Paul Hoynes, still churning out copy deep into his fifth decade as a down-in-the-trenches baseball beat writer, was elected the 2026 winner of the BBWAA Career Excellence Award. He will be honored with the award that is presented annually to a sportswriter “for meritorious contributions to baseball writing” during the…
New York Yankees’ slugger Aaron Judge earned four more first-place votes than Seattle Mariners’ catcher Cal Raleigh to win the American League MVP. Judge outpolled Raleigh, 17-13, in first-place votes. It was the closest MVP race since 2019, when Mike Trout won over Alex Bregman by the same margin. Judge’s…
Dodgers’ two-way player Shohei Ohtani won his second straight NL MVP award after winning twice in the American League. Ohtani, who was honored in the American League in 2021 and 2023, is only the second player to be named MVP at least four times. The only player who won more…
Pirates’ right-hander Paul Skenes unanimously won the NL Cy Young award. Skenes, who finished third in last year’s NL Cy Young Award voting, is the second pitcher to win the award the year after he was named NL Rookie of the Year, duplicating Dwight Gooden’s feat for the Mets in…
Left-hander Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers won the American League Cy Young award for the second straight season. Skubal becomes the 23rd pitcher to win multiple Cy Young Awards. The list features seven-time winner Roger Clemens; five-time winner Randy Johnson; four-time winners Steve Carlton and Greg Maddux; three-time winners…
Cleveland Guardians’ manager Stephen Vogt won the American League Manager of the Year award a season after taking the honor in his first year as a big league skipper. Vogt is the second AL manager to win the award in consecutive seasons, joining Kevin Cash with the Rays in 2020…
Milwaukee Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy won the National League Manager of the Year award for the second consecutive season. Murphy, who became the first Brewers manager to win the award last year, is only the second manager in the NL and the third overall to be honored in consecutive seasons….
Braves’ catcher Drake Baldwin was named National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year. Baldwin is the seventh catcher to win the NL award and the second for the Braves. The other was Earl Williams in 1971. The other winning catchers were Johnny Bench (1968), Benito Santiago (1987), Mike Piazza…
Nick Kurtz of the Athletics was unanimously selected as the 2025 American League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year. Kurtz is the 14th player to win the AL award by a unanimous vote and the second for the A’s, joining Mark McGwire (1987). Other unanimous winners in the AL: Carlton…
Once again, the winners of the BBWAA awards will be announced live on MLB Network. The winners will be announced according to the schedule below. Each announcement show begins at 7 p.m. ET. The top three finishers for each award are listed alphabetically below. Voting took place before the start…
