Los Angeles’ Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani was the unanimous selection for the NL MVP award, adding a third MVP to the two he won in the American League. Ohtani, who earned MVP honors in the American League in 2021 and 2023 with the Los Angeles Angels, becomes the second player…
Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale won the National League Cy Young Award. Sale, who led National League pitchers in victories (18-3 record), earned run average (2.38) and strikeouts (225), is the ninth “triple crown” winner in the league to capture the Cy Young Award. Sandy Koufax won the triple crown…
Pat Murphy is the first Milwaukee Brewers manager to win the Manager of the Year Award in BBWAA voting dating to 1983. In previous elections, Brewers managers placed second seven times. Murphy’s predecessor, Craig Counsell, was the National League runner-up four times (2018-19, 2021, 2023) before moving on to helm…
Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes won the National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award. Only four players received votes, the fewest in National League Rookie of the Year voting since the BBWAA went to a three-player ballot in 1980. The previous low had been five, in 2001 when Albert…
