NL MVP Showdown Heats Up: Can Ohtani’s Power or Schwarber’s Surge Seal the Title?
The Cubs’ electric Pete Crow-Armstrong was once a strong candidate for NL MVP, but he and Chicago’s recent struggles have quieted that talk. But former Cub and current Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber has pushed himself into the conversation with Ohtani for NL MVP.
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Schwarber has been consistent and productive for Philadelphia throughout this season, ranking second in the NL with a .965 OPS entering Friday and leading the NL with 40 homers. And even during times when the Phillies’ offense struggled, Schwarber carried them, including when superstar Bryce Harper was out of the lineup for three weeks with a wrist injury.
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