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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 reliable awards paintings, ballots are solid by means of the Baseball Writers Association of America on the conclusion of the common season. The playoffs, then, are given no attention in vote casting. 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 prior to now gained the consideration again in 2021. Ohtani additionally completed second in MVP vote casting in 2022, which means that he narrowly overlooked changing into the second participant in MLB historical past to win 3 consecutive MVP Awards. (The first/most effective 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 occasions as a glass, gathering a three.14 ERA (142 ERA+) and a three.04 strikeout-to-walk ratio. His total contributions had been estimated by means 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 won’t be able to pitch throughout the 2024 season in consequence. He additionally suffered a late-season indirect harm that ended his yr as a hitter.
Here’s the full voting breakdown:
|
Shohei Ohtani |
30 |
– |
– |
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 path, 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 realizing they received one thing q4 — a World Series championship. Seager, the World Series MVP, batted .327/.390/.623 (170 OPS+) with 33 house runs and 96 RBI throughout 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 vote casting historical past (since 1931) that each MVP awards had been received unanimously, as Ronald Acuña Jr. took house the honors within the National League.
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