{"id":179206,"date":"2026-11-13T04:58:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/yordan-alvarez-and-pete-crow-armstrong-2026-mlb-unanimous-mvps-2\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T04:58:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:58:39","slug":"yordan-alvarez-and-pete-crow-armstrong-2026-mlb-unanimous-mvps-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/yordan-alvarez-and-pete-crow-armstrong-2026-mlb-unanimous-mvps-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Yordan \u00c1lvarez and Pete Crow-Armstrong: 2026 MLB unanimous MVPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yordan \u00c1lvarez and Pete Crow-Armstrong crowned MVPs of the 2026 season<\/h2>\n\n<p>Excellence on the diamond has been recognized. Cuban slugger Yordan \u00c1lvarez, a star for the Houston Astros, and American outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, of the Chicago Cubs, have been unanimously awarded as the Most Valuable Players (MVP) of the American League and the National League, respectively, after concluding a historic 2026 Major League Baseball season.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Absolute dominance of Yordan \u00c1lvarez in the American League<\/h3>\n\n<p>\u00c1lvarez left no room for doubt by receiving all 30 possible first-place votes. His offensive performance was decisive for the Astros, closing the year with an impressive .316 batting average. The Cuban demonstrated total control of the plate, recording an on-base percentage of .432 and a slugging percentage of .607.<\/p>\n\n<p>Beyond his 42 home runs and 106 RBIs, the designated hitter made history within his organization by accumulating 33 intentional walks, a new record for the Houston franchise that underscores the respect he commands from opposing pitchers.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">Yordan \u00c1lvarez&#8217;s unanimous selection marks a milestone in his career, consolidating him as the most feared and productive figure in the American League this season.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Alofoke Deportes<\/cite>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crow-Armstrong: The new 40-40 star<\/h3>\n\n<p>In the Old Circuit, Pete Crow-Armstrong hoisted the trophy after a season that will be remembered for its versatility. The Cubs outfielder joined the select club of players with a 40-home run, 40-stolen base campaign, becoming just the seventh player in Major League history to achieve such a feat.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Batting average: .280<\/li><li>Home runs: 45<\/li><li>Runs batted in: 107<\/li><li>Stolen bases: 41<\/li><li>Runs scored: 119 (Major League leader)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>His ability to stay healthy was another pillar of his success, as he played in all 162 games of the regular season, demonstrating enviable consistency both in the outfield defense and at the plate.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The end of an era and the rise of new figures<\/h3>\n\n<p>This recognition for \u00c1lvarez and Crow-Armstrong marks the end of a cycle of dominance shared by figures like Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, who had monopolized these awards over the last five years. Likewise, it is worth noting the brilliant performance of the Dominican Junior Caminero, who finished in second place in the American League voting, following an outstanding effort with the Tampa Bay Rays by totaling 42 home runs and 101 runs batted in.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yordan \u00c1lvarez and Pete Crow-Armstrong crowned MVPs of the 2026 season Excellence on the diamond has been recognized. Cuban slugger Yordan \u00c1lvarez, a star for the Houston Astros, and American outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, of the Chicago Cubs, have been unanimously awarded as the Most Valuable Players (MVP) of the American League and the National League, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":179207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[3999,88,8864,344],"class_list":{"0":"post-179206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-awards","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-jmv","11":"tag-mlb"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}