One month into the Major League Baseball season, Juan Soto remꦯains the MVP favorite in the American League.
But a breakout star is r꧑ight on the heels of the Yankees outfielde𝕴r.
After an unbelievable start, Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has the second-best AL MVP odds at FanDuel Sportsbook (+420) as the calendar turns to May, creepinꦚg up behind Soto (+220).
2024 AL MVP odds
Player | Odds |
---|---|
Juan Soto | +220 |
Bobby Witt Jr. | +420 |
Gunnar Henderson | +460 |
Yordan Alvarez | 14/1 |
Aaron Judge | 17/1 |
Kyle Tucker | 20/1 |
Jose Altuve | 21/1 |
Adolis Garcia | 30/1 |
Marcus Semien | 30/1 |
Heading into Tuesday’s play, Witt is slashing .306/.351/.537 with four home runs, nine stolen 𝔉bases and excellent defense at shortstop (+4 Outs Above Average) for an upstart Kansas City team that’s been one of the early surprises of the 2024 season.
The Royals, who are 17-13 after a Monday night loss to the Blue Jays, have emerged as a surprising playoff contender in the Junior Circuit, holding one of three wild card spots and sitting three games back of the AL-💝best Cleveland Guardians in t🉐he Central division.
Oddsmakers pegged Witt as a fringe MVP candidate before the season — BetMGM Sportsbook had him at +1600, which was tied with Adley Rutschman for the sixth-best odds iꦰn the league, in late March.
In The 🅺Bronx, Soto is living up to all the hype.
Soto is hitting .316/.429/.553 with seven home runs for the 19-11 Yankees as they prepare for the second game of a crucial four-game series again꧙st AL East rival Baltimor🐬e Orioles on Tuesday.
Soto has been the consensus favorite since shortly after Opening Day after a slow start fro🎀m teammate Aaron Judge, who had been at the top of most odds boards throughout spring training.
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The Orioles, who are virtually tied with the Yankees at the top of the division before Tuesday’s game, have an early MVP candidate of their own inܫ shortstop Gunnar Henderson (+460), who rounds out a clear top five at FanDuel.
Henderson is tied 🍸with Mike Trout with an AL-best 10 home runs while slashing .289/.𓂃352/.632 and manning shortstop for Baltimore.