	Player	Team	Position
2024	TBA	TBA	?
2023	Ronald Acuña Jr	Atlanta Braves	OF
2022	Paul Goldschmidt	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
2021	Bryce Harper	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
2020	Freddie Freeman	Atlanta Braves	1B
2019	Cody Bellinger	LA Dodgers	OF
2018	Christian Yelich	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
2017	Giancarlo Stanton	Miami Marlins	OF
2016	Kris Bryant	Chi Cubs	3B
2015	Bryce Harper	Washington Nationals	OF
2014	Clayton Kershaw	LA Dodgers	SP
2013	Andrew McCutchen	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
2012	Buster Posey	San Francisco Giants	C
2011	Ryan Braun	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
2010	Joey Votto	Cincinnati Reds	1B
2009	Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
2008	Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
2007	Jimmy Rollins	Philadelphia Phillies	SS
2006	Ryan Howard	Philadelphia Phillies	1B
2005	Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
2004	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	OF
2003	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	OF
2002	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	OF
2001	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	OF
2000	Jeff Kent	San Francisco Giants	2B

MLB Most Valuable Player- American League

Year	Player	Team	Position
2024	TBA	TBA	?
2023	Shohei Ohtani	LA Angels	DH/SP
2022	Aaron Judge	NY Yankees	OF
2021	Shohei Ohtani	LA Angels	DH/SP
2020	José Abreu	Chi White Sox	1B
2019	Mike Trout	LA Angels	OF
2018	Mookie Betts	Boston Red Sox	OF
2017	Jose Altuve	Houston Astros	2B
2016	Mike Trout	LA Angels	OF
2015	Josh Donaldson	Toronto Blue Jays	3B
2014	Mike Trout	LA Angels	OF
2013	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers	3B
2012	Miguel Cabrera	Detroit Tigers	3B
2011	Justin Verlander	Detroit Tigers	SP
2010	Josh Hamilton	Texas Rangers	OF
2009	Joe Mauer	Minnesota Twins	C
2008	Dustin Pedroia	Boston Red Sox	2B
2007	Alex Rodriguez	NY Yankees	3B
2006	Justin Morneau	Minnesota Twins	1B
2005	Alex Rodriguez	NY Yankees	3B
2004	Vladimir Guerrero	LA Angels	OF
2003	Alex Rodriguez	Texas Rangers	SS
2002	Miguel Tejada	Oakland Athletics	SS
2001	Ichiro Suzuki	Seattle Mariners	OF
2000	Jason Giambi	Oakland Athletics	1B

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