Despite the Toronto Blue Jays' best efforts, the Los Angeles Dodgers are champions of baseball again. Could they add another major award before the offseason gets in full swing?
Shohei Ohtani is aiming for his fourth MVP award, which would make him only the second player to reach the mark and the first to win multiple MVPs in both leagues.
On the AL side, the MVP race between Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh came down to the bitter end. Was Raleigh’s 60-home-run campaign enough to push him ahead, or will the New York Yankees’ two-time MVP become a three-time MVP?
Whether or not Judge goes back-to-back, this award season is likely to have plenty of similarities to 2024, including in one of the Cy Young races.
Here's the day-by-day schedule for each award announcement:
- AL and NL Rookie of the Year awards: 7 p.m. ET, Monday, Nov. 10, on MLB Network
- AL and NL Manager of the Year awards: 7 p.m. ET, Tuesday, Nov. 11, on MLB Network
- AL and NL Cy Young awards: 7 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Nov. 12, on MLB Network
- AL and NL MVP awards: 7 p.m. ET, Thursday, Nov. 13, on MLB Network
Here is a look at each award's finalists and the winner when announced.
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AL MVP
Winner
The AL MVP winner will be revealed after 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 13.
Finalists
Aaron Judge, Yankees: Judge seemed like a total lock for another MVP award after a historically strong first half of the season, but some good—not great—stretches of play in the second half and a home run binge by Raleigh made this a race. Statistically, Judge still had an incredible season that would earn an MVP award in most years, batting.331 with 53 home runs and an MLB-best 1.144 OPS. Judge posted an OPS+ of 215, surpassing his historic 62-home-run 2022 season. This would be Judge's third MVP award, which would tie an all-time record in the AL.
Cal Raleigh, Mariners: The Mariners gave Raleigh a $105 million extension in the days leading up to the start of the regular season, and that turned out to be brilliant timing on their part. The former Gold Glove winner shattered his career high with an MLB-leading 60 home runs, posting a.948 OPS and leading Seattle to its first AL West title in 24 years. Also a Home Run Derby champion, Raleigh didn't hit for the same kind of contact as Judge but displayed unprecedented power for a full-time catcher (and a strong defensive one at that).
Jose Ramirez, Guardians: Sometimes, baseball is predictable. Another top-five MVP finish for Jose Ramírez? That sounds about right. Ramírez is predicted to finish a distant third, but his status as a finalist guarantees he will finish top five in MVP voting for the sixth time and top three for the fourth time. Ramírez hit.283 with 30 home runs and an.863 OPS for the Cleveland Guardians, posting an OPS north of.800 for the 10th consecutive season. Each impressive season for Ramírez pushes him closer to Cooperstown, even if he can’t yet claim an MVP award.
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NL MVP
Winner
The NL MVP winner will be revealed after 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 13.
Finalists
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers: Ohtani didn't have the quickest start to the season offensively, but he became a prime MVP candidate before long thanks to his dominant power bat and a return to the mound. Ohtani hit a career-high 55 home runs, batted.282, and posted his third consecutive season with an OPS north of 1.000. Ohtani returned from major elbow surgery to post a 2.87 ERA over 47 innings as a pitcher, striking out 62 and walking just nine. While the postseason doesn't factor into the award, Ohtani won his second consecutive World Series with the Dodgers.
Kyle Schwarber, Phillies: Ohtani can't call himself the NL's home run leader because of Kyle Schwarber, who shattered his career-high with 56 bombs in the heart of the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup. Schwarber was one of three players to hit four home runs in one game this season, tying an MLB record, and he led all of baseball with 132 RBI. While Schwarber was strictly a DH and saw his hot-and-cold bat endure some slumps, he was productive enough to put himself firmly in the conversation for his first MVP award down the stretch.
Juan Soto, Mets: If the season had lasted another month, perhaps Juan Soto would be the favorite for NL MVP. After a sluggish start to the year that had some already questioning the New York Mets' decision to give him $765 million, Soto dominated down the stretch for a Mets team that otherwise faded. Soto hit.263 with a career-high 43 home runs and a.921 OPS, leading MLB in walks for the fourth time in his career. Soto is still looking for his first MVP award, but he looks like the player the Mets believed they were getting when they pried him away from the Yankees last December.
