Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich have understandably been the frontrunners for the National League MVP for most of the season, and it’s futile to argue against their credentials to this point in the season. However, there is still roughly a quarter of the season left, which could leave time for someone else to make a run at MVP.
Ronald Acuña, Jr. appears poised to make such a run to make things interesting in the NL MVP race. This August, Acuña has eight home runs, 15 RBI, 15 runs, and three stolen bases with a .367/.410/.898 slash, .510 wOBA, and a mammoth 224 wRC+ over 11 games.