![](https://a57.foxsports.com/static-media.fox.com/ms/stg1/sports/1280/720/play-674f7c3e3000c21--mvp_1686854134429.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats
![Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KmYZvflHjuE/maxresdefault.jpg)
Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平)'s run for back to back MVP, Albert Pujols
![Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats](https://a57.foxsports.com/static-media.fox.com/ms/stg1/sports/1280/720/play-662efe820000c21--mvp_1683841184296.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuna Jr. headline the Top 5 players in the
![Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats](https://b.fssta.com/uploads/application/mlb/headshots/10090.png)
Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. still the front runners in the
MORE
![Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DkOmga9sIJU/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLDpQJiV9Yh5uNZqWEL7MktXbciQQg)
Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) & Japan go undefeated to win Pool B and
![Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zw55NqWmDQU/maxresdefault.jpg)
Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) overtakes Matt Chapman in the MVP Race
![Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3QEQ48pSKhg/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwE7CK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAy0IARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGGUgVShFMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDgCqixNo1Ngh3e5PzM-jhvA-USQg)
Have Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) & Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. locked up
![Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ezq0ZYd8ffc/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLD7CnE1MoP9zpPNo2X6cUTNz2RS2g)
Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) & Japan go undefeated to win Pool B and
![Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SmAObjWgoiw/maxresdefault.jpg)
Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) & Matt Chapman stay atop the early MVP
![Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SmAObjWgoiw/hqdefault.jpg)
Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) & Matt Chapman stay atop the early MVP
![Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fTdH6yjDEd0/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLAnlnHBiJN7sCcorG0W-0e270jQlw)
Shohei Ohtani (大谷 翔平) & Matt Chapman headline Ben's MVP race
![Shohei Ohtani & Ronald Acuña Jr. hold top spots in the MVP race, Flippin' Bats](https://images.performgroup.com/di/library/sporting_news/8f/55/shohei-ohtani_1ahvzyxf6oyct15b1p484he6xz.jpg?t=-616043623)
Shohei Ohtani timeline: The rookie MLB season of the phenom from