That Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani keep winning MVP Awards -- 2 straight for Judge and 3 in a row for Ohtani , and seven of the 10 handed out since 2021 -- is pretty amazing. It’s a reminder that we are watching two of the greatest players in baseball history right now. We’re all incredibly fortunate.

But it can be a bit of a bummer that so many other great players keep getting shut out. These are players who have put up MVP-caliber seasons that have the misfortune of being just shy of the level of Judge and Ohtani. So many players probably should have won an MVP by now, but they can’t break through because of what Judge and Ohtani continue to do.

Eventually -- one would think ? -- someone will end their stranglehold. Who will that player (or players) be? Here are five candidates f

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