The Cubs center fielder wins the 2026 award unanimously after 45 homers, 41 steals and Platinum Glove defense.
Pete Crow-Armstrong is the unanimous 2026 NL MVP after a 45-homer, 41-steal season for the Cubs. His résumé also includes Gold Glove, Platinum Glove and NL Hank Aaron awards. Forty-forty was impressive enough; he brought the defense along, too.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong is the unanimous 2026 National League MVP after hitting 45 home runs and stealing 41 bases for the Cubs. Source Source Source
According to USA TODAY, the center fielder received all 30 first-place votes in the Baseball Writers’ Association of America balloting released Nov. 12, finishing with 420 points. Thirty ballots, zero contrarians. Source
Shohei Ohtani finished second with 264 points and 26 of the 30 second-place votes, USA TODAY reports. Brice Turang placed third, followed by Elly De La Cruz and Jacob Misiorowski. Source
Crow-Armstrong’s combination of at least 40 home runs and 40 steals puts him in baseball’s 40/40 club. MLB lists his 45 homers as tied for the major-league lead, alongside MLB-leading totals of 119 runs and 84 extra-base hits. His .943 OPS—the combined measure of on-base and slugging percentages—led the National League. Source
MLB also credits Crow-Armstrong with a major-league-leading 26 outs above average, a defensive metric, and lists a Gold Glove, Platinum Glove and NL Hank Aaron Award among his 2026 honors. Power, speed and defense: apparently he wasn’t interested in picking a lane. Source
Crow-Armstrong is the first Cub to win MVP since Kris Bryant in 2016, according to USA TODAY. Source
Speaking on MLB Network after the announcement, Crow-Armstrong said of Ryne Sandberg, Andre Dawson, Sammy Sosa and Bryant, as quoted by USA TODAY: “I don’t know where to put myself in that. I’ve been so fortunate to be around so many great Cubs. I’m happy to carry on their legacy and be able to continue to have their names brought up in conversations like this.” Source
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