Can a player that was in the AL or NL be MVP if he got traded to a NL or AL team later in the season?

Question

For example, Can Manny Ramirez be NL MVP, since he got traded from the AL even though he was in the AL a majority of the season?

Answer 1

They can, but it's not very likely.

Like, Randy Johnson won the Cy Young after being traded to a different league.  CC Sabathia is a Cy Young candidate for the NL too.

Answer 2

you can you would just have to have really good stats

Answer 3

yes its possible,but very unlikely,only if he got traded very early in the seasson

Answer 4

You can but you'd probably have to get traded a lot earlier in the season than Manny did.

In 1997 Mark McGwire got traded on July 31. He hit 24 HR for the Cardinals after the trade and ended up in 16th place in the NL MVP voting.

In 1998 Randy Johnson got traded on July 31. He went 10-1 for the Astros after the traded and ended up in 21st place in the NL MVP and 7th in the NL Cy Young voting.

In 1984 Rick Sutcliffe got traded from the Indians to the Cubs before the deadline on June 13. He went 16-1 for the Cubs and finished 4th in the MVP voting and won the Cy Young Award in the NL.