MLB Reacts: Can Shohei Ohtani be dethroned in the MVP race?

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 6: Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates scoring the game winning run after stealing third base in the bottom of the eleventh inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Wrigley Field on August 6, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images) | Getty Images There is something happening in the National League MVP race. For the first time in what feels like recorded history Shohei Ohtani isn’t the betting favorite…