While the American League MVP award is all but guaranteed to go to Shohei Ohtani, the National League race is shaping up to be one of the tightest in MLB history. There are anywhere from 10-12 possible candidates with roughly four weeks to go in the regular season.
Will Trea Turner become the first player to be traded and win the MVP in the same season? Will any of the previous winners be named MVP for the second time? Will Fernando Tatis Jr. become the Padres' first MVP in 25 years?
We asked the Sports Illustrated baseball staff to decide who they would choose as the NL MVP if the season ended today.