Major League Baseball has released the finalists for each of its major individual awards on Monday. As always, the Baseball Writers Association of America will cast their ballots, with a winner being announced next week.
Here’s who made the cut for the sport’s highest honours.
Manager of the Year
American League
Bruce Bochy (Texas Rangers)
Kevin Cash (Tampa Bay Rays)
Brandon Hyde (Baltimore Orioles)
National League
Craig Counsell (Milwaukee Brewers)
Skip Schumaker (Miami Marlins)
Brian Snitker (Atlanta Braves)
Rookie of the Year
American League
Tanner Bibee (Cleveland Guardians)
Triston Casas (Boston Red Sox)
Gunnar Henderson (Baltimore Orioles)
National League
Corbin Carroll (Arizona Diamondbacks)
James Outman (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Kodai Senga (New York Mets)
Cy Young Award
American League
Gerrit Cole (New York Yankees)
Kevin Gausman (Toronto Blue Jays)
Sonny Gray (Minnesota Twins)
National League
Zac Gallen (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Blake Snell (San Diego Padres)
Logan Webb (San Francsico Giants)
MVP Award
American League
Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels)
Corey Seager (Texas Rangers)
Marcus Semien (Texas Rangers)
National League
Ronald Acuna Jr. (Atlanta Braves)
Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers)
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