Half Way Through the MLB Season – Who Will Win the MVP Award?

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Half Way Through the MLB Season - Who Will Win the MVP Award

The Major League Baseball season is almost half way through, and the race for the MVP award has already started. It is not a given that the MVP award winner has to be from a successful team, because it is purely an individual award which recognizes a player’s outstanding and performance throughout the season. In this feature, I have selected the players who have stood out so far, no matter who they play for. These are the ones whom, in my view, have the best chance of winning the MVP award this year!

5. Mark Teixeira
Mark Teixeira was regarded as one of the slowest starters in the game, however things have changed. He is having an incredible season, is leading in home runs and the baseball scoreboards show that he is on his way to scoring 50 home runs for the first time ever in his career. Teixeira has a history of producing exhilarating performances in the second half of the season, and if this happens this season then he will surely be a strong contender for the MVP.
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Oldest Current MLB Player

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Oldest Current MLB PlayerIn a sport that has been called ageless, an old MLB player is a fairly common sight. Where football players rarely make it into their 30s and basketball stars are done in by their mid 30s, the average can run into the late 40s, with the player still being an effective team member. The oldest reinforces this point.
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Youngest Current MLB Player

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Youngest Current MLB PlayerThe who is the youngest in the American League is Rick Porcello for the Detroit Tigers. Overall, the is Clayton Kershaw from the National League Dodgers. Neither of them, and most likely no one in the future, will reach the status of the youngest player to ever play in the Major League. (more…)

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