Below are point totals for the American League Most Valuable Player Award balloting, as voted on by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ballots were submitted from two writers in every AL city before the start of the postseason.
The system rewards 14 points for first place, nine for second place, eight for third place, and so on, through one point for 10th place.
1. Jose Altuve, Astros: 405 (27 first-place votes)
2. Aaron Judge, Yankees: 279 (2)
3. Jose Ramirez, Indians: 237 (1)
4. Michael Trout, Angels: 197
5. Francisco Lindor, Indians: 143
6. Mookie Betts, Red Sox: 110
7. Corey Kluber, Indians: 101
8. Andrelton Simmons, Angels: 60
9. Chris Sale, Red Sox: 56
10. Nelson Cruz, Mariners: 44
11: James Dozier, Twins: 25
12. Jonathan Schoop, Orioles: 19
13. George Springer, Astros: 17
t-14. Jose Abreu, White Sox: 16
t-14. Eric Hosmer, Royals: 16
16. Justin Upton, Tigers/Angels: 12
17. Carlos Correa, Astros: 9
18. Byron Buxton, Twins: 7
19. Marwin Gonzalez, Astros: 6
t-20. Edwin Encarnacion, Indians: 4
t-20. Didi Gregorius, Yankees: 4
t-22. Khris Davis, Athletics: 1
t-22. Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays: 1
t-22. Gary Sanchez, Yankees: 1