Your Daily Digest — Sunday, August 23

Ryan's Daily News Audio · Aug 23, 2026 · 6m

Good morning. It is Sunday, August 23rd, 2026, and today we are looking at a historic shift in the Major League Baseball MVP race and the rise of the so-called sweaty startup economy. We begin in Chicago, where Pete Crow-Armstrong has emerged as the definitive frontrunner for the National League MVP, threatening to end Shohei Ohtani’s three-year reign. The Cubs center fielder currently holds an i...