{
  "id": 3859152,
  "title": "Breaking down MLB’s MVP, Cy Young Award and ROY races: Can Ohtani be unseated?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/breaking-down-mlbs-mvp-cy-young-award-and-roy-races-can-ohtani-be",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T01:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/breaking-down-mlb-mvp-cy-011200899.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over the past five seasons, Shohei Ohtani has claimed MVP honors in both leagues save for the 2022 campaign. To best Ohtani, a player must achieve an unprecedented feat. Aaron Judge set the American League's single-season home run record with 62 homers during the 2022 season, but Ohtani still received two first-place MVP votes. While unseating Ohtani is a daunting challenge, it could happen this year as Ohtani continues to dominate the Los Angeles Dodgers.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK — Over the past five seasons, the only year that two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani didn’t win MVP of his respective league was 2022. Topping Ohtani required a historic feat, as the Yankees’ Aaron Judge set an American League single-season record with 62 home runs that year. Even then, Ohtani received two of the 30 first-place votes. Needless to say, unseating Ohtani — only the second ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Ohtani has won MVP in both leagues in past five seasons",
    "Aaron Judge set AL single-season HR record with 62 in 2022",
    "Unseating Ohtani is challenging but possible this year"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Ohtani's consistent dominance raises the bar for contenders, implying that only an extraordinary performance can prevent him from claiming top honors, a high standard his competitors must meet.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}