MLB MVP 2022: Aaron Judge, Paul Goldschmidt Win AL, NL Awards

The Yankees' Judge and the Cards' Goldschmidt won the awards on Thursday.

Even if Shohei Ohtani made it a memorable race, Judge was still the favorite to win this award. The Yankees star hit.300 with 62 homers, 131 runs, 16 stolen bases, and a 1.111 OPS.

He led the American League in a number of categories.

Ohtani couldn't do as well for the Angels as he could for the Yankees.

Ohtani's numbers were not as good as Judge's, with Ohtani having 34 homers, 95RBI, 90 runs, 11 stolen bases and a.875 OPS. Ohtani isn't the only one who pales in comparison at the plate to Judge this year.

Ohtani's case centered on the fact that he was brilliant on the mound, as he finished 15-9 with a 2.33 earned run average, 1.01 WHIP and 219 strikeouts in 28 starts.

The Houston Astros designated hitter, Yordan Alvarez, didn't get a lot of attention, but he will be happy with his World Series ring. The finalAL finalist hit.300 with 37 homers, 97 runs, and a 1.019 OPS. He had a 6.8 WAR, which was fourth in the league.

He would make a strong case to win the award. Both Judge and Ohtani had historic seasons. The judge won out.

In the National League, Goldschmidt was the favorite and held off Arenado. He had finished second and third before.

He was second in the Gold Glove at first base and third in the NL with 7.8 WAR.

Arenado, who was third in the voting for the Most Valuable Player, won a Gold Glove at third base, his 10th in a row, and hit.302 with 30 homers, 103 runs, and a.891 OPS. He had a 7.9 WAR in the NL.

The third baseman for the San Diego Padres was third in the running, hitting..................... In the NL, he was fourth with a 6.8 WAR.

Sandy was the NL's leader in WAR at 8.0.