Main League Baseball handed out two last items of {hardware} on Thursday night time with the announcement of this 12 months’s Most Precious Participant Award winners. Free-agent two-way participant Shohei Ohtani, most lately with the Los Angeles Angels, took dwelling the honors within the American League over Texas Rangers infielders Corey Seager and Marcus Semien. Ohtani’s honor was unanimous for the second time, the primary participant to take action in MLB historical past.
For these unfamiliar with how MLB’s official awards work, ballots are forged by the Baseball Writers Affiliation of America on the conclusion of the common season. The playoffs, then, are given no consideration in voting. Earlier this week, MLB and the BBWAA introduced the winners in these different classes:
Ohtani, 29, is now a two-time MVP Award winner, having beforehand acquired the consideration again in 2021. Ohtani additionally completed second in MVP voting in 2022, which means that he narrowly missed turning into the second participant in MLB historical past to win three consecutive MVP Awards. (The primary/solely being Barry Bonds.)
The previous Angel batted .304/.412/.654 (184 OPS+) with 44 dwelling runs and 95 RBI in 599 journeys to the plate this season. He began 23 occasions as a pitcher, amassing a 3.14 ERA (142 ERA+) and a 3.04 strikeout-to-walk ratio. His total contributions had been estimated by Baseball Reference to be value 10 Wins Above Substitute.
Ohtani’s counting statistics would have grown extra spectacular had he remained wholesome all season. As an alternative, he suffered a torn UCL that necessitated surgical procedure. He won’t be able to pitch throughout the 2024 season consequently. He additionally suffered a late-season indirect harm that ended his 12 months as a hitter.
Here’s the full voting breakdown:
|
Shohei Ohtani |
30 |
– |
– |
420 |
|
Corey Seager |
– |
24 |
6 |
264 |
|
Marcus Semien |
– |
5 |
8 |
216 |
|
Julio Rodriguez |
– |
1 |
8 |
197 |
|
Kyle Tucker |
– |
– |
4 |
178 |
|
Yandy Diaz |
– |
– |
4 |
137 |
|
Bobby Witt Jr. |
– |
– |
– |
83 |
|
Gunnar Henderson |
– |
– |
– |
77 |
|
Adley Rutschman |
– |
– |
– |
50 |
|
Jose Ramirez |
– |
– |
– |
40 |
|
Gerrit Cole |
– |
– |
– |
30 |
|
Luis Robert |
– |
– |
– |
21 |
|
Yordan Alvarez |
– |
– |
– |
16 |
|
Adolis Garcia |
– |
– |
– |
14 |
|
Aaron Decide |
– |
– |
– |
7 |
|
Bo Bichette |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
|
J.P. Crawford |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
|
Cal Raleigh |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Rafael Devers |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Isaac Paredes |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Sonny Grey |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Alex Bregman |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
|
Josh Naylor |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
This marks the seventh time an Angels participant has received the MVP Award. In fact, Ohtani was already a member of a membership that features Mike Trout (2014, 2016, 2019), Vladimir Guerrero (2004), and Don Baylor (1979).
Seager and Semien can each take solace in figuring out they received one thing this fall — a World Collection championship. Seager, the World Collection MVP, batted .327/.390/.623 (170 OPS+) with 33 dwelling runs and 96 RBI throughout the common season. He was estimated to have notched 6.9 Wins Above Substitute. Semien, in the meantime, batted .276/.348/.478 (122 OPS+) with 29 dwelling runs and 100 RBI. He completed with 7.4 Wins Above Substitute.
This marks the primary time in MLB historical past that each MVP awards had been received unanimously, as Ronald Acuña Jr. took dwelling the honors within the Nationwide League.
