NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 24: Aaron Judge, American League MVP Award Winner, poses for a photo during the Baseball Writers of America Awards Dinner at New York Hilton Midtown on January 24, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michelle Farsi/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 24: Shohei Ohtani, National League MVP Award Winner, poses for a photo during the Baseball Writers of America Awards Dinner at New York Hilton Midtown on January 24, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michelle Farsi/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 24: Aaron Judge, American League MVP Award Winner, poses for a photo during the Baseball Writers of America Awards Dinner at New York Hilton Midtown on January 24, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michelle Farsi/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 24: Shohei Ohtani, National League MVP Award Winner, poses for a photo during the Baseball Writers of America Awards Dinner at New York Hilton Midtown on January 24, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michelle Farsi/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 24: Aaron Judge, American League MVP Award Winner poses for photo during the Baseball Writers of America Awards Dinner at New York Hilton Midtown on January 24, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Michelle Farsi/Getty Images)

Japan's national baseball team manager Hirokazu Ibata speaks during a press conference to announce additional members participating in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Tokyo on January 16, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's national baseball team manager Hirokazu Ibata speaks during a press conference to announce additional members participating in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Tokyo on January 16, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

This aerial view shows the Pan American Baseball Stadium, the venue for the upcoming 2026 Caribbean Series, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico on January 15, 2026. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)