Yordan Alvarez and Pete Crow-Armstrong win the 2026 Hank Aaron Awards as MLB’s top offensive performers

The Hank Aaron Award, given each year to baseball’s top offensive player in the American League and the National League, went to Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros and Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs for 2026. The winners were announced by MLB on Wednesday during the MLB Awards presented by MGM Rewards.

In the American League, Alvarez was honored as the circuit’s top offensive performer, after finishing the regular season with a.316/.432/.601 slash line, 42 home runs, 106 RBIs and an 181 wRC+. He also won the MLB batting title and led all qualified hitters with 109 walks, and he played a career-high 158 games.

Alvarez’s season included a high-impact stretch even during perceived downturns. MLB highlighted that his worst month by OPS was August, when he still posted an.872 OPS with two home runs and 12 RBIs (133 wRC+), then noted that he never had an OPS below 1.000 after that August mark.

In the National League, Crow-Armstrong earned the award after a late-season surge that shifted how his offense was viewed. MLB reported that he was at a below-average.669 OPS through the end of April before changing his approach and producing a pull-side-heavy breakout.

From May 1 through season’s end, MLB said Crow-Armstrong led MLB in home runs (42), runs scored (100), OPS (1.004) and wRC+ (171). MLB also credited him with power-and-speed production, including a tie for the MLB lead with 35 stolen bases and additional run production that left him second in RBIs (94) behind Pete Alonso’s 100.

Crow-Armstrong finished the year tied for the MLB lead with 45 home runs, posted a.942 OPS and added 41 total stolen bases. MLB also pointed to broader two-way value, noting he was a league-leading defender in center field with 26 Fielding Run Value and won the NL Platinum Glove.