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AL Cy Young
Winner
The AL Cy Young winner will be revealed after 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
Finalists
Hunter Brown, Astros: What a ride it's been for Hunter Brown, who struggled mightily over his first season-plus in the majors before flipping a switch mid-2024 and turning into one of the AL's legitimate aces in 2025. Brown might not have the fanfare of his fellow finalists, but he posted a 2.43 ERA and 1.03 WHIP over 31 starts this past season, striking out 206 in 185.1 innings while allowing only 17 home runs.
Garrett Crochet, Red Sox: The Boston Red Sox took a risk by acquiring and extending Garrett Crochet, who has an injury history and threw more than 60 professional innings for the first time in 2024. One year in, their gamble has been a success. Crochet was a bona fide ace in 2025, posting a 2.59 ERA and leading MLB with 255 strikeouts along with a 2.89 FIP and 1.03 WHIP. Crochet put any workload concerns behind him, as he led the AL with 205.1 innings and led Boston to its only postseason win against the Yankees.
Tarik Skubal, Tigers: Tarik Skubal somehow was better across the board in 2025 than he was during his 2024 Cy Young season, posting an AL-best 2.21 ERA and 2.45 FIP along with an MLB-leading 0.89 WHIP over 195.1 innings. All of those categories, as well as Skubal's 241 strikeouts, were a touch better than 2024, and he continued to prove it in the postseason with a 1.74 ERA over three starts. Skubal is aiming to be the first back-to-back Cy Young Award winner since Jacob deGrom (2018-19) and first in the AL since Pedro Martinez (1999-00).
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NL Cy Young
Winner
The NL Cy Young winner will be revealed after 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
Finalists
Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies: The Phillies lost Zack Wheeler to injury in August, but they had a legitimate ace step up all season long in Cristopher Sánchez. An All-Star for the first time in 2024, Sánchez controversially missed the roster this season but still earned a place as a Cy Young finalist after posting a 2.50 ERA over 202 innings. Sánchez notched 212 strikeouts and carried a dominant 2.55 FIP, cementing his status as a frontline starter for years to come.
Paul Skenes, Pirates: After posting a 1.96 ERA on his way to Rookie of the Year honors, what would Paul Skenes have for an encore? The answer was almost exactly the same dominance over a full 32 starts. Skenes led all qualified starters with a sparkling 1.97 ERA, striking out 216 with an MLB-best 2.36 FIP and an NL-best 0.95 WHIP. Skenes' 10-10 record doesn't reflect his excellence, but voters will not let the Pittsburgh Pirates' offensive incompetence keep him from his first Cy Young Award. Skenes would be the Pirates' first Cy Young Award winner in 35 years.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto already has exactly what he wanted: a second World Series ring, which came with a well-deserved World Series MVP award. A Cy Young Award right now might be out of reach, but the 27-year-old ace seems poised to earn one at some point in the years ahead. Yamamoto posted a 2.49 ERA over 30 starts in his second MLB season, striking out 201 and carrying a 0.99 WHIP. No qualified starter in baseball allowed fewer hits per nine innings than Yamamoto, who allowed only 14 home runs in the regular season and posted a 1.45 ERA over 37.1 innings in the postseason.
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AL Rookie of the Year
Winner
The AL Rookie of the Year winner will be revealed after 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 10.
Finalists
Roman Anthony, Red Sox: The future is remarkably bright for Roman Anthony, who was called up as the No. 1 prospect in baseball in June, struggled mightily for about two weeks, and proceeded to morph into an All-Star-caliber player. Anthony hit.292 with eight home runs and an.859 OPS over 71 games, getting on base at almost a 40 percent clip and proving to be a doubles machine before an injury cut his season short. Anthony hit.329 with a.930 OPS over his final 55 games, giving Boston fans one more reason to be excited about what’s to come.
Nick Kurtz, Athletics: It's hard to overstate how dominant of a rookie season it was for Nick Kurtz, who was just drafted by the A's in July of 2024. The Wake Forest product effectively forced the team to promote him in April because of how successful he was against triple-A pitching, and he absolutely caught fire after a quiet first few weeks. Kurtz hit.290 with 36 home runs and a 1.002 OPS over only 117 games, tying an MLB record with four home runs in a game. After returning from the IL in early June, Kurtz unleashed a 50-game stretch of dominance, hitting.340 with 18 home runs and a 1.155 OPS in that span. Even with so many talented rookies in the AL, Kurtz just about locked up the Rookie of the Year award with that run.
