There is so much to be decided in the final week of the regular season . One of the biggest must-watch items on the docket: What will Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh do in their closing arguments for American League Most Valuable Player?
While MLB.com's latest MVP poll shows Shohei Ohtani continuing to hold a comfortable advantage in the National League, the race in the AL almost literally can't get any closer. After 40 of our experts cast their votes, the Yankees' captain and the Mariners' slugging catcher were separated by only two points.
Voters ranked their top five picks in each league on a 5-4-3-2-1 scale -- five points for a first-place vote, four points for a second-place vote and so on. Votes were based not just on performances to date, but also on how things are expected to