<P> The award 's only tie occurred in the National League in 1979 , when Keith Hernandez and Willie Stargell received an equal number of points . There have been 18 unanimous winners , who received all the first - place votes . The New York Yankees have the most winning players with 22 , followed by the St. Louis Cardinals with 17 winners . The award has never been presented to a member of the following three teams : Arizona Diamondbacks , New York Mets , and Tampa Bay Rays . The most recent recipients are José Altuve in the American League and Giancarlo Stanton in the National League . </P>
who won the mvp for the national league
Giancarlo Stanton