Shohei Ohtani or Pete Crow-Armstrong? MLB Players Vote on NL MVP Race

ESPN polled MLB players who took a clear side in the NL MVP race between Shohei Ohtani and Pete Crow-Armstrong.

DENVER –– This year, they’ve been the two best players in baseball. And this week, they’ve traded MVP-race blows even from 1,000 miles away. Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani watches his two-run home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Juan Mejia in the sixth inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in

The Cubs outfielder is not an MVP favorite according to some of his crosstown rivals.

Crow-Armstrong vs. Ohtani: Who has the edge in NL MVP race?  ESPN

Crow-Armstrong is baseball's best defensive player, he's already at 31 homers and 31 stolen bases, and he's doing it when it counts.

City Series: Pete Crow-Armstrong goes deep early — and then Cubs walk off White Sox on Alex Bregman’s RBI  Chicago Tribune

When rookie left-hander Hagen Smith faced Cubs’ center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong Monday night to open the 10th inning of their eventual 7-5 walk-off loss, White Sox win probability had dwindled to 19.2%, per FanGraphs.com. But if TV analyst Steve Stone invoking the “Man in the Arena” passage from president Theodore

PCA has been on fire during this week's Crosstown Series with three home runs already.

Crow-Armstrong was electric on Monday night, recording a leadoff home run and a walkoff home run in a win over the White Sox

Chicago Cub slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first MLB player since 2010 with leadoff and walk-off home runs in the same game in a 7-5 triumph.

Pete Crow-Armstrong's first career walk-off homer gives Cubs 7-5 win over White Sox in 10 innings  Toronto Star

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his first career walk-off homer, a two-run shot in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 7-5 win over the crosstown White Sox at Wrigley Field