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Who Wins MVP Cy Young 2027?
First-time MVP and Cy Young winners for 2027: Who breaks the streak?
In brief
First-time MVP and Cy Young winners for 2027: Who breaks the streak? Dylan Cease, Cristopher Sánchez, Max Fried, Nolan McLean, and Chase Burns are top candidates for first-time MVP or Cy Young awards in 2027. Originally reported by Mlb.
First-time winners in 2026
All four Cy Young and MVP winners this week won their first award in 2026.
2026 winners repeated from 2024
Tarik Skubal, Aaron Judge, and Shohei Ohtani all repeated their 2024 awards in 2026.
Cy Young candidates
Dylan Cease, Cristopher Sánchez, Max Fried, and Nolan McLean are top contenders for Cy Young in 2027.
Dylan Cease
Cease led AL qualifiers in FIP, strikeout rate, hits and homers allowed per nine innings.
Cristopher Sánchez
Sánchez led the Majors in Baseball-Reference’s pitching WAR for two consecutive years.
Max Fried
Fried has a 2.82 ERA over seven seasons and allows just four homers in 112 2/3 innings.
Nolan McLean
McLean had a 2.61 ERA over 12 starts after the All-Star break in 2026.
Chase Burns
Burns struck out 185 batters and went 15-3 with a 2.54 ERA at the break in 2026.
MVP candidates
Junior Caminero, Bobby Witt Jr., and Juan Soto are top contenders for MVP in 2027.
Junior Caminero
Caminero has a high OBP and is a star for the Rays, who reached the World Series.
Bobby Witt Jr.
Witt batted .332 with a 174 OPS+ in 2024 but has fallen to a still-MVP level.
Juan Soto
Soto is 28 years old and has finished in the top 10 in six seasons.
Fernando Tatis Jr.
Tatis has 25 home runs and 38 stolen bases in 2026.
James Wood
Wood improved his strikeout rate and walk rate in 2026, hitting .388 OBP and .503 SLG.
The key point
Dylan Cease, Cristopher Sánchez, Max Fried, Nolan McLean, and Chase Burns are top candidates for first-time MVP or Cy Young awards in 2027.
