Mookie Betts was elected the American League MVP, marking the 11th time a Red Sox player was honored. The others were Ted Williams in 1946 and 1949, Jimmie Foxx in 1938, Jackie Jensen in 1958, Carl Yastrzemski in 1967, Fred Lynn in 1975, Jim Rice in 1978, Roger Clemens in…
Christian Yelich is the ninth player overall and the second in the NL to be named MVP in his first season with a club after being traded. The other such NL winner was Braves third baseman Bob Elliott in 1947. Players who did so in the AL were Tigers catcher-manager…
Jacob deGrom, whose won-lost record was 10-9, had the fewest victories for a Cy Young Award-winning starting pitcher in a full season. The previous low was 13 by the Mariners’ Felix Hernandez in the AL in 2010. The Dodgers’ Fernando Valenzuela was also a 13-game winner in the NL in…
Blake Snell is the second Tampa Bay Rays pitcher to win the Cy Young Award. David Price won the award in 2012. Snell’s 180 2/3 innings pitched were the fewest for a Cy Young Award-winning starting pitcher in a full season. Verlander, who won the award in 2011, became the…
Bob Melvin is the eighth manager to win the Manager of the Year award three or more times. He won in the AL with the Athletics in 2012 and in the NL with the Diamondbacks in 2007. Bobby Cox and Tony La Russa share the record with four victories apiece….
Brian Snitker was selected as National League Manager of the Year, marking the fourth time a Braves manager has been honored. Hall of Famer Bobby Cox won the award in 1991, 2004 and 2005 (and also in 1985 in the AL with the Blue Jays). Snitker is the seventh Manager…
Shohei Ohtani is the third Angels player to win the American League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award. The others were Tim Salmon in 1993 and Mike Trout in 2012. Ohtani pitched in 10 games and was a designated hitter in 82 games. The only other full-time DH to…
Ronald Acuña Jr. has been named National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year, marking the eighth time a Braves player has been honored. Previous winners were Alvin Dark in 1948, Sam Jethroe in 1950, Earl Williams in 1971, Bob Horner in 1978, David Justice in 1990, Rafael Furcal in…
The BBWAA is once again releasing its annual award winners on MLB Network this week. Each day’s show begins at 6 p.m. ET. Immediately after the winners are announced, full voting details will be provided here. On Nov. 5, the BBWAA announced the top three finishers, alphabetically, for each award….
The winners of the four annual BBWAA awards will be announced live on MLB Network the week of Nov. 12, 2018. The top three finishers for the awards will be revealed here on Nov. 5. All announcement shows begin at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network. The full schedule of…
