Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani was a unanimous selection as the 2023 AL MVP. This election marks the 12th time the AL MVP Award winner was a unanimous choice, and the second time for Ohtani, who was also a unanimous MVP in 2021. He is the first player to win…
Yankees’ right-hander Gerrit Cole unanimously won the American League MVP Award, marking the 11th time an AL pitcher has swept the voting. The others were Justin Verlander in 2011 and 2022, Johan Santana in 2004 and 2006, Pedro Martinez in 1999 and 2000, Roger Clemens in 1986 and 1998, Ron…
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, who was the runner-up to Terry Francona in the 2022 election, was named the American League Manager of the Year. Hyde is the ninth Manager of the Year Award winner who did not play in the major leagues. The others: four-time winner Buck Showalter, three-time winners…
Gunnar Henderson is the 13th player to win the AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award by a unanimous vote and the first for the Orioles. The other unanimous choices: Carlton Fisk (1972), Mark McGwire (1987), Sandy Alomar Jr. (1990), Tim Salmon (1993), Derek Jeter (1996), Nomar Garciaparra (1997),…
