<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award ( MVP ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Most Valuable Player award </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Given for </Th> <Td> Major League Baseball 's Regular Season MVP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Baseball Writers ' Association of America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First award </Th> <Td> 1931 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Most recent </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> José Altuve , American League </Li> <Li> Giancarlo Stanton , National League </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who won the mvp for the national league
Giancarlo Stanton