The Windup: A show about Baseball · The Athletic

The Roundtable | Are the MVP races starting to fizzle a little bit?

August 15, 2025·45 min·4 clips

Pete Crow-Armstrong is hitting .073 in August, jeopardizing his MVP chances against Shohei Ohtani.

The hosts discuss the current MLB MVP races, noting that frontrunners like Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani face challenges from struggling candidates, and explore potential third contenders such as Jose Ramirez and Tarik Skubal. They also share humorous anecdotes about baseball names and player stories.

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from The Windup: A show about Baseball