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James Wood it seems is getting a lot of early love to be named the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP). The payout odds are substantial: $5000 for every $100 bet.
Wood, who has the 5th shortest odds of winning the MVP award, is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2024. He was named to his first All-Star game in 2025.
Wood went 3-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees ahead of this week's All Star Break.
Last Monday, Wood swung powerfully at a fastball from Astros reliever AJ Blubaugh and confidently watched the ball fly. This time, it didn’t just leave the park -- it majestically soared a Statcast-projected 446 feet out to center field. It was Wood’s fourth-longest career home run, and it came off his bat at 109.8 mph.
“I've been using the word ‘impressive’ too many times already, but I have no other way to describe it,” said manager Blake Butera. “What he does, it's fun to be in the dugout watching him do his thing. When he hits it and then looks in the dugout at his teammates and fires everybody up, it's pretty cool.”
National League MVP 2026 Betting Market
Shohei Ohtani
-1500
Pete Crow-Armstrong
+750
Kyle Schwarber
+3000
Juan Soto
+3500
James Wood
+5000
Corbin Carroll
+6500
Otto Lopez
+6500
Jordan Walker
+7000
Jacob Misiorowski
+7000
Ketel Marte
+8000
Bryce Harper
+8000
Jackson Chourio
+15000
Andy Pages
+15000
Matt Olson
+15000
Freddie Freeman
+15000
CJ Abrams
+15000
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
