MLB on Monday announced the three finalists for each of the season-ending awards, as voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). Writers in American League cities vote for the AL picks, while the same goes for National League elections. Each award receives 30 votes.
As expected, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for NL MVP. 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 both finalists for AL MVP. Will that split the vote among voters?
Perhaps the biggest surprise among the award finalists is for AL Cy Young, with Seth Lugo on the list instead of Kansas City Royals teammate Cole Ragans or Baltimore Orioles right-hander Corbin Burnes. Relievers don’t win this award often either, but Emmanuel Clase’s season (0.61 ERA, 47 saves) was just as good.
Here are the finalists for the MLB postseason awards, with winners to be announced next week:
AL Rookie of the Year (announced November 18)
Austin Wells, New York Yankees
Colton Cowser, Baltimore Orioles
Luis Gil, New York Yankees
NL Rookie of the Year (announced on November 18)
Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates
Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres
Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers
AL Manager of the Year (announced November 19)
Stephen Vogt, Cleveland Guardians
AJ Hinch, Detroit Tigers
Matt Quatraro, Kansas City Royals
NL 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, Detroit Tigers
Seth Lugo, Kansas City Royals
Emmanuel Clase, Cleveland Guardians
NL Cy Young (announced November 20)
Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves
Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates
Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies
AL MVP (announced November 21)
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
Juan Soto, New York Yankees
NL MVP (announced November 21)
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
