Robbie Ray was elected as the American League Cy Young Award winner, the fifth time a Toronto pitcher has won. Other Blue Jays winners were Pat Hentgen in 1996, Roger Clemens in 1997 and ‘98 and Roy Halladay in 2003. Ray and runner-up Gerrit Cole were the only pitchers listed…
Kevin Cash of the Rays was named American League Manager of the Year, making him the first in the AL to win the award in consecutive seasons. Bobby Cox won the award in consecutive seasons with the Braves, in the National League, in 2004 and 2005. This is the fourth…
Gabe Kapler, who guided the Giants to a franchise-record 107 victories, was named National League Manager of the Year. Kapler jumped from eighth place on the 2020 ballot to the top spot in 2021. This marks the fourth time a San Francisco manager has been honored. Dusty Baker won three…
Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena was named American League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year. Arozarena played in 25 postseason games the previous two seasons but maintained his rookie status in 2021. The previous Rookie of the Year winner with the most postseason games prior to his official rookie season was…
Reds second baseman Jonathan India received 29 of 30 first-place votes to win the National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award. India and runner-up Trevor Rogers were the only players named on every ballot. This is the eighth time a Reds player has been honored. The others were…
The BBWAA will once again be announcing the winners of its annual awards on MLB Network, starting Nov. 15. Each day the announcement show will begin at 6 p.m. ET. The top three finishers for each award are listed alphabetically below. Voting was conducted before the start of the postseason….
For the ninth time in 77 years of balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, no candidate received the amount of votes necessary to gain election to the game’s shrine. Players are elected to the Hall provided they are named on 75…
Dick Kaegel, who covered the beats of Missouri’s two Major League Baseball teams for decades, was elected the BBWAA Career Excellence Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. His career will be honored with the award that is presented annually to a sportswriter “for meritorious contributions to…
Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves won the NL MVP, becoming the 16th first baseman to win the award in the NL. The list includes three-time winner Albert Pujols (2005, 2008, 2009), Frank McCormick in 1940, Dolph Camilli in 1941, Phil Cavarretta in 1945, Stan Musial in 1946 (he also…
Chicago White Sox first baseman José Abreu is the 10th former AL Rookie of the Year Award winner (2014) to go on to win an MVP Award. The others were Fred Lynn in 1975 and Ichiro Suzuki in 2001, the only players to win both awards in the same season….
