First Pitch Predicting Every Major Award Winner For 2025 Mlb Season

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Nov 17, 2025, 6:36 PM

first pitch predicting every major award winner for 2025 mlb season

There's so much to look forward to with the 2025 MLB season rapidly approaching. How will Juan Soto fare in Queens? Can his old team, the New York Yankees, survive without him? How about the Dodgers, who defeated the Yankees in last season's World Series — can anyone dethrone them? Maybee not, as Los Angeles is as loaded as any team in recent memory. While there are countless storylines to follow, it's always fun to track who is going to win each of the major BBWAA Awards.

These won't be announced until November, but awards always cause some sort of controversy. With that in mind, let's go ahead and predict who is going to win each of the BBWAA Awards before the regular season begins. For more news and rumors, check out MLB Insider Robert Murray's work on The Baseball Insiders podcast, subscribe to The Moonshot, our weekly MLB newsletter and join the discord to get the inside scoop... Expectations are high for the Boston Red Sox this season following what turned out to be a huge offseason, but an argument can be made that teams like the New York Yankees and Baltimore... I don't believe that should be the case, and when the Red Sox win what could be the toughest division in the sport, Alex Cora is going to get recognition. The 2025 Major League Baseball season has arrived with the first pitch thrown in Japan between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.

It’s the start of an exciting baseball season coming off a winter that saw the likes of Juan Soto, Blake Snell and Corbin Burnes find new homes. With the season underway, we’ve got MLB award predictions for the 2025 campaign. The Boston Red Sox made several big moves this offseason, with the most significant being the Garrett Crochet trade. In 2024 with the Chicago White Sox, Crochet earned his first All-Star selection and was named the AL Comeback Player of the Year. Now the 25-year-old southpaw gets to pitch at the front of a rotation for a contender. Crochet already has the swing-and-miss stuff – MLB-best 35.1% strikeout rate in 2024 – to compete for the Cy Young Award.

He also easily outperformed (2.53 SIERA) his ERA (3.58) last season. With a chance to win 13-plus games backed by a strong lineup, Crochet will deliver a sub-3 ERA with 200-plus strikeouts to take home the AL Cy Young award for the AL East champion... Related: Best baseball players of all time The Los Angeles Dodgers have several other Cy Young Award candidates to choose from – Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto – but Blake Snell is our choice. He got off to an abysmal start in 2024 with the San Francisco Giants, having a 9.51 ERA, a .308 batting average allowed and a 1.94 WHIP in his first six starts. After returning from the IL, he held opponents to a .123 BAA with a 0.78 WHIP and 1.23 ERA, striking out 38.1% of batters faced across 80.1 innings pitched.

While replicating those numbers is out of the question, Snell could be a 15-game winner with a sub-3.2 ERA and 200-plus strikeouts for the best team in baseball. Related: Los Angeles Dodgers game today, Dodgers schedule That's officially a wrap on the 2025 MLB season. The hot stove season is already burning, but even amid the roster shuffling for the 2026 season, we had one last bit of 2025 business: handing out the major awards. The most prestigious are the four major honors determined by BBWAA voting. These awards will have a lasting impact on baseball history books and Hall of Fame résumés.

On Monday, Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz was unanimously selected as the American League Rookie of the Year, and Atlanta Braves rookie catcher Drake Baldwin earned the National League honor. Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy and Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt each won their second consecutive Manager of the Year Award on Tuesday. The 2025 Major League Baseball season has arrived with the first pitch thrown in Japan between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. It’s the start of an exciting baseball season coming off a winter that saw the likes of Juan Soto, Blake Snell and Corbin Burnes find new homes. With the season underway, we’ve got MLB award predictions for the 2025 campaign. The Boston Red Sox made several big moves this offseason, with the most significant being the Garrett Crochet trade.

In 2024 with the Chicago White Sox, Crochet earned his first All-Star selection and was named the AL Comeback Player of the Year. Now the 25-year-old southpaw gets to pitch at the front of a rotation for a contender. Crochet already has the swing-and-miss stuff – MLB-best 35.1% strikeout rate in 2024 – to compete for the Cy Young Award. He also easily outperformed (2.53 SIERA) his ERA (3.58) last season. With a chance to win 13-plus games backed by a strong lineup, Crochet will deliver a sub-3 ERA with 200-plus strikeouts to take home the AL Cy Young award for the AL East champion... Related: Best baseball players of all time The Los Angeles Dodgers have several other Cy Young Award candidates to choose from – Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto – but Blake Snell is our choice.

He got off to an abysmal start in 2024 with the San Francisco Giants, having a 9.51 ERA, a .308 batting average allowed and a 1.94 WHIP in his first six starts. After returning from the IL, he held opponents to a .123 BAA with a 0.78 WHIP and 1.23 ERA, striking out 38.1% of batters faced across 80.1 innings pitched. While replicating those numbers is out of the question, Snell could be a 15-game winner with a sub-3.2 ERA and 200-plus strikeouts for the best team in baseball. Related: Los Angeles Dodgers game today, Dodgers schedule Despite the Toronto Blue Jays' best efforts, the Los Angeles Dodgers are champions of baseball again. Could they add another major award before the offseason gets in full swing? Shohei Ohtani is aiming for his fourth MVP award, which would make him only the second player to reach the mark and the first to win multiple MVPs in both leagues.

