2026 AL, NL MVP Odds: Ohtani, Decide Favored; Alvarez Transferring Up

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Let's take a look at the chances for the AL and NL MVP race at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Could 4.

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American League MVP

Aaron Decide: +140 (wager $10 to win $24 complete)Yordan Alvarez: +250 (wager $10 to win $35 complete)Bobby Witt Jr.: +900 (wager $10 to win $100 complete)Gunnar Henderson: +1500 (wager $10 to win $160 complete)Jose Ramirez: +2200 (wager $10 to win $230 complete)Ben Rice: +2200 (wager $10 to win $230 complete)Mike Trout: +2200 (wager $10 to win $230 complete)Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: +2800 (wager $10 to win $290 complete)

What to know: The title atop this board stays the identical, with Decide in prime place to nab his fourth AL MVP. Decide's three MVP awards are tied with a bunch of MLB legends for the third-most all-time, together with Yankee icons Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra. By way of a wholesome chunk of the 2026 season, Decide is tied for the MLB lead in house runs (13) and his Yankees are atop the AL East. However there was just a few shifts elsewhere on this oddsboard, notably with Houston's Yordan Alvarez. He has 12 house runs to his title, in addition to 43 hits and 27 RBIs, each second within the American League.

Nationwide League MVP

Shohei Ohtani: -370 (wager $10 to win $12.70 complete)Corbin Carroll: +1800 (wager $10 to win $190 complete)Elly De La Cruz: +2200 (wager $10 to win $230 complete)Ronald Acuna Jr.: +2500 (wager $10 to win $260 complete)Juan Soto: +2500 (wager $10 to win $260 complete)Matt Olson: +2500 (wager $10 to win $260 complete)Manny Machado: +4000 (wager $10 to win $410 complete)Ketel Marte: +4000 (wager $10 to win $410 complete)

What to know: Up to now this season, Ohtani is batting .246 with six house runs and 13 RBIs. He'll look to make extra historical past through the MVP award this season. Two seasons in the past, Ohtani turned the primary participant in league historical past to document 50 house runs and 50 stolen bases. Then final season, he turned the primary participant in league historical past to hit 50 house runs and document 50 strikeouts. With that, he received back-to-back NL MVP awards for the primary time since Albert Pujols did it in 2008 and 2009. He additionally received the AL MVP in 2023, making him the primary participant in MLB historical past to win MVP back-to-back in every league. This 12 months, if Ohtani is to win NL MVP, he'll make a dent in Barry Bonds' document of 4 straight MVP wins (2001-2004). All 4 of Ohtani's MVP wins have been unanimous, with him receiving all 30 first-place votes. He has the second-most MVPs in historical past, trailing solely Bonds' seven.