Jacob Wilson, Athletics: Before Kurtz came along, his teammate Jacob Wilson looked like the runaway leader for Rookie of the Year. Wilson was one of baseball's best contact hitters in the first half, carrying a.370 AVG into the second week of June and a.335 AVG into the All-Star break, when he started at shortstop for the AL. A second-half slump and IL stint derailed Wilson's Rookie of the Year hopes, but he hit.308 after returning from injury and positioned himself to enter 2026 as an A's cornerstone.
NL Rookie of the Year
Winner
The NL Rookie of the Year winner will be revealed after 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 10.
Finalists
Drake Baldwin, Braves: Included on the Atlanta Braves' roster only due to an injury to Sean Murphy before Opening Day, Drake Baldwin was a bright spot in an otherwise ugly season for the organization. The 24-year-old was one of the most consistent offensive catchers in baseball, batting.274 with 19 home runs and an.810 OPS while striking out only 68 times. Baldwin is hoping to become the Braves' fourth Rookie of the Year in the last 15 years.
Cade Horton, Cubs: A former first-round pick, Cade Horton helped the Chicago Cubs seamlessly recover from the season-ending injury to Justin Steele by turning in an impressive rookie season on the mound. Horton posted a 2.67 ERA over 118 innings and only improved as the year went on, pitching to a sparkling 1.36 ERA from July onward and, at one point, allowing just two earned runs over a span of seven starts. While Horton wasn't exactly a strikeout artist, he did what the Cubs asked of him and got outs before an injury prevented him from pitching in the postseason.
Caleb Durbin, Brewers: The Milwaukee Brewers acquired Caleb Durbin from the Yankees in the Devin Williams trade last winter and gave him the chance to earn his way to a full-time role, with Durbin settling in at third base for the team that had MLB's best regular-season record. A strong defender, Durbin produced an offensive season near the league average but started to find a little bit of a power stroke late in the year and hit.256 with 11 home runs for a.721 OPS.
AL Manager of the Year
Winner
The AL Manager of the Year winner will be revealed after 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Finalists
John Schneider, Blue Jays: The season ended in agony for John Schneider and his Blue Jays, but he took himself off the hot seat with a breakthrough year that brought Toronto within two outs of a championship. The Blue Jays were the AL's top seed with 94 wins, navigating around spring contract drama for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. And unexpected struggles from starters Bowden Francis and José Berríos. Even when the Yankees came charging, the Blue Jays kept their focus where it needed to be and held onto the AL East to win their first division title since 2015.
Stephen Vogt, Guardians: Already the reigning AL Manager of the Year, Stephen Vogt earned his way to a finalist again after the Guardians surged from just another average team to AL Central champions with the help of the Detroit Tigers' stunning collapse down the stretch. Vogt once again navigated around what was at times a dismal offense and even the loss of star closer Emmanuel Clase to a gambling investigation, keeping the clubhouse motivated and seeing that focus manifest in another division title.
Dan Wilson, Mariners: Like Schneider, file Dan Wilson under those who saw their season end in agony. Even so, he guided the Mariners to their first AL West title in 24 years in his first full season as manager, working around some unexpected starting pitching absences early in the season. Seattle was intensely streaky, but Wilson didn't let his team get swallowed whole by its worst moments and won a division title as a result.
NL Manager of the Year
Winner
The NL Manager of the Year winner will be revealed after 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Finalists
Terry Francona, Reds: It wasn't the smoothest season for the Cincinnati Reds, but they improved by six wins in their first season under veteran manager Terry Francona and reached the postseason for the first time in a 162-game campaign since 2013. Francona didn't let a sluggish offensive start get the team down, and Cincinnati got hot enough down the stretch to take advantage of the Mets' collapse, even as Elly De La Cruz struggled to find his power stroke.
Pat Murphy, Brewers: Pat Murphy earned NL Manager of the Year honors in his first season on the job, and it might be hard to bet against him again in 2025. The Brewers enjoyed an utterly dominant summer, putting together two long winning streaks and finishing with MLB's best record before reaching the NLCS for the first time since 2018. While the season didn't end magically, Murphy beautifully pieced together his pitching staff on a budget, and his team didn't miss a beat when Jackson Chourio was sidelined for a month with a hamstring injury.
Rob Thomson, Phillies: The Phillies cruised to an NL East title in Rob Thomson's fourth season, powering through an early injury to Aaron Nola and a late injury to Zack Wheeler without much of a hitch. It can be hard to stay focused during the regular season when postseason struggles are the narrative surrounding the team, but Thomson's group kept its foot on the gas and positioned itself well with a playoff bye before that same October disappointment crept up again.