Vladimir Guerrero Jr. named ALCS MVP
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Take a bow, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Already with one of the greatest postseason performances in Blue Jays history, Guerrero is the ALCS MVP and will now lead the Blue Jays to their first World Series appearance since 1993.
Raleigh has a significantly lower batting average than every other catcher to win MVP. Over half the catchers hit above .300 when they won MVP, but Raleigh would be the only catcher to hit below .270 with his .243 average this season.
With just a few days left of the 2025 MLB regular season, the awards races are all but wrapped up. In fact, most of them have been for weeks. Still, that doesn't make the honorees any less exciting.
The MLB Tonight crew looks ahead to the World Series, predicting who will come up big for their team and take up the World Series MVP
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani secured the NLCS MVP after his Game 4 heroics, hitting three home runs and notching 10 strikeouts in a magic
Seattle Mariners MVP hopeful Cal Raleigh continues to make MLB history at the catcher position during Game 7 of the ALCS against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani are very likely to bring home back-to-back MVPs in the American League and National League this season, but there are a few superstars who surprisingly never took home their league's top prize.
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MLB playoffs 2025: Shohei Ohtani named NLCS MVP after 3 HRs, 10 Ks in all-time Game 4 performance
Meanwhile, on the mound, Ohtani just kept stomping on the Brewers. He finished with 10 strikeouts, three walks, two hits allowed and zero runs against one of MLB's peskiest lineups. He featured a seven-pitch mix, according to Baseball Savant, and topped out on that 100.3-mph fastball to Chourio. Even by itself, that's a star-level performance.