With the MLB postseason being just one week away, the MVP races in both the American and National leagues have still yet to be decided. However, two particular superstars are beginning to take control within their respective leagues.

NL: 

For the first time in MLB history, the National League MVP should be a designated hitter. Shohei Ohtani is truly having a one of one type season. With six games remaining, Ohtani’s slash line is .301/.384/.640, in addition to being the first player in history to join the 50 home run, 50 stolen base club.

I know Francisco Lindor has been catching up to Ohtani over the last month, being a very solid hitter and an elite defender at shortstop, the hardest position to play in the game, but you cannot take away the fact that Ohtani is making history yet again. The 30-year-old is nearly top-ten in every single offensive statistic this season.

Even with Ohtani not playing defense, he still has the edge over Lindor in WAR. There is no one in the league that can replicate what Ohtani has been doing on the baseball field this season. 

AL:

It’s a much closer race in the American League. Bobby Witt Jr. would win the MVP in any other season, but with the type of year that Aaron Judge is having, it’s hard to not pick him to win the award.

Judge is doing the impossible, nearly replicating the season he put together just two years ago. Judge’s current slash line is .323/.459/.699, as well as an astounding 1.158 OPS.

Judge is at or near the top in all hitting statistics across the league, and even though Witt Jr. has consistently shown off his elite glove at shortstop, Judge is first in OBP, WAR, OPS, SLG, and RBIs. Judge has also set his career-high in doubles with 36 and currently has 56 home runs, the most in the league since, well, himself just two seasons ago. He also has the third-highest batting average in MLB this season, while also leading the league in walks and intentional walks.

Bobby Witt Jr. has taken the league by storm this season, being only the third Royal ever to have 200 hits while under the age of 25. Witt Jr. will have his time to shine, but this season has been nothing short of incredible for Judge, and voters will have a hard time keeping the MVP trophy out of his hands for the second time in his career.

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