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MLB on Monday announced the three finalists for each of its end-of-season awards, as voted by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). Writers in American League cities vote for American League options, while the same applies in National League voting. Each award receives 30 votes.
As expected, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for the National League Most Valuable Player award. after his 50-50 season, the first in baseball history, with 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases.
New York Yankees teammates Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are finalists for American League Most Valuable Player. Will that divide the vote among voters?
Perhaps the biggest surprise among the award finalists is the American League Cy Young Award, with Seth Lugo making the list instead of Kansas City Royals teammate Cole Ragans or Baltimore Orioles right-hander Corbin Burnes . Also, relievers don’t usually win this award, but finalist Emmanuel Clase’s season (0.61 ERA, 47 saves) was that good.
Here are the finalists for the MLB postseason awards, with winners to be announced next week:
American League Rookie of the Year (announced November 18)
Austin Wells C, New York Yankees
Colton Cowser, RF, Baltimore Orioles
Luis Gil SP, New York Yankees
National League Rookie of the Year (announced November 18)
Paul Skenes, SP, Pittsburgh Pirates
Jackson Merrill, CF, San Diego Padres
Jackson Chourio, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
American League Manager of the Year (announced November 19)
Stephen Vogt, Cleveland Guardians
AJ Hinch, Detroit Tigers
Matt Quatraro, Kansas City Royals
National League Manager of the Year (announced November 19)
Pat Murphy, Milwaukee Brewers
Mike Shildt, San Diego Padres
Carlos Mendoza, New York Mets
AL Cy Young (announced November 20)
Tarik Skubal, SP, Detroit Tigers
Seth Lugo, SP, Kansas City Royals
Emmanuel Clase, RP, Cleveland Guardians
National League Cy Young (announced November 20)
Chris Sale, SP, Atlanta Braves
Paul Skenes, SP, Pittsburgh Pirates
Zack Wheeler, SP, Philadelphia Phillies
American League MVP (announced November 21)
Aaron Judge CF, New York Yankees
Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Kansas City Royals
Juan Soto, RF, New York Yankees
National League MVP (announced November 21)
Shohei Ohtani, designated hitter, Los Angeles Dodgers
Francisco Lindor, SS, New York Mets
Ketel Marte, 2B, Arizona Diamondbacks
