I think the competitors are...
Ryan Braun
Ryan Howard
Prince Fielder
Troy Tulowitski
Justin Upton
or Carlos Gonzalez
derrick rose
Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers in 2011.
Miguel Cabrera
As of 2009 the last pitcher to win the National League MVP Award was Bob Gibson in 1968.
AL mvp is 11-21, NL mvp is 11-22
Yes. LeBron James won the MVP award for the 2011-12 season.
Willie Mays
The 2009 National League MVP Award winner was Albert Pujols, and The American League MVP was Joe Mauer.
Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers.
Ichiro Suzuki won the MVP award once during his MLB career. He received the American League MVP award in 2001, the same year he also won the Rookie of the Year award. This achievement highlighted his exceptional performance during his first season in Major League Baseball.
Baseball legend Mickey Mantle told the sports world that the most coveted award he won, and it was more than once, was the MLB award of MVP. The initials stand for most valuable player. In Mantle's day, as a NY Yankee it was the MVP for the American League.
Tamika Catchings Named 2011 WNBA Most Valuable Playersee wnba.com