There was not an inch of doubt that this season the National League MVP race would be clinched by Shohei Ohtani. The post “I’m Not a Sabermetrician”: Nick Castellanos Comes Clean on His Polarizing Take On Shohei Ohtani’s MVP Win appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos has never shied away from showcasing his personality to baseball fans throughout his MLB career. Following the 2024 season, Los Angeles Dodgers star slugger Shohei Ohtani was named the National League MVP,

Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos believes the NL MVP should have been given to a Mets player, and he’s not talking about Francisco Lindor. Castellanos’ 2024 NL MVP pick? Jose Iglesias.

There was a brief period before Shohei Ohtani won the NL MVP when fans wondered if it should go to a New York Mets star instead. Some argued that Francisco Lindor brought more valuable impact to the Mets than Ohtani brought to the Dodgers because,

If you’re looking at the MVP as having the most weight on creating wins for your team, there’s no other player that has had that much weight as Jose Iglesias," Castellanos

Nick Castellanos of the Philadelphia Phillies had a wild pick for retroactive Most Valuable Player honors in the National League.

The baseball season has long been over. In fact, we are almost closer to opening the 2025 season than we are to the close of the 2024 season. But, thanks

To Phillies star Nick Castellanos, Mets infielder Jose Iglesias was more deserving of NL MVP of Shohei Ohtani.

Nick Castellanos believes Jose Iglesias should've been crowned NL MVP over superstar Shohei Ohtani, who earned all 30 first-place votes.