However, there are examples of pitchers winning the MVP, which leads me to the issue about how MLB recognizes a player who excels in both, but does not dominate enough to be the clear winner of either award?
Judge is having a great year, but it is Ohtani's stats that will be permanently referenced for years to come. I think it will be embarrassing for MLB when Ohtani's season stats are continually referenced with the caveat that he didn't win either the MVP or Cy Young.
Ohtani has created a problem for MLB which would be immediately remedied if he played for a higher profile team like the Dodgers, Yankees or Red Sox.