While everyone in baseball wants to win a World Series, the best players in the league will all be competing for the 2020 MVP award. In the American League, that means young stars like Gleyber Torres and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., as well as established veterans such as D.J. LeMahieu and Matt Chapman.
Former AL MVP winners like Jose Altuve, Josh Donaldson, and three-time winner Mike Trout will all be a major part of the American League 2020 MVP race, as well as newcomer to the AL Anthony Rendon, who previously was a finalist for the MVP award while in the National League.
So check out this list of some of the best players in the American League, and vote up the stars you think have the best odds of being named the AL's most valuable player of 2020.
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577Mike Trout
Center FielderTeams: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Last season's stats: 8.3 WAR, 137 hits, 45 HR, .291 BA, 104 RBI
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4412Francisco Lindor
ShortstopTeams: Cleveland Indians
Last season's stats: 4.7 WAR, 170 hits, 32 HR, .284 BA, 74 RBI
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3411Aaron Judge
Right fielderTeams: New York Yankees
Last season's stats: 5.4 WAR, 103 hits, 27 HR, .272 BA, 55 RBI
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4221J. D. Martinez
Designated hitter, outfielderTeams: Boston Red Sox
Last season's stats: 3.3 WAR, 175 hits, 36 HR, .304 BA, 105 RBI
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3010José Ramírez
Third Baseman, Second BasemanTeams: Cleveland Indians
Last season's stats: 3.3 WAR, 123 hits, 23 HR, .255 BA, 83 RBI
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4021Alex Bregman
Third baseman, shortstopTeams: Houston Astros
Last season's stats: 8.4 WAR, 164 hits, 41 HR, .296 BA, 112 RBI
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3521Anthony Rendon
Third basemanTeams: Los Angeles Angels
Last season's stats: 6.3 WAR, 174 hits, 34 HR, .319 BA, 126 RBI
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3724Gleyber Torres
Second baseman, shortstopTeams: New York Yankees
Last season's stats: 3.9 WAR, 152 hits, 38 HR, .278 BA, 90 RBI
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3725Xander Bogaerts
ShortstopTeams: Boston Red Sox
Last season's stats: 5.2 WAR, 190 hits, 33 HR, .309 BA, 117 RBI
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2211José Altuve
Second basemanTeams: Houston Astors
Last season's stats: 3.7 WAR, 149 hits, 31 HR, .298 BA, 74 RBI
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2110Yordan Alvarez
DH, LeftfielderLast season's stats: 3.7 WAR, 98 hits, 27 HR, .313 BA, 78 RBI
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187Giancarlo Stanton
Outfielder, Designated hitterTeams: New York Yankees
Last season's stats: 0.4 WAR, 17 hits, 3 HR, .288 BA, 13 RBI
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2212Austin Meadows
OutfielderTeams: Tampa Bay Rays
Last season's stats: 3.8 WAR, 154 hits, 33 HR, .291 BA, 89 RBI
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2212Adalberto Mondesi
ShortstopTeams: Kansas City Royals
Last season's stats: 2.6 WAR, 109 hits, 9 HR, .263 BA, 62 RBI
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3025Nelson Cruz
Right fielder / Designated hitterTeams: Minnesota Twins
Last season's stats: 4.3 WAR, 141 hits, 41 HR, .311 BA, 108 RBI
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2418Eloy Jimenez
OutfielderTeams: Chicago White Sox
Last season's stats: 1.4 WAR, 125 hits, 31 HR, .267 BA, 79 RBI
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147D. J. LeMahieu
InfielderTeams: New York Yankees
Last season's stats: 6.0WAR, 197 hits, 26 HR, .327 BA, 102 RBI
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1814Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Third baseTeams: Toronto Blue Jays
Last season's stats: 2.1 WAR, 126 hits, 15 HR, .272 BA, 69 RBI
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2524George Springer
OutfielderTeams: Houston Astros
Last season's stats: 6.2 WAR, 140 hits, 39 HR, .292 BA, 96 RBI
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2727Whit Merrifield
Second baseman, OutfielderTeams: Kansas City Royals
Last season's stats: 4.0 WAR, 206 hits, 16 HR, .302 BA, 74 RBI
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104Rafael Devers
Third BasemanTeams: Boston Red Sox
Last season's stats: 5.3 WAR, 201 hits, 32 HR, .311 BA, 115 RBI
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117José Abreu
First baseman, designated hitterTeams: Chicago White Sox
Last season's stats: 2.4 WAR, 180 hits, 33 HR, .284 BA, 123 RBI
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1818Bo Bichette
ShortstopLast season's stats: 2.1 WAR, 61 hits, 11 HR, .311 BA, 21 RBI
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85Yoan Moncada
Second Baseman, Third BasemanTeams: Chicago White Sox
Last season's stats: 4.6 WAR, 161 hits, 25 HR, .315 BA, 79 RBI
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75Gary Sánchez
CatcherTeams: New York Yankees
Last season's stats: 3.1 WAR, 92 hits, 34 HR, .232 BA, 77 RBI
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