2020 NL MVP ballots
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Below is a breakdown of the 30 individual ballots, submitted by two writers representing each city in the National League. For more information on the voting, see our Voting FAQ.
| Name | Affiliation | Chapter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Odum | The Associated Press | ATL | Freeman | Soto | Betts | Ozuna | Tatis | Machado | Turner | Yastrzemski | Bauer | Fried |
| David O’Brien | The Athletic | ATL | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Tatis | Ozuna | Soto | Turner | Yastrzemski | Acuña | Seager |
| Robert Nightengale | USA Today | AZ | Betts | Freeman | Machado | Tatis | Ozuna | Seager | Soto | Turner | Yastrzemski | Swanson |
| Zach Buchanan | The Athletic | AZ | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Soto | Ozuna | Tatis | Yastrzemski | Acuña | Belt | Turner |
| Jesse Rogers | ESPN.com | CHI | Freeman | Betts | Soto | Tatis | Ozuna | Machado | Darvish | Smith | Turner | Bauer |
| Mark Gonzales | Chicago Tribune | CHI | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Tatis | Soto | Ozuna | Yastrzemski | Turner | Seager | Darvish |
| John Fay | Cincinnati Enquirer | CIN | Freeman | Betts | Tatis | Yastrzemski | Ozuna | Turner | Machado | Acuña | Goldschmidt | Williams |
| C. Trent Rosecrans | The Athletic | CIN | Freeman | Tatis | Betts | Machado | Soto | Ozuna | Yastrzemski | Bauer | Darvish | Turner |
| Tracy Ringolsby | InsideTheSeams.com | COL | Betts | Freeman | Machado | Turner | Ozuna | Seager | Goldschmidt | Story | Acuña | Tatis |
| Patrick Saunders | The Denver Post | COL | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Tatis | Soto | Ozuna | Bauer | Story | Turner | Yastrzemski |
| Greg Beacham | Associated Press | LA | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Soto | Tatis | Ozuna | Seager | Yastrzemski | Story | Turner |
| Bill Plunkett | Southern California Newspaper Group | LA | Freeman | Betts | Ozuna | Machado | Tatis | Soto | Turner | Smith | Seager | Yastrzemski |
| Joe Frisaro | MLB.com | MIA | Freeman | Tatis | Betts | Soto | Machado | Ozuna | Story | Goldschmidt | Seager | Happ |
| Jordan McPherson | Miami Herald | MIA | Freeman | Machado | Betts | Tatis | Soto | Ozuna | Bauer | Seager | Turner | Acuña |
| Adam McCalvy | MLB.com | MIL | Freeman | Betts | Tatis | Machado | Soto | Ozuna | Yastrzemski | Seager | Turner | Smith |
| Tom Haudricourt | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | MIL | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Tatis | Soto | Ozuna | Turner | Seager | Yastrzemski | Acuña |
| Tim Healey | Newsday | NY | Freeman | Soto | Machado | Turner | Ozuna | Betts | Tatis | Bauer | Smith | Darvish |
| Anthony DiComo | MLB.com | NY | Freeman | Betts | Tatis | Machado | Ozuna | Soto | Yastrzemski | Turner | Bauer | Smith |
| Meghan Montemurro | The Athletic | PHI | Freeman | Betts | Tatis | Machado | Ozuna | Yastrzemski | Soto | Turner | Acuña | Bauer |
| Todd Zolecki | MLB.com | PHI | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Tatis | Soto | Ozuna | Yastrzemski | Turner | Seager | Acuña |
| Jason Mackey | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | PIT | Freeman | Betts | Tatis | Machado | Soto | Ozuna | Turner | Story | Yastrzemski | Seager |
| Rob Biertempfel | The Athletic | PIT | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Soto | Tatis | Ozuna | Story | Yastrzemski | Acuña | Turner |
| Scott A Miller | Bleacher Report | SD | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Soto | Tatis | Ozuna | Seager | Turner | Smith | Yastrzemski |
| Kevin Acee | San Diego Union-Tribune | SD | Freeman | Machado | Betts | Tatis | Soto | Ozuna | Darvish | Yastrzemski | Myers | Seager |
| Maria Guardado | MLB.com | SF | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Tatis | Soto | Yastrzemski | Ozuna | Turner | Acuña | Story |
| Kerry Crowley | Bay Area News Group | SF | Freeman | Betts | Ozuna | Tatis | Machado | Soto | Yastrzemski | Turner | Smith | Acuña |
| Jenifer Langosch | MLB.com | STL | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Tatis | Bauer | Yastrzemski | Ozuna | Soto | Turner | Acuña |
| Rick Hummel | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | STL | Freeman | Betts | Machado | Tatis | Ozuna | Seager | Bauer | Soto | Darvish | Tepera |
| Todd Dybas | NBC Sports Washington | WAS | Freeman | Betts | Soto | Machado | Ozuna | Tatis | Yastrzemski | Story | Turner | Bauer |
| Mark Zuckerman | MASNsports.com | WAS | Freeman | Soto | Machado | Tatis | Betts | Ozuna | Turner | Yastrzemski | Smith | Bauer |
