00:00Have you ever wondered how the tightest MVP races are ultimately decided by the writers' votes?
00:06The following are the point totals from the voting for the 2025 MVP award conducted by the
00:12Baseball Writers Association of America. The ballots were cast prior to the beginning of
00:17the postseason by two writers from each city, depending on the league they report on. The
00:22voting system allocates 14 points for a first-place vote, 9 points for second place, 8 points for
00:28third, and continues down to one point for a 10th-place vote. In the American League, Aaron
00:34Judge received 17 first-place votes and 13 second-place votes, earning him a total of 355
00:41points. Cal Raleigh received 13 first-place votes and 17 second-place votes for a total of 335 points.
00:50Jose Ramirez received 19 third-place votes, six fourth-place votes, and five fifth-place votes,
00:57and from these results, he earned 224 points. As for Bobby Witt Jr., he received nine third-place
01:04votes, 19 fourth-place votes, one fifth-place vote, and one seventh-place vote, for a total of 215 points.
01:12Tarek Skubal received one third-place vote, two fourth-place votes, seven fifth-place votes,
01:17ten sixth-place votes, four seventh-place votes, and three eighth-place votes, totaling 139 points.
01:23Julio Rodriguez received one fourth-place vote, eight fifth-place votes, eight sixth-place votes,
01:29six seventh-place votes, five eighth-place votes, and one ninth-place vote. For a total of 136 points,
01:39George Springer received one fourth-place vote, seven fifth-place votes, six sixth-place votes,
01:45seven seventh-place votes, four eighth-place votes, and three ninth-place votes, earning 125 points.
01:52Garrett Crochet received 1 5th place vote, 4 6th place votes, 5 7th place votes, 6 8th place votes, 4 9th place votes, and 2 10th place votes for a total of 74 points.
02:06Junior Caminero received 1 3rd place vote, 1 6th place vote, 3 7th place votes, 1 8th place vote, 2 9th place votes, and 5 10th place votes, totaling 37 points.
02:19Jeremy Pena received 4 8th place votes, 7 9th place votes, and 6 10th place votes for a total of 32 points.
02:27Byron Buxton received 3 7th place votes, 3 8th place votes, 1 9th place vote, and 7 10th place votes, earning 30 points.
02:36Nick Kurtz received 1 4th place vote, 1 5th place vote, 2 8th place votes, 3 9th place votes, and 4 10th place votes for a total of 29 points.
02:47Vladimir Guerrero Jr. received 1 6th place vote, 1 8th place vote, and 3 9th place votes, earning 14 points.
02:55Cody Bellinger received 1 7th place vote, 1 9th place vote, and 1 10th place vote for a total of 7 points.
03:02Mikel Garcia received 3 9th place votes, and 1 10th place vote, also earning 7 points.
03:08Beau Bichette received 1 8th place vote, and 1 9th place vote, for a total of 5 points.
03:14Riley Green received 1 9th place vote, and 1 10th place vote, earning 3 points.
03:19Finally, Haroldis Chapman, Yandy Diaz, and Jacob Wilson each received 1 10th place vote, earning 1 point each.
03:28In the National League, Shohei Ohtani received a clean sweep of 30 1st place votes, earning a perfect total of 420 points.
03:36Kyle Schwarber received 23 2nd place votes, 5 3rd place votes, 1 4th place vote, and 1 5th place vote, for a total of 260 points.
03:48Juan Soto received 4 2nd place votes, 15 3rd place votes, 9 4th place votes, and 2 5th place votes, earning 231 points.
03:57Geraldo Perdomo received 3 2nd place votes, 7 3rd place votes, 11 4th place votes, 3 5th place votes, 2 6th place votes, 1 7th place vote, 1 8th place vote, and 1 10th place vote.
04:11For a total of 196 points, Treya Turner received 1 3rd place vote, 2 4th place votes, 6 5th place votes, 2 6th place votes, 6 7th place votes, 1 8th place vote, 3 9th place votes, and 1 10th place vote.
04:28Totaling 102 points, Paul Skeens received 2 4th place votes, 7 5th place votes, 2 6th place votes, 4 8th place votes, 1 9th place vote, and 3 10th place votes, for a total of 83 points.
04:44Corbin Carroll received 3 5th place votes, 3 6th place votes, 5 7th place votes, 7 8th place votes, 3 9th place votes, and 3 10th place votes, also earning 83 points.
04:58Fernando Tatis Jr. received 2 4th place votes, 1 5th place vote, 3 6th place votes, 5 7th place votes, 4 8th place votes, 5 9th place votes, and 1 10th place vote, for a total of 78 points.
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