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Judge, Ohtani, Alvarez Lead MVP Race as Pitchers Injured

5/7/2026

Summary

Story summary

Aaron Judge (New York Yankees), Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Yordan Alvarez (Houston Astros) are MVP frontrunners.
Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) shines as hitter-pitcher in his full mound season while Tarik Skubal will miss time after surgery.
Yordan Alvarez (Houston Astros) posted monster numbers in the first month.
Cam Schlitter (New York Yankees) acted like an ace post-postseason work while Paul Skenes (Pittsburgh Pirates) is the NL’s top-starter.

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Story summary

Aaron Judge (New York Yankees), Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Yordan Alvarez (Houston Astros) are MVP frontrunners.
Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) shines as hitter-pitcher in his full mound season while Tarik Skubal will miss time after surgery.
Yordan Alvarez (Houston Astros) posted monster numbers in the first month.
Cam Schlitter (New York Yankees) acted like an ace post-postseason work while Paul Skenes (Pittsburgh Pirates) is the NL’s top-starter.