Ohtani for NL MVP -- and Cy Young? Witt over Judge in AL? Early Rankings for MLB's Biggest Awards

Ohtani for NL MVP -- and Cy Young? Witt over Judge in AL? Early rankings for MLB's biggest awards

With Memorial Day weekend behind us, it's time to take our first look at the leaders for MVP, Cy Young and more.

Shohei Ohtani On Track To Win National League MVP And Cy Young Awards

I I read a recent random list online of the top 20 all-time Major League Baseball players and my immediate reaction was why Shohei Ohtani wasn’t on the list. Ohtani’s only in his ninth season since coming over from Japan in 2018 and his career is nowhere near complete. But he’s already No. 1. Listen to comments made by Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts last Wednesday night in San Diego after Ohtani’s latest start, five innings of shutout ball in a 4…

DAILY DIRT: Let's examine who is worthy of awards at the one-third point of season

Daily Dirt for Thursday, May 28, 2026 Ohtani, The Miz, Judge and Schlittler leading the way … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,651 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We’re at roughly the one-third mark of the MLB season. Here’s one man’s opinion on who are the most deserving major award winners at this point: National League MVP: Overall, it’s going to be hard to deny Shohei Ohtani of another MVP, which would be his third in the NL after…