At -125 degrees, Shohei Ohtani is breathing thin air at his current price.
Consider last year, when he was the preseason favorite to win the NFC MVP, but he was still only +150 by the end of March, according to Sports Betting History. This is already crazy because the shortest numbers we’ve seen in recent years have usually been +200 or +300.
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Below, we’ll take a look at early MLB odds and the AL and NL MVPs for the 2026 season, as players like Alex Bregman (Chicago Cubs) and Kyle Tucker (Los Angeles Dodgers) have found new homes since our previous survey.
Odds of winning the 2026 American League MVP
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Aaron Judge |
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Bobby Witt Jr. |
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Carl Rowley |
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
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Julio Rodriguez |
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Nick Kurtz |
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Jose Ramirez |
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Gunnar Henderson |
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Roman Anthony |
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Junior Caminero |
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Pete Alonso |
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Jordan Alvarez |
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Jeremy Pena |
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Cody Bellinger |
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Corey Seager |
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Carlos Correa |
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Zach Neto |
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Wyatt Langford |
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Byron Buxton |
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Alejandro Kirk |
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Adley Rutschmann |
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The odds were last updated at 2-1.
Odds to win the 2026 National League MVP
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player |
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Shohei Ohtani |
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Juan Soto |
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Ronald Acuña Jr. |
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Fernando Tatis Jr. |
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Corbin Carroll |
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Francisco Lindor |
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Alex Bregman |
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Bryce Harper |
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Ellie de la Cruz |
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Kyle Tucker |
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Cottle Malte |
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Kyle Schwarber |
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Paul Skenes |
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Raphael Devers |
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Pete Crow-Armstrong |
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Mookie Bates |
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Manny Machado |
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Jackson Jolio |
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The odds were last updated at 2-1.
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Previous MVP winners
Below are the last 10 AL and NL MVP award winners, with Shohei Ohtani winning the award four times, including two AL MVP awards and two NL MVP awards. Only Frank Robinson has won MVP awards from both leagues.
Barry Bonds holds the record for most MVP awards (seven)
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The New York Yankees have the most MVPs in MLB history with 25, while the St. Louis Cardinals are second with 21, leading all National League teams. No player from the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets or Tampa Bay Rays has ever won the MVP award.
Previous American League MVP winners
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Year |
American League Champion |
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2025 |
Aaron Judge |
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2024 |
Aaron Judge |
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2023 |
Shohei Ohtani |
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2022 |
Aaron Judge |
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2021 |
Shohei Ohtani |
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2020 |
Jose Abreu |
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2019 |
Mike Trout |
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2018 |
Mookie Bates |
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2017 |
Jose Altuve |
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2016 |
Mike Trout |
Previous NL MVP winners
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Year |
National League Champion |
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2025 |
Shohei Ohtani |
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2024 |
Shohei Ohtani |
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2023 |
Ronald Acuna Jr. |
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2022 |
Paul Goldschmidt |
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2021 |
Bryce Harper |
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2020 |
freddie freeman |
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2019 |
Cody Bellinger |
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2018 |
Christian Yelich |
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2017 |
Giancarlo Stanton |
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2016 |
Kris Bryant |
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MLB MVP Odds Explained
Most sportsbooks will display odds in the US format listed above. When Goldschmidt wins the MVP award in 2022, his odds will have a minus sign (-) in front of the number for much of the season.
This means a bettor in August would have to wager $6,000 to win $100 by betting on Goldy to win MVP. Before the season begins, almost every player’s odds will have a plus sign (+) in front of them.
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This means that before the season begins, a bettor who bets $100 on Ohtani will make a profit of $200.
If you don’t like American odds, simply switch the odds to decimal or decimal format using a tool like our odds converter. Most online sportsbooks also give you the option to change the format of the odds you see.
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