Pete Crow-Armstrong wins unanimous NL MVP award
The Cubs outfielder received all 30 first-place votes after a 2026 season that included 45 home runs and 41 stolen bases.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong won the 2026 National League MVP award unanimously, finishing ahead of the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and Brewers infielder Brice Turang. All 30 voters placed Crow-Armstrong first.
The result made Crow-Armstrong the Cubs’ ninth MVP winner and their first unanimous selection. He was the 11th player in National League history to receive unanimous backing for the award. Ohtani took second with 26 second-place votes, while Turang placed third.
Crow-Armstrong, 24, recorded 45 home runs and 41 stolen bases, becoming the seventh player to join the 40/40 club and the first to accomplish it for the Cubs. In his third full major league season, he hit .280/.372/.570 across 726 plate appearances and added 31 doubles.
He topped the majors in homers and scored a major league-leading 119 runs. His slugging percentage and .943 OPS also ranked first in the National League.
In center field, Crow-Armstrong recorded 16 runs saved. His 25 outs above average matched Cardinals shortstop JJ Wetherholt for the major league lead. Crow-Armstrong also received his second Gold Glove in center field and the 2026 NL Platinum Glove.
