Major League Baseball and the Baseball Writers Association of America have announced the finalists for the 2026 major awards, including Most Valuable Player, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Relief Pitcher of the Year, and Manager of the Year. Voting concluded before the playoffs began, with ballots due before the first postseason pitch. The league will reveal the top three vote-getters for each award ahead of the official announcements scheduled from November 9 to November 12.
American League MVP
Yordan Alvarez (Astros): .316/.432/.601, 42 HR, 106 RBI, 105 runs, 190 OPS+ in 158 games. Junior Caminero (Rays): .276/.360/.524, 42 HR, 101 RBI, 100 runs, 5.7 WAR in 162 games. Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals): .281/.359/.441, 18 HR, 54 RBI, 94 runs, 45 steals, 6.7 WAR.
American League Cy Young
Dylan Cease (Blue Jays): 11-6, 2.40 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 239 K in 169 IP, 5.5 WAR. Parker Messick (Guardians): 12-9, 2.56 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 193 K in 186 1/3 IP. Cam Schlittler (Yankees): 14-6, 1.95 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 239 K in 193 2/3 IP, led AL in WAR and ERA.
American League Rookie of the Year
Kevin McGonigle (Tigers): .278/.376/.420, 18 HR, 72 RBI, 97 runs, 12 steals, 7.1 WAR in 707 PA. Parker Messick (Guardians): 12-9, 2.56 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 193 K in 186 1/3 IP. Payton Tolle (Red Sox): 9-6, 3.03 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 171 K in 148 2/3 IP.
American League Relief Pitcher of the Year
Bryan Baker (Rays): 41 saves, 1.44 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 63 K in 62 1/3 IP. Cade Smith (Guardians): 41 saves, 1.95 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 107 K in 74 IP. Louis Varland (Blue Jays): 35 saves, 1.27 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 97 K in 78 IP.
American League Manager of the Year
Kevin Cash (Rays): 98 wins, best AL record after missing playoffs previous two seasons. Chad Tracy (Red Sox): 77-58 after 10-17 start, including 32-5 stretch. Will Venable (White Sox): Improved by 24 wins to reach playoffs after 121-loss season.
National League MVP
Pete Crow-Armstrong (Cubs): .280/.372/.570, 45 HR, 107 RBI, 119 runs, 9.8 WAR, 40-40 club. Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers): .275/.377/.512, 30 HR, 81 RBI, 89 runs, 3.2 WAR hitting; 8-2, 1.79 ERA, 95 K in 85 2/3 IP pitching. Brice Turang (Brewers): .268/.366/.450, 21 HR, 100 RBI, 102 runs, 7.3 WAR.
National League Cy Young
Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers): 16-5, 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 252 K in 174 2/3 IP, led majors in ERA, WHIP, strikeouts. Chris Sale (Braves): 14-9, 2.16 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 200 K, 31 BB in 162 2/3 IP. Cristopher Sánchez (Phillies): 18-7, 2.91 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 231 K in 207 IP, led majors with 8.1 pitcher WAR.
National League Rookie of the Year
Carson Benge (Mets): .282/.346/.430, 20 HR, 22 steals, 4.3 WAR. Sal Stewart (Reds): 32 HR, 111 RBI, 1.8 WAR, one of 15 rookies with 30 HR and 100 RBI. JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals): .242/.339/.365, 17 HR, 14 steals, 89 runs, 4.5 WAR.
National League Relief Pitcher of the Year
Jhoan Duran (Phillies): 33 saves, 1.82 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 84 K in 59 1/3 IP. Mason Miller (Padres): 38 saves, 1.67 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 129 K in 70 IP. Trevor Megill (Brewers): 30 saves, 2.63 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 69 K in 61 2/3 IP.
National League Manager of the Year
Don Mattingly (Phillies): 79-55 after taking over 9-19 team. Pat Murphy (Brewers): 103 wins, best record in baseball, seeking third straight award. Walt Weiss (Braves): 94-68 after 76-86 previous season.
