Meaningful baseball games are being played in early March, thanks to the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which serves as a nice appetizer for fans before the upcoming MLB season.
And just like the early MLB MVP odds, Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani began as the betting favorites for the WBC MVP award at the BetMGM online sportsbook. Both players have won back-to-back MVP awards in MLB.
Take a look at the updated WBC MVP odds:
Odds to Win WBC MVP in 2026
| Player | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Judge | USA | +310 |
| Roman Anthony | USA | +650 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | USA | +750 |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | Venezuela | +750 |
| Gunnar Henderson | USA | +1000 |
| Kyle Schwarber | USA | +1100 |
| Luis Arraez | Venezuela | +1800 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | USA | +1900 |
| Maikel Garcia | Venezuela | +2000 |
| Eugenio Suarez | Venezuela | +3000 |
| Wilyer Abreu | Venezuela | +3000 |
| Jackson Chourio | Venezuela | +3500 |
| Brice Turang | USA | +3500 |
| Nolan McLean | USA | +3500 |
| Bryce Harper | USA | +4000 |
| Will Smith | USA | +4000 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | Venezuela | +5000 |
| Mason Miller | USA | +5000 |
| Ezequiel Tovar | Venezuela | +5500 |
| Paul Skenes | USA | +6000 |
Who Will Win WBC MVP in 2026?
Heading into the championship game, Aaron Judge is the betting favorite to win the MVP award in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. At +310, Judge has an implied probability of 24.39%.
Judge, captain of the USA team, entered the WBC with +800 odds of winning the MVP award. The USA entered the WBC as a -110 favorite to win a second title in the history of the event. Team USA is now a -400 favorite in the WBC championship odds.
Shohei Ohtani, who won the MVP award after leading Japan to its third WBC title in 2023, started with the second-best odds in this market at +1000. He passed Judge as the favorite ahead of the quarterfinals before Japan was ultimately eliminated by Venezuela.
Still, it’s worth noting that both players had much more favorable odds in this market compared to their MVP prices in MLB. Judge is a +200 favorite in the American League, while Ohtani leads the way with -125 odds in the National League.
The difference in odds reflects how much more open this market is compared to an MLB regular-season award. Betting WBC MVP is much more like the World Series MVP market, where players like Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Freddie Freeman have won the last two awards, while Ohtani started as the favorite.
Ohtani won the WBC MVP award in 2023, but that was more due to his unique two-way ability. He hit .435 with four doubles, eight RBIs, and one home run while adding two wins and one save with 11 strikeouts on the mound.
Here is a list of the past WBC MVP winners:
- RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (2006)
- RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (2009)
- 2B Robinson Canó (2013)
- RHP Marcus Stroman (2017)
- DH/RHP Shohei Ohtani (2023)
As for this year, my first click was Bobby Witt Jr. (+2200), who has established himself as the best shortstop in the sport. He has received AL MVP votes for three straight years, including a runner-up finish to Judge in 2024.
Witt’s initial value of +2200 in the market stood out to me, especially when compared to Gunnar Henderson’s +1800 price tag. The latter shortstop has to play a different position for Team USA. Witt, meanwhile, is hitting leadoff for the best team in the WBC.
Heading into the WBC title game, I added the other star from the left side of the Kansas City Royals’ infield to my portfolio. Maikel Garcia’s +2000 price tag has value, especially if Venezuela pulls off the upset over the USA in the title game.
Garcia leads Venezuela with 10 hits and three stolen bases. He’s hitting .435 with one home run, two doubles, and six RBIs.
If the USA wins, it appears to be a wide-open race between Judge, Roman Anthony, Gunnar Henderson, Kyle Schwarber, and Witt. The hero from tonight’s game might just have the edge.
Prediction: Bobby Witt Jr.
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