Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve took home the first MVP award of his career in 2017, beating out Aaron Judge by a sizable margin for the honor.
Altuve winning the award also made him just the eighth player in the past 50 years to take home the MVP award along with the batting crown and a world championship, per the Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN.com). The others to do the same previously include Joe DiMaggio (1939), Stan Musial (1946), Willie Mays (1954), Mickey Mantle (1956), Dick Groat (1960), Frank Robinson (1966) and Buster Posey (2012).