MLB July Award Leaders: MVP Race and Cy Young Ahead of All-Star

Among the MVP frontrunners this July are Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts and New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge. In the Cy Young race, Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander and Texas Rangers' rising star Nathan Eovaldi are making strong cases.

Both races intensify as the All-Star break approaches, influencing playoff outlooks for their clubs.