Major League Baseball passed out two ultimate items of {hardware} on Thursday night time with the announcement of this yr’s Most Valuable Player Award winners. Free-agent two-way participant Shohei Ohtani, maximum just lately with the Los Angeles Angels, took house the honors within the American League over Texas Rangers infielders Corey Seager and Marcus Semien. Ohtani’s honor used to be unanimous for the second time, the primary participant to take action in MLB historical past.
For the ones unfamiliar with how MLB’s authentic awards paintings, ballots are solid by way of the Baseball Writers Association of America on the conclusion of the common season. The playoffs, then, are given no attention in balloting. Earlier this week, MLB and the BBWAA introduced the winners in those different classes:
Ohtani, 29, is now a two-time MVP Award winner, having up to now gained the honour again in 2021. Ohtani additionally completed second in MVP balloting in 2022, that means that he narrowly ignored turning into the second participant in MLB historical past to win 3 consecutive MVP Awards. (The first/best being Barry Bonds.)
The former Angel batted .304/.412/.654 (184 OPS+) with 44 house runs and 95 RBI in 599 journeys to the plate this season. He began 23 instances as a glass, collecting a three.14 ERA (142 ERA+) and a three.04 strikeout-to-walk ratio. His total contributions have been estimated by way of Baseball Reference to be price 10 Wins Above Replacement.
Ohtani’s counting statistics would have grown extra spectacular had he remained wholesome all season. Instead, he suffered a torn UCL that necessitated surgical procedure. He will be unable to pitch all the way through the 2024 season because of this. He additionally suffered a late-season indirect harm that ended his yr as a hitter.
Here’s the full voting breakdown:
|
Shohei Ohtani |
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– |
– |
420 |
|
Corey Seager |
– |
24 |
6 |
264 |
|
Marcus Semien |
– |
5 |
8 |
216 |
|
Julio Rodriguez |
– |
1 |
8 |
197 |
|
Kyle Tucker |
– |
– |
4 |
178 |
|
Yandy Diaz |
– |
– |
4 |
137 |
|
Bobby Witt Jr. |
– |
– |
– |
83 |
|
Gunnar Henderson |
– |
– |
– |
77 |
|
Adley Rutschman |
– |
– |
– |
50 |
|
Jose Ramirez |
– |
– |
– |
40 |
|
Gerrit Cole |
– |
– |
– |
30 |
|
Luis Robert |
– |
– |
– |
21 |
|
Yordan Alvarez |
– |
– |
– |
16 |
|
Adolis Garcia |
– |
– |
– |
14 |
|
Aaron Judge |
– |
– |
– |
7 |
|
Bo Bichette |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
|
J.P. Crawford |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
|
Cal Raleigh |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Rafael Devers |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Isaac Paredes |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Sonny Gray |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Alex Bregman |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
|
Josh Naylor |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
This marks the 7th time an Angels participant has received the MVP Award. Of direction, Ohtani used to be already a member of a membership that incorporates Mike Trout (2014, 2016, 2019), Vladimir Guerrero (2004), and Don Baylor (1979).
Seager and Semien can each take solace in understanding they received one thing this autumn — a World Series championship. Seager, the World Series MVP, batted .327/.390/.623 (170 OPS+) with 33 house runs and 96 RBI all the way through the common season. He used to be estimated to have notched 6.9 Wins Above Replacement. Semien, in the meantime, batted .276/.348/.478 (122 OPS+) with 29 house runs and 100 RBI. He completed with 7.4 Wins Above Replacement.
This marks the primary time in BBWAA balloting historical past (since 1931) that each MVP awards have been received unanimously, as Ronald Acuña Jr. took house the honors within the National League.