On the AL side, the MVP race between Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh came down to the bitter end. Was Raleigh’s 60-home-run campaign enough to push him ahead, or will the New York Yankees’ two-time MVP become a three-time MVP? Whether or not Judge goes back-to-back, this award season is likely to have plenty of similarities to 2024. Many of the awards have been announced, with the AL and NL MVPs to be named Thursday night at 7 p.m., on MLB Network. The 2025 MLB awards season is barreling toward its finale, with the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) unveiling its annual honors for the sport’s top performers. All week, fans and analysts have been picking apart the Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP races in both leagues.

That's officially a wrap on the 2025 MLB season. The hot stove season is already burning, but even amid the roster shuffling for the 2026 season, we had one last bit of 2025 business: handing out the major awards. The most prestigious are the four major honors determined by BBWAA voting. These awards will have a lasting impact on baseball history books and Hall of Fame résumés. On Monday, Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz was unanimously selected as the American League Rookie of the Year, and Atlanta Braves rookie catcher Drake Baldwin earned the National League honor. Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy and Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt each won their second consecutive Manager of the Year Award on Tuesday.

Despite the Toronto Blue Jays' best efforts, the Los Angeles Dodgers are champions of baseball again. Could they add another major award before the offseason gets in full swing? Shohei Ohtani is aiming for his fourth MVP award, which would make him only the second player to reach the mark and the first to win multiple MVPs in both leagues. On the AL side, the MVP race between Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh came down to the bitter end. Was Raleigh’s 60-home-run campaign enough to push him ahead, or will the New York Yankees’ two-time MVP become a three-time MVP? Whether or not Judge goes back-to-back, this award season is likely to have plenty of similarities to 2024.

Many of the awards have been announced, with the AL and NL MVPs to be named Thursday night at 7 p.m., on MLB Network. Similar to a season ago, an international series kicks off the 2025 MLB regular season, with the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs making the trip to Tokyo, Japan. With the season on the verge of beginning, who will win the major awards? AL MVP: Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Kansas City Royals Aaron Judge leading baseball in nearly every offensive category easily secured him his second MVP award. Though it is entirely possible he repeats his success, Bobby Witt Jr. will emerge as the best player in the American League this season.

Entering his fourth year, the Royals shortstop has made sizable leaps across his game, with his slashline adding a minimum of 50 points to each. An increase in bat-to-ball skills and power led to Witt Jr. setting career bests in home runs (32), doubles (45), RBIs (109) and leading baseball in hits (211). Adding phenomenal defense, he racked up an All-Star nod, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and finished runner-up for this award a year ago. Though the AL is jammed packed with superstars worthy of the award, it will be Witt Jr. who will be named MVP.

Other candidates: Aaron Judge, OF, New York Yankees; Gunnar Henderson, SS, Baltimore Orioles; José Ramírez, 3B, Cleveland Guardians; Mike Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels; Brent Rooker, OF, Athletics; Jarren Duran, OF, Boston Red Sox;... NL MVP: Shohei Ohtani, RHP/DH, Los Angeles Dodgers The undeniable force that is Shohei Ohtani has easily become the best player in baseball, winning three MVP awards in just seven seasons in the MLB. Following his crosstown move from the Angels to the Dodgers, he produced career bests in nearly every counting stat, becoming the first player to join the 50-50 club and winning his second consecutive MVP. This was all without throwing a pitch, as Ohtani recovered from elbow surgery. Though there is no true timeline for his return to the bump, he still remains the most prolific player in the game. Other candidates: Juan Soto, OF, New York Mets; Francisco Lindor, SS, New York Mets; Bryce Harper, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies; Mookie Betts, SS, Los Angeles Dodgers; Elly De La Cruz, SS, Cincinnati Reds; Ketel Marte,...

Who is in the mix for MLB's top three individual awards — MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year — and should we expect any surprises? The Mariners have a slugging catcher who is making headlines and history that's fueling an intense MVP debate. The Dodgers' two-way talent continues to triumph. And the Athletics feature a rookie that's having a historic season debut. With only a few weeks left in the regular season, we take stock of the award races. It seems like all we’ve heard around baseball since the second half of the season is the AL MVP debate.

Let’s not make this complicated. It comes down to the numbers. Judge has a 192 wRC+ and 7.9 fWAR; Raleigh has about a 158 wRC+ and 7.3 fWAR. Judge is slashing .321/.442/.660 with 44 homers; Raleigh is at roughly .240/.349/.574 with 53 homers. I’m not convinced that everything Raleigh does as a switch-hitting catcher is enough to bridge the gap in Judge’s rate stats and on-base/slugging advantage — roughly an 86-point difference in slugging — so this... – Deesha Thosar

Aaron Judge is eyeing his third AL MVP. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images) The Major League Baseball regular season officially ended on September 28th, locking in every player’s performance for the 2025 season. These stats, which exclude postseason stats, will determine who wins each of the major awards handed out by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for this season, which will be announced on November 13th. For this post, I collected the smaller community of baseball writers in America, gathering over 10 baseball writers across Substack to see who their picks are for the Cy Young Awards, MVPs, Rookie of... Before we see everyone’s picks, let’s take a look at the favorites to win each award and see their stats to back their cases up.

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