Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos has never shied away from showcasing his personality to baseball fans throughout his MLB career. Following the 2024 season, Los Angeles Dodgers star slugger Shohei Ohtani was named the National League MVP,

The baseball season has long been over. In fact, we are almost closer to opening the 2025 season than we are to the close of the 2024 season. But, thanks

To Phillies star Nick Castellanos, Mets infielder Jose Iglesias was more deserving of NL MVP of Shohei Ohtani.

There was a brief period before Shohei Ohtani won the NL MVP when fans wondered if it should go to a New York Mets star instead. Some argued that Francisco Lindor brought more valuable impact to the Mets than Ohtani brought to the Dodgers because,

Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos believes the NL MVP should have been given to a Mets player, and he’s not talking about Francisco Lindor. Castellanos’ 2024 NL MVP pick? Jose Iglesias.

It was a year to remember for the New York Mets. Despite opening the year with an inconsistent stretch, posting a 22-32 record by the end of May, the squad pulled it together to clinch a postseason berth and make a deep playoff run to the NLCS. Even though they did not reach the World Series, the team's turnaround in 2024 was something to behold.

If you’re looking at the MVP as having the most weight on creating wins for your team, there’s no other player that has had that much weight as Jose Iglesias," Castellanos

Philles outfielder Nick Castellanos believes that Mets second baseman Jose Iglesias should have been crowned MVP of the National League instead of superstar Shohei Ohtani, who earned all 30 first-place votes after becoming the first member of MLB 's 50/50 club and setting the Dodgers up nicely for a deep postseason run.