I think this one should be fairly obvious! Eight writers listed ten places for AL MVP, with a first-place vote receiving fourteen points, second-place receiving nine points, third-place receiving eight points, and so on, with a tenth-place vote receiving one point.
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Total |
| Shohei Ohtani, Angels | 8 | 112 | |||||||||
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays | 7 | 1 | 71 | ||||||||
| Marcus Semien, Blue Jays | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 61 | ||||||
| Carlos Correa, Astros | 1 | 6 | 1 | 53 | |||||||
| Jose Ramirez, Indians | 4 | 2 | 34 | ||||||||
| Aaron Judge, Yankees | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | |||||||
| Matt Olson, A’s | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |||||||
| Cedric Mullins II, Orioles | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | ||||||
| Robbie Ray, Blue Jays | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Salvador Perez, Royals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| Nathan Eovaldi, Red Sox | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| Bo Bichette, Blue Jays | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| Gerrit Cole, Yankees | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| Brandon Lowe, Rays | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| Kyle Tucker, Astros | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Jose Altuve, Astros | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Rangers | 1 | 1 |
1. Shohei Ohtani, Angels
639 PA, .257/.372/.592/.965, 46 HR, 130.1 IP, 3.18 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 10.8 K/9, 9.1 bWAR
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays
161 G, 698 PA, .311/.401/.601/1.002, 48 HR, 6.8 bWAR
3. Marcus Semien, Blue Jays
162 G, 724 PA, .265/.334/.538/.873, 45 HR, 7.3 bWAR
4. Carlos Correa, Astros
148 G, 640 PA, .279/.366/.485/.850, 26 HR, 7.2 bWAR
5. Jose Ramirez, Indians
152 G, 636 PA, .266/.355/.538/.893, 36 HR, 6.7 bWAR
6. Aaron Judge, Yankees
148 G, 633 PA, .287/.373/.544/.916, 39 HR, 6.0 bWAR
7. Matt Olson, A’s
156 G, 673 PA, .271/.371/.540/.911, 39 HR, 5.8 bWAR
8. Cedric Mullins II, Orioles
159 G, 675 PA, .291/.360/.518/.878, 30 HR, 5.7 bWAR
9. Robbie Ray, Blue Jays
32 G, 193.1 IP, 2.84 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 11.5 K/9, 6.7 bWAR
10. Salvador Perez, Royals
161 G, 665 PA, .273/.316/.544/.859, 48 HR, 5.3 bWAR
T-11. Nathan Eovaldi, Red Sox
32 G, 182.1 IP, 3.75 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 9.6 K/9, 4.6 bWAR
T-11. Bo Bichette, Blue Jays
159 G, 690 PA, .298/343/.484/.828, 29 HR, 5.9 bWAR
T-13. Gerrit Cole, Yankees
30 G, 181.1 IP, 3.23 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 12.1 K/9, 5.7 bWAR
T-13. Brandon Lowe, Rays
149 G, 615 PA, .247/.340/.523/.863, 39 HR, 4.7 bWAR
15. Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox
144 G, 529 PA, .295/.370/.493/.863, 23 HR, 4.9 bWAR
16. Kyle Tucker, Astros
140 G, 567 PA, .294/.359/.557/.917, 30 HR, 5.7 bWAR
17. Jose Altuve, Astros
146 G, 678 PA, .278/.350/.489/.839, 31 HR, 4.4 bWAR
18. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Rangers
158 G, 677 PA, .271/.312/.357/.670, 8 HR, 3.7 bWAR
You can see our full breakdown of ballots below.
| Rank | Jessica DeLine | Rahul Setty | H. T. Ennis | Jeff Joiner |
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | Shohei Ohtani | Shohei Ohtani | Shohei Ohtani |
| 2 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
| 3 | Marcus Semien | Marcus Semien | Marcus Semien | Marcus Semien |
| 4 | Carlos Correa | Carlos Correa | Carlos Correa | Carlos Correa |
| 5 | Jose Ramirez | Gerrit Cole | Salvador Perez | Robbie Ray |
| 6 | Aaron Judge | Robbie Ray | Jose Ramirez | Jose Ramirez |
| 7 | Nathan Eovaldi | Nathan Eovaldi | Aaron Judge | Aaron Judge |
| 8 | Xander Bogaerts | Xander Bogaerts | Matt Olson | Cedric Mullins II |
| 9 | Cedric Mullins II | Jose Altuve | Cedric Mullins II | Salvador Perez |
| 10 | Bo Bichette | Cedric Mullins II | Bo Bichette | Bo Bichette |
| Rank | John Henry Weitzel | Charles Sutton | Rev Halofan | Rick Souddress |
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | Shohei Ohtani | Shohei Ohtani | Shohei Ohtani |
| 2 | Marcus Semien | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
| 3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Carlos Correa | Matt Olson | Matt Olson |
| 4 | Carlos Correa | Marcus Semien | Carlos Correa | Marcus Semien |
| 5 | Jose Ramirez | Jose Ramirez | Marcus Semien | Jose Ramirez |
| 6 | Aaron Judge | Brandon Lowe | Aaron Judge | Aaron Judge |
| 7 | Cedric Mullins II | Matt Olson | Cedric Mullins II | Cedric Mullins II |
| 8 | Bo Bichettte | Aaron Judge | Kyle Tucker | Carlos Correa |
| 9 | Robbie Ray | Cedric Mullins II | Bo Bichettte | Brandon Lowe |
| 10 | Gerrit Cole | Isiah Kiner-Falefa | Salvador Perez | Kyle Tucker |
Title Image from MLB Twitter
Shohei wins unanimously. Fittingly. We will all remember this season and one for the ages. Now if we can put together a pitching staff for next year!
If Trout’s calf muscle didn’t crap out on him, he would be in that title image instead of Semien. Years ago when I watched the Mariners at the Big A, I noticed that when Ichiro was playing in right field, he would do a series of stretching exercises after every pitch. I always thought that was really smart.
I wonder if Trout’s bizarre calf injury had anything to do with his bulky size. I only follow baseball, so I don’t know — do football players pull muscles all the time?