Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Yordan Alvarez Named AL MVP Finalists
Monday evening, Major League Baseball announced the finalists for the BBWAA awards. The winners will be announced over the next two weeks.
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani and Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez were named the finalists for American League MVP.
The winner of the award will be announced live along with the National League MVP award winner Thursday, Nov. 17 at 6:00 p.m. ET on MLB Network.
Here's a look at the finalists:
Aaron Judge, Outfielder, New York Yankees
157 games, .311/.425/1.111, 62 home runs, 131 RBI, 16 stolen bases, 211 OPS+, 3 DRS, 10.6 WAR
Shohei Ohtani, Starting Pitcher and Designated Hitter, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
28 starts, 166 IP, record, 2.33 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 172 ERA+, 4.98 SO/W
157 games, .273/.356/.875, 34 home runs, 95 RBI, 11 stolen bases, 145 OPS+, 1 DRS, 9.6 WAR
Yordan Alvarez, Left Fielder and Designated Hitter, Houston Astros
135 games, .306/.406/1.019, 37 home runs, 97 RBI, 1 stolen base, 187 OPS+, 5 DRS, 6.8 WAR
Check out our MLB Awards Selections:
- Top 5 American League MVP Award Candidates
- Top 5 National League MVP Award Candidates
- Top 5 American League Cy Young Award Candidates
- Top 5 National League Cy Young Award Candidates
- Top 5 American League Rookie of the Year Award Candidates
- Top 5 National League Rookie of the Year Award Candidates
- Top 5 American League Manager of the Year Award Candidates
- Top 5 National League Manager of the Year Award Candidates
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