NL MVP Showdown Heats Up: Can Ohtani’s Power or Schwarber’s Surge Seal the Title?
Nearly 70% of the MLB calendar has passed as we’ve moved past the All-Star Game and the trade deadline. The 162-game marathon is now a two-month sprint to October. In that sprint to the postseason, there are storylines that really begin to take shape in August. They often include races for major awards as frontrunners pull away from the pack or dark horses emerge from the shadows.
Historically, August is pivotal in determining those awards. In 2016, Angels superstar Mike Trout hit .349 in August, the highest average of any month that season, leading to his second of three AL MVP awards. During his 2017 NL MVP campaign, Giancarlo Stanton carried a 1.332 OPS and mashed 18 home runs, placing him firmly in the driver’s seat on his way to an MVP award.
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