It felt like a foregone conclusion a month or two ago that Shohei Ohtani would win American League MVP no matter what happened the rest of the season, or no matter how bad the Los Angeles Angels were.
But! Here comes Vladimir Guerrero Jr.!
The slugger for the Toronto Blue Jays might be on his way to finishing the season as a Triple Crown winner (!) if he keeps up a torrid September. Would that put him in front of Ohtani, especially if the Angels end up shutting down his pitching due to a sore arm?
Let’s break it down and see who really should win this thing: