Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong and Astros’ Yordan Alvarez unanimously win MVP awards

Cubs star Crow-Armstrong hits 45 homers and steals 41Astros slugger Alvarez wins AL honor after .316 seasonBoth players earn first MVP awards in unanimous votesPete Crow-Armstrong was unanimously named the National League’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday after the Chicago Cubs center fielder produced a spectacular all-around season.Crow-Armstrong joined Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez as a first-time MVP winner. Alvarez was the unanimous American League winner after making a run at the Triple Crown, batting a career-high .316 with 42 home runs and 106 RBIs for the AL West champions. Continue reading…

Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez each received all 30 first-place votes for their first MVP awards Pete Crow-Armstrong was unanimously named the National League’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday after the Chicago Cubs center fielder produced a spectacular all-around season. Crow-Armstrong joined Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez as a first-time MVP winner. Alvarez was the unanimous American League winner after making a run at the Triple Crown, batting a career-high .316 with 42 home runs and 106 RBIs for the AL West champions.

Crow-Armstrong set career highs by batting .280 with 45 homers, 107 RBIs and 41 stolen bases in 162 games. He tied Kyle Schwarber for the major league lead in home runs and led the NL in runs (119), slugging percentage (.570) and OPS (.942). He was also one of the majors’ premier defensive players. The Southern California native won his second Gold Glove and led the majors with 26 Outs Above Average and 23 Runs Prevented, according to Baseball Savant